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Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine
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Tasty Tunes is Featured Artist's Pick from Deepak Chopra on Spotify
Feb 1, 2019
Tasty Tunes is Featured Artist's Pick from Deepak Chopra on Spotify
Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
2019 San Diego Music Awards Nominees Announced
Jan 20, 2019
2019 San Diego Music Awards Nominees Announced
Jan 20, 2019
Jan 20, 2019
Bodhi Tree concert series sets 2019 line-up: ‘We have San Diego legends this year’ with events throughout the San Diego area
Nov 24, 2018
Bodhi Tree concert series sets 2019 line-up: ‘We have San Diego legends this year’ with events throughout the San Diego area
Nov 24, 2018

Next year’s Bodhi Tree concert series looks to showcase the best that San Diego has to offer, with homegrown musicians performing to raise money for local charities — and the lineup has just been announced for the 2019 season.

Nov 24, 2018
Ira B. Liss’ Big Band Jazz Machine
Nov 2, 2018
Ira B. Liss’ Big Band Jazz Machine
Nov 2, 2018

Liss and his big band have been making music since 1979. And ever since its inception, the Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine has kept big band music thriving in Southern California and has been recognized by established publications such as Jazz Journal and Jazz Weekly for great arrangements, lively performances, and stellar jazz soloists.

Nov 2, 2018
IRA B. LISS: Tasty Tunes
Oct 1, 2018
IRA B. LISS: Tasty Tunes
Oct 1, 2018

With Tasty Tunes, Ira B. Liss proves that the big band survives well into the 21st century and, at least under his leadership, is thriving in inspiration and creativity.

Oct 1, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Tasty Tunes
Aug 14, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Tasty Tunes
Aug 14, 2018

Wow. A fixture in the Southern California scene for 38 years, when this Big Band kicks off with a volcanic "You Don't Know What Love Is," one simply goes along for the equivalent of a Formula One ride with this Big Bad Band with Eric Richards' heated arrangement, a full speed ahead alto sax solo from Christopher Hollyday, and blistering trumpet from Peter Green, before pianist Steve Sibley's reflective piano break.

Aug 14, 2018
Jazz Hot Review for Tasty Tunes
Jul 5, 2018
Jazz Hot Review for Tasty Tunes
Jul 5, 2018

Ira B. Liss is dedicated to bringing jazz to the big band.

Jul 5, 2018
Record Reviews - THE IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE TASTY TUNES
Jun 12, 2018
Record Reviews - THE IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE TASTY TUNES
Jun 12, 2018

This is the fifth release by the Ira B. Liss Big Band, which has been based in southern California for the past four decades. To the plethora of soloists he usually has at his disposal the leader has added guest stars Eric Marienthal, Bob Mintzer and Holly Hofmann to bring a little extra magic to charts by Tom Kubis, Mike Abene, Mike Crotty and Peter Herbolzheimer.

Jun 12, 2018
21st CENTURY BIG BANDS…
Apr 26, 2018
21st CENTURY BIG BANDS…
Apr 26, 2018

Leading a big band dedicated to a “new” big band tradition, Ira B. Liss leads a collection of hard hitting So Cals including Bob Mintzer/ts, Eric Marienthal/as, Holly Hoffman/fl and Dean Brown/g.

Apr 26, 2018
"Tasty Tunes" The Ira B. Liss Big Band Machine
Apr 4, 2018
"Tasty Tunes" The Ira B. Liss Big Band Machine
Apr 4, 2018

...This is, plain and simple, a gathering of first rate players soaring on fresh, stimulating, and often challenging arrangements.

Apr 4, 2018
New Jazz Adds
Mar 7, 2018
New Jazz Adds
Mar 7, 2018

...The wide array of material makes this a rather unique performance.

Mar 7, 2018
Mar 1, 2018
IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE IS TASTY INDEED
Mar 1, 2018

Joe Lang reviews Tasty Tunes for Jersey Jazz Magaine. 

Mar 1, 2018
Big Band Beauty and Combo Creativity
Feb 28, 2018
Big Band Beauty and Combo Creativity
Feb 28, 2018

Right out of the gate, this big band races into the sound space with the fastest renditions of "You Don't Know What Love Is" that I've ever heard. It was an exciting production with arrangements full of ebullition.

Feb 28, 2018
CD Review: Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine: Tasty Tunes
Feb 19, 2018
CD Review: Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine: Tasty Tunes
Feb 19, 2018

This latest release from the San Diego Big Band, Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine sounds like fun. 

Feb 19, 2018
Tasty Tunes from the Lustrous Jazz Machine
Feb 13, 2018
Tasty Tunes from the Lustrous Jazz Machine
Feb 13, 2018

This is the Jazz Machine's fifth endeavor, demonstrating the orchestra's prodigious faculties still in progress. Liss' performance credits encompass working with such jazz luminaries as Harry Connick, Sr., Shirley Jones, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Thad Jones, and Louie Bellson. He has carved out a niche for his band in the ballroom jazz forum that won't be waning any time soon.

Feb 13, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine: Tasty Tunes CD Review
Feb 11, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine: Tasty Tunes CD Review
Feb 11, 2018

Tasty Tunes is the fifth CD by Ira B. Liss' stalwart San Diego-based Jazz Machine, which was formed almost forty years ago, in 1979—a span that, when reckoned in big-band years, is much closer to a century or more. While other bands have come and gone the Jazz Machine has adamantly stayed the course, presenting dynamic big-band jazz to its southern California audiences without watering down the leader's guiding principle, which is to ensure that the music is always creative and swinging. 

Feb 11, 2018
The Big Band Sound Soars!
Feb 7, 2018
The Big Band Sound Soars!
Feb 7, 2018

‘Tasty‘, yes but also spectacular music making by some of the most important big band devotees playing today.

Feb 7, 2018
CD REVIEW - Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine - Tasty Tunes
Feb 7, 2018
CD REVIEW - Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine - Tasty Tunes
Feb 7, 2018

The entire creative life of Ira B. Liss is connected with big band jazz... The Big Band Jazz Machine has produced 5 CDs in its history and this current one, Tasty Tunes, may clearly be the best one yet.

Feb 7, 2018
Music Zoom Review of Tasty Tunes
Feb 6, 2018
Music Zoom Review of Tasty Tunes
Feb 6, 2018

 So much swing, a little fusion and the electric guitar solos make everything more listenable and in step with the times.

Feb 6, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Puts the Fun & Swing in Jazz
Jan 31, 2018
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Puts the Fun & Swing in Jazz
Jan 31, 2018

Southern California-based ensemble, Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, has released a new album. Surprisingly, in the group’s almost 40-year history, their latest recording is only their fifth. “Tasty Tunes” is an eclectic mix of originals and standards that is characterized by energy and style.

Jan 31, 2018
CD REVIEW: Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine - Tasty Tunes
Jan 27, 2018
CD REVIEW: Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine - Tasty Tunes
Jan 27, 2018
Jan 27, 2018
Jan 26, 2018
New Album Release: Tasty Tunes
Jan 26, 2018

Now available, get yours today, on CDBaby,com, iTunes, Amazon etc, our new 5th CD release, featuring guest artists Bob Mintzer, Eric Marienthal, Holly Hofmann and Dean Brown...it really is a tasty collection of wonderful tunes.

Jan 26, 2018
Aug 27, 2017
The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Live at Bernardo Winery!
Aug 27, 2017
Aug 27, 2017
Aug 20, 2017
Bringing Jazz to Kids and the World
Aug 20, 2017

 As Liss prepares the band for an upcoming concert at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27 at Bernardo Winery, he took some time to talk about the band, his goals for his musicians, and how he avoided the one sport people usually expect of someone his size.

Aug 20, 2017
Big band concert returns to Bernardo Winery Aug. 27
Aug 12, 2017
Big band concert returns to Bernardo Winery Aug. 27
Aug 12, 2017

As has been the group’s tradition for the past nine years, a special guest artist will join the band for the performance. In years past, the guests have included big names in music like Holly Hofmann, Gilbert Castellanos, Barbara Morrison and Eric Marienthal.

Aug 12, 2017
Big Band Jazz Machine set to swing at Handlery Hotel
Jul 22, 2017
Big Band Jazz Machine set to swing at Handlery Hotel
Jul 22, 2017

“Jazz on a Summer’s Day” is the name of the classic concert film shot at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. It’s also an apt description of Sunday afternoon’s concert by the Big Band Jazz Machine at the Handlery Hotel’s Terrace Garden in Mission Valley.

Jul 22, 2017
Keeping Time with the Big Band Jazz Machine
Mar 22, 2015
Keeping Time with the Big Band Jazz Machine
Mar 22, 2015

The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine has been pumping up the Southern California scene since 1979, and "It’s About Time" features this large orchestra filled with top-flight soloists mining similar territory as that pioneered by the Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich big bands.

Mar 22, 2015
Aug 28, 2014
Ira B. Liss: It's About Time
Aug 28, 2014
Aug 28, 2014
Jun 1, 2014
The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Live at dizzy's
Jun 1, 2014

Big Band Jazz Machine plays at Dizzy's. All ages welcome. 

Jun 1, 2014
Top Ten Best Jazz CD of 2013!
Jan 1, 2014
Top Ten Best Jazz CD of 2013!
Jan 1, 2014
Jan 1, 2014

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