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Resonance Jazz Ensemble

Resonance Jazz Ensemble performs inspired originals by bandleader Steve McQuarry, as well as deliciously creative arrangements of jazz standards, pop tunes and classical favorites with woodwinds, strings and a rhythm section that includes piano, double-bass and drums.

Resonance is a unique collaboration of jazz and classical musicians, and is the only jazz ensemble in Northern California with this unusual instrumentation. Resonance's music captivates audiences with its singular, lush sound punctuated by driving rhythms and improvised solos.

Resonance Jazz brings together artists of richly diverse musical backgrounds. Members of the octet have performed with many legendary artists, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Clare Fischer, Dave Anderson Quartet, Terrence Brewer, Joe Lovano, Jethro Tull, Oakland Jazz Choir, Mingus Amungus, Gloria Estefan, as well as the Marin and Berkeley Symphonies, Woodminster Theatre Orchestra, and the California Pops Orchestra.

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Resonance: Introductions

Read "Introductions" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Offering a unique musical experience where the blend of jazz and classical instrumentation comes together quite nicely, Introductions is the sparkling debut of an unusual octet known as Resonance. There are not many groups that mix the standard sounds of the saxophone, drums and bass with string-oriented instruments like cello, viola, violin, and even piccolo. Resonance does exactly that in providing a host of new and exciting reads of jazz standards like Jimmy Heath's “Gemini" and Duke Ellington's classic “In ...

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Resonance Jazz Ensemble Premieres Fearless Force Concert At SFJAZZ Center

Source: Allison Bliss

Resonance Jazz Ensemble, the Bay Area’s one-of-a-kind jazz octet premieres new works pushing the jazz envelope in their Fearless Force concert at the SF Jazz Center’s Robert A. Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco on Saturday, October 18th at 8 pm. The band will introduce new compositions by band members with arrangements of jazz and rock standards by Pianist and Bandleader, Steve McQuarry. Acknowledged by jazz reviewers for “offering a rich fusion of orchestral and big band sounds, with ...

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Resonance Jazz Summer Heat At Old First Concert Series and Live On KPFA

Resonance Jazz Summer Heat At Old First Concert Series and Live On KPFA

Source: Allison Bliss

Resonance Jazz, a one-of-a-kind Bay Area jazz octet, performs at the “Old First Concert Series” in San Francisco for a 4:00pm performance on Sunday July 27, 2014. Performances offer a rich composite of original standards from Duke Ellington to George Gershwin and Keith Jarrett, marrying the sounds of this unusual orchestration with violin, viola, flute/vocals, cello, sax, double bass, drums and piano. Bandleader Steve McQuarry introduces his new jazz originals and arrangements of tunes by Brubeck, Gershwin, and pop tunes ...

"Where chamber meets large band and cool runs into swing... sophisticated without being stiff." —Midwest Record

"Marvelous debut of a musical format sure to resonate throughout the jazz landscape." —Jim Wilke’s Jazz After Hours

"Musicians have an impressive musical pedigree, so all of the many solo spots on Introductions are handled with exuberant finesse." —Soundstage

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