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The Dayton Jazz Orchestra: Just Playin' Around

Read "Just Playin' Around" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Although not usually singled out as a hotbed of big-band jazz, Ohio boasts a number of impressive regional ensembles -- the Cleveland and Columbus Jazz Orchestras, Cincinnati’s legendary Blue Wisp Big Band, and last but not least, the well-equipped Dayton Jazz Orchestra. The DJO kicks off its tenth year with a colorful new album on which, despite its unassuming title, the group is doing much more than Just Playin’ Around. To the contrary, the ensemble is dapper and businesslike, the ...

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