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University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One: Destination Unknown

Read "Destination Unknown" reviewed by Jack Bowers


This is the fourteenth album in my library by the University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One--and the fourth under director Chris Merz, who succeeded the legendary Bob Washut nearly five years ago. As always, the repertoire is eclectic, touching a number of bases from Ellington/Strayhorn, Fletcher Henderson and Cole Porter to Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and such contemporary standouts as Kim Richmond and Jim McNeely. There are two fresh compositions by Merz, another ("Beautiful in Blue ) by ensemble ...

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University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One: Memento

Read "Memento" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Good as the University of Northern Iowa's Jazz Band One is--and trust me, it's amazingly good--the first thing one notices about the group's most recent album, Memento, is how remarkably bright and clear the recording is. This is how a big band should sound on a disc, with soloists and sections evenly balanced and sharply defined, and exactly the right amount of resonance added to lend an agreeably “live presence.

The music itself, as is customarily true of the UNI ...

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University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One: Games

Read "Games" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Mark my word, the day of the big band will return. The reason I say that is because music this good can’t remain unnoticed or unappreciated forever. With Jazz Studies programs proliferating and the number of young people in college ensembles increasing, it stands to reason that one of the by–products would be a larger and more well–informed audience for the music itself. Hasn’t happened yet, but it’s bound to. And when it does, superlative young ensembles such as UNI’s ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 MP3 Downloads: January 2017

All About Jazz Top 10 MP3 Downloads: January 2017

Source: All About Jazz

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 30 tracks featured in January, these ten represent our personal favorites. We also included the top ten reader favorites as indicated by total downloads. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! EDITOR'S PICKS Breackerfast Club 5:57 Michael Zilber From: Originals for the Originals Bolivia 6:07 Ben Markley ...

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University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One Releases "Destiation Unknown"

University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One Releases "Destiation Unknown"

Source: All About Jazz

The University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One has released their latest CD entitled Destination Unknown. It contains a wide mix of progressive new compositions and more traditional big band music. Some composers and arrangers whose work is featured on the album include Chris Merz, Jim McNeely, Kyle Novak, Jeff Holmes, Kim Richmond and Duke Ellington.

The CD is available at the website below and at cdbaby.

The recipient of numerous awards and honors, UNI Jazz Band One, the School ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Destination Unknown

Sea Breeze Vista
2006

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Memento

Sea Breeze Vista
2005

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