The New England Jazz Ensemble
The New England Jazz Ensemble is a large jazz orchestra comprising regionally based artists. The group features original and contemporary jazz arrangements and compositions. Much of the band’s material is generated by the ensemble’s members. It is a performance group as well as a composer’s forum.
The Goals of the New England Jazz Ensemble
-To perpetuate the uniquely American large jazz ensemble as an art medium
-To encourage the writing of new work for large jazz ensemble
-To reach culturally diverse audiences and to educate the public about jazz
-To share the band’s wealth of expertise with the public in the form of concerts, educational forums and programs, guest performances and recordings
-To support the opportunities for professional jazz artists to be employed in their specific areas of expertise in order to maintain the integrity of the jazz community in our region.
More information on the New England Jazz Ensemble can be found on their website.
Peter and the Wolf is the latest CD released by the New England Jazz Ensemble. It was arranged by Walter Gwardyak, and "traverses over a dozen different jazz styles (neje.org)" while sticking to the original story by Sergei Prokofiev. It has been a massive hit... An amazing arrangement by Walt Gwardyak that traverses over a dozen different jazz styles, it remains true to telling the story of Peter and the Wolf while introducing the jazz idiom to audiences of all ages. It is a dynamic, virtuosic, modern jazz ensemble version of the complete Peter and the Wolf by Walt Gwardyak, with 'hipster' libretto by Giacomo Gates plus four progressive jazz ensemble works inspired by the Peter and the Wolf tale.
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