Rocket Number Nine (Sun Ra) performed by The Captain Black Big Band (arranged by Todd Bashore) скачать в хорошем качестве

Rocket Number Nine (Sun Ra) performed by The Captain Black Big Band (arranged by Todd Bashore)

Despite the challenges large ensembles face when touring, Orrin Evans’ 2x Grammy-nominated Captain Black Big Band has had a stellar year of high profile performances with an array of sought after vocalists. From Dianne Reeves at the Exit 0 Jazz Festival, a holiday concert at Birdland, NYC with JD Walter and Milton Suggs, Mid-Atlantic Festival with Lisa Fischer, an unprecedented friendly spirited “Battle of the Big Bands” at Jazz at Lincoln Center with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, to a concert in Hyde Park, Chicago with Kurt Elling, followed by a family-friendly free outdoor concert in the Harlem Jazz Mobile Series. The band traveled via the Jazz Train (Amtrak) for the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival with vocalist Sy Smith. They continue to gain recognition with the release of the ensemble’s 5th recording, “Walk a Mile in My Shoe,” on Orrin’s Imani Records label. CBBB will perform at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia with vocalist Bilal in a few weeks. Since its inception in 2009, Evans has continued to foster the idea of bringing music and community together, incorporating the flare of a small group within a large group setting. Alex Claffy Jonathan Blake Robin Eubanks David Gibson Caleb Curtis Troy Roberts Josh Lawrence Duane Eubanks