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The Joe Elefante Big Band: Vanity Fair
by Jack Bowers
Pianist/composer Joe Elefante's New York City-based big band has been quite favorably received by the local media, and now we can hear why--well-built ensemble, impressive soloists, splendid arrangements by Elefante, who assembled all the charts on the band's debut album, Vanity Fair, and wrote everything save Ray Noble's The Touch of Your Lips."
Lips," usually played as a ballad, is an arresting example of Elefante's innovative approach, as the tempo is accelerated and the familiar melody bracketed by free-form exchanges ...
read moreJoe Elefante Jazz Trio in concert to Benefit New Orleans, St. John's Lutheran Church, Summit, NJ - June 10, 2006
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All About Jazz
St. John's Lutheran Church, Summit, New Jersey hosts Joe Elefante Jazz Trio in concert to Benefit New Orleans, June 10
Summit, New Jersey - The exceptional Joe Elefante Trio will perform an evening of jazz music to benefit the rebuilding of people's lives in New Orleans at St. John's Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue, Summit, New Jersey on Saturday June 10, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. The Joe Elefante Trio will entertain while guests enjoy a buffet dinner featuring favorite selections ...
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