The New York Composers Orchestra - New Waltz
from 52 Weeks Of Downloads by Wayne Horvitz
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Todays download of the week is New Waltz, from "First Program in Standard Time," the second of two albums by the New York Composers Orchestra, a jazz orchestra that was very active in the early 90s and has continued since then in various incarnations.
For the last 3 years I have been teaching a 2 week intensive in jazz arranging and composition at the Cornish College of the Arts. This summer it begins next Monday.
In it, I teach high school and some college students a variety of approaches to making modern music with musicians who both read and improvise, and at the end they get to hear their pieces performed by local professionals, and we have a great time. Cliche as it is, I am always amazed at the level of artistry and sophistication these students bring to the table, and how much they learn in two weeks.
New Waltz was one of the first pieces that I every wrote for the NY Composers Orchestra. My learning process was trial by error, I was largely self-taught. In some ways that slowed me down, in other ways it led me to approaches and solutions that were not always traditional, but for the most part things have worked out.
This tune turns out to be a favorite with high school and college big bands, and I think the openness of the vamp, and the layering that happens during the solos, appeals to students who are mostly exposed to more classic big band repertoire. At times the band included Sam Furnace, Tim Berne, Steve Bernstein, Jimmy Cozier, Julian Priester, Tom Varner, Vincent Chancey, Cleave Gayton and many more.
I am grateful to the musicians who helped my nurture this music, many of whom had considerably more background in big band music than I did. Musicians like Jack Walrath who had played with Mingus, Art Baron who had played with Duke Ellington, Lindsey Horner who had studied with Leonard Bernstein, and many more.
I am especially grateful to Marty Ehrlich and Doug Wieselman (Doug is featured here,) who always breathed life and spirit into all my music, and Bobby Previte, who lit the fire under anything I ever put in front of him.
For more information about the summer workshop visit this link:
www.cornish.edu/extension/courses/jazz_theory_arranging_and_composing_a_modern_approach_to_creating_original/
I hope you enjoy the music.
For the last 3 years I have been teaching a 2 week intensive in jazz arranging and composition at the Cornish College of the Arts. This summer it begins next Monday.
In it, I teach high school and some college students a variety of approaches to making modern music with musicians who both read and improvise, and at the end they get to hear their pieces performed by local professionals, and we have a great time. Cliche as it is, I am always amazed at the level of artistry and sophistication these students bring to the table, and how much they learn in two weeks.
New Waltz was one of the first pieces that I every wrote for the NY Composers Orchestra. My learning process was trial by error, I was largely self-taught. In some ways that slowed me down, in other ways it led me to approaches and solutions that were not always traditional, but for the most part things have worked out.
This tune turns out to be a favorite with high school and college big bands, and I think the openness of the vamp, and the layering that happens during the solos, appeals to students who are mostly exposed to more classic big band repertoire. At times the band included Sam Furnace, Tim Berne, Steve Bernstein, Jimmy Cozier, Julian Priester, Tom Varner, Vincent Chancey, Cleave Gayton and many more.
I am grateful to the musicians who helped my nurture this music, many of whom had considerably more background in big band music than I did. Musicians like Jack Walrath who had played with Mingus, Art Baron who had played with Duke Ellington, Lindsey Horner who had studied with Leonard Bernstein, and many more.
I am especially grateful to Marty Ehrlich and Doug Wieselman (Doug is featured here,) who always breathed life and spirit into all my music, and Bobby Previte, who lit the fire under anything I ever put in front of him.
For more information about the summer workshop visit this link:
www.cornish.edu/extension/courses/jazz_theory_arranging_and_composing_a_modern_approach_to_creating_original/
I hope you enjoy the music.
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from 52 Weeks Of Downloads,
track released June 28, 2016
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Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz is a composer, pianist and electronic musician. In addition to his own work, he is known for his work with Butch Morris, Robin Holcomb, John Zorn, Bobby Previte, Skerik, Bill Frisell, Sara Schoenbeck, Ron Miles, Peggy Lee, and William Parker just to name a few. ... more
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