They are scoring with big-band instrumentation

Big bands don't get a lot of attention or respect these days. Look at Bob Brookmeyer and Maria Schneider as a paired case in point. Both are taking traditional big-band instrumentation to places it's never been before, with compositions that move beyond commonplace horn-section-based big band charts to something closer to classical composition in its range and richness. Brookmeyer and ... (Full article: 985 words)

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