Home » Jazz Musicians » Winthrop University

Winthrop University

Sign in / sign up and request update access to the Winthrop University page.


Tags

132
Album Review

Winthrop University: Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble

Read "Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The Winthrop University Jazz Ensemble, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares its first–ever recording with the school’s Symphonic Band. I’d heard the Jazz Ensemble, under director Phil Thompson, at last year’s UNC–Charlotte Jazz Festival and was duly impressed. I wish I could say that I was as impressed by the album, but to be honest, it’s so poorly recorded that the band’s proficiency is invariably subverted by the dismal sound quality. That’s a shame, because from what one can ...

Read more articles

Music

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.