Mazel Tov Kocktail! is the big band’s sixth recording and continues to build on their creative vision for a variety of tastefully-rendered material, including many fresh and exciting new compositions such as the spirited opener “Gimme That” by Andrew Neu and featuring him on tenor sax.
Read MoreSix, mainly original, instrumentals and six vocal covers by Janet Hammer and Carly Ines. Carly, who's also in the trombone section, sings Chick Corea's High Wire, Love You Madly and Joy Spring. Janet lends her vocal chords to You'd Better Love Me While You May, I Wish You Love and Where or When. Both singers are the real deal.
Read MoreEach arrangement that peels off this CD is like a plump, juicy piece of sweet fruit. I enjoy the variety of jazz styles that they celebrate. One minute they celebrate Duke Ellington’s popular “Love You Madly” and they follow that with “Bass, The Final Frontier” that features the funky, exciting, electric bass of Nathan East.
Read MoreThe Southern California sensations Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine return with a dozen new, swingin’ tunes, and they’ve got some esteemed guests on hand to help flesh out the fun.
Read MoreIt’s not often that a group reaches a 40th Anniversary together, but Ira’s rousing rollicking big band jazz group has done just that…
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