...This is, plain and simple, a gathering of first rate players soaring on fresh, stimulating, and often challenging arrangements.
Read MoreThe IBLBBJM (wow!) has been part of the Southern California jazz scene for nearly 40 years, and they sound like it. There is no floundering, only unbridled confidence and precision that I mentioned in the DJO review.
Read More...The wide array of material makes this a rather unique performance.
Read MoreJoe Lang reviews Tasty Tunes for Jersey Jazz Magaine.
Read MoreRight 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.
Read MoreThis latest release from the San Diego Big Band, Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine sounds like fun.
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