American Connection | Symphonic Jazz with Andy Miles _____________
Jorge Calandrelli | Concerto for Jazzclarinet and Orchestra
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Jorge Calandrelli |
The concerto for jazzclarinet and orchestra by Jorge Calandrelli was composed in 1984 and is one of the most demanding and exciting clarinet concertos. It makes the highest technical and musical demands on the performers and requires the highest jazz improvisational skills. The present recording is the second recording of this work. |
Jorge Calandrelli is an Argentinian-born composer, arranger and conductor. He is a six-time Grammy Winner, who also holds 2 Oscar Nominations and 27 Grammy Nominations. In 2014 he
got the ASMAC Award Golden Score for Arranging.
Jorge Calandrelli has arranged, composed and produced for:
» Official Website of Jorge Calandrelli
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Andy is an extraordinarily versatile musician, a member of an exclusive club. Very few can effortlessly and naturally speak classical, jazz, latin and tango. A worldclass musician... Paquito d’Rivera
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Daniel Freiberg is an Argentinian and has lived in New York for about 20 years as a producer and composer. Like Calandrelli, he has won numerous awards, and last year 2015 Freiberg received two Grammy awards.
Latin American Chronicles is a commissioned composition of the WDR and written for Andy Miles. It is the first Latin-Jazz clarinet concert ever and is based exclusively on orchestral Latin rhythms. The WDR Funkhausorchester under the direction of its chief conductor Wayne Marshall was perfect for this challenging task. |
New York based, award winning composer (5 Grammys, 5 Latin Grammy Awards, 2 Emmys, 2 American Grammys, 1 BMI Award, Latin Song of the year arranger), arranger, pianist and music producer Daniel Freiberg has spent most of his life at the intersection of the distinct worlds of classical, jazz, rock and Latin American music.
Daniel Freiberg’s jazz arrangements have been performed by Stephane Grapelli, Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band featuring D'Rivera, The Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra, Regina Carter, Claudio Roditi Quintet, WDR Big Band, The Swiss Big Band and Jorge Dalto (featuring Eddy Gómez).
» Official Website of Daniel Freiberg
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Andy Miles is a superb clarinetist. His technique and intonation are flawless and he is equally comfortable in the classic and jazz styles. The WDR Funkhausorchester does a fabulous job with the excellent music compositions that support this dynamic soloist. Rich DeRosa
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The present recording is the first recording of this work and equally the birth of the idea of this CD. Jeff Beal is one of America's leading composers for television and has released some outstanding symphonic compositions. The conductor of this recording is Rasmus Baumann, who, like Wayne Marshall, is experienced in jazz and classical music and has "discovered" this work. |
Jeff Beal is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal's music
often incorporates a synthesis of improvisatory and composed elements. He won 4 Emmys, 15 Emmy nominations and the Pulitzer Prize for the film music of "The Salvage Man".
» Offizielle Website Jeff Beal
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Andy Miles studied classical clarinet in Bremen and Hanover, finally with Prof. H. Pallushek. In 1991 he was one of the youngest clarinetists in Germany to be a principal
clarinetist, in the Hamburger Philharmoniker. Later he came to Cologne as principal clarinetist of the WDR Radio Orchestra.
The press gave him the title: "Marco Polo of the clarinet" - a type of a new generation.
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Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung |
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The musician, famous for his bridge building between classical and jazz music, returned to Duisburg for Jazz at the Philharmonic and was greeted in the Mercatorhalle with ovation after ovation...
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Argus Capetown |
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The glowing sound of his clarinet simply warms the soul...
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
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Andy Miles stopped the time for a moment. The audience holds its breath before the soloist was showered with ovations...
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Mindener Tageblatt |
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The audience was in euphoric emotion, who could resist this super soft Pianissimoculture?
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