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Album Review

Jim Knapp Orchestra: It's Not Business, It's Personal

Read "It's Not Business, It's Personal" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The Jim Knapp Orchestra's CD It's Not Business, It's Personal, recorded in February 2009, was set to be released on November 19, 2021—six days after Knapp died at age eighty-two in Kirkland, Washington. Apart from his role as bandleader, Knapp was a trumpeter, composer, arranger and longtime faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Described by Grammy-winning composer/pianist Jim McNeely as “a brilliant musician, great teacher and a humble, sweet [and] generous man," Knapp was widely recognized ...

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Album Review

Greg Yasinitsky YAZZ Band: New Normal

Read "New Normal" reviewed by Jack Bowers


As one good album clearly deserves another, Greg Yasinitsky, who wears many hats—composer, arranger, woodwind specialist and educator among them—has released New Normal, the second impressive outing by his admirable Washington state-based ensemble, the YAZZ Band, which varies in size from septet to tentet. Unlike Yasinitsky's earlier album, YAZZ Band, which was recorded basically in one session with fixed personnel, the coronavirus pandemic upended any such plan this time, forcing an end to in-person studio sessions after five tracks had ...

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Event

Rob Scheps Big Band in Portland with Guests Joe Romano & Vern Sielert

Rob Scheps Big Band in Portland with Guests Joe Romano & Vern Sielert

Source: All About Jazz

Saxophonist/composer Rob Scheps brings his 16 Piece Big Band back to Portland State University on Tuesday January 11,2005. Featured in addition to Scheps are brilliant 73 -years- young saxophonist Joe Romano, a vet of the Buddy Rich & Woody Herman bands;and Seattle trumpeter Vern Sielert , a well- kept bebop secret. These fine soloists join Scheps's regular cadre of Oregon/Washington area all stars: Trumpeters Rich Cooper, Greg Garrett & Mike Hankins ;trombonists Stan Bock & Lars Campbell ; bass trombonist ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Peach Waltz

Self Produced
2022

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New Normal

Origin Records
2021

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It's Not Business,...

Origin Records
2021

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Surf Spray (by...

E.L. Mahon/Independent Label
2014

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Alba

Pacific Coast Jazz
2013

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Gray Skies

From: It's Not Business, It's Personal
By Vern Sielert

G.P.

From: New Normal
By Vern Sielert

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