Wycliffe Gordon - Somebody New (2015)

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Wycliffe Gordon - Somebody New (2015)

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Recorded last fall with the DiMartino-Osland Jazz Orchestra (DOJO) in Lexington, KY, this CD features original compositions and arrangements by Wycliffe. The CD highlights Wycliffe on trombone, trumpet, tuba and vocals and features trumpeter Vince DiMartino and saxophonist Miles Osland. Wycliffe Gordon, Renowned Musician, Composer, Conductor, Arranger. Awards: Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice Award Best Trombone 2014, 2013 and 2012, Downbeat Magazine’s Critics Choice “Rising Star Award” Tuba 2014, Jazz Journalists Association Award/Trombonist of the Year – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 2001. Jazz Journalists Association Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone – 2000. Former member of Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at the Kennedy Center” Series.
Performance experience includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan, Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Eric Reed, Randy Sandke and Branford Marsalis, plus many top players from the swing and traditional jazz world.
Compositions performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon and Friends, the Brass Band of Battle Creek and numerous other ensembles, and performed in programs throughout the U.S. and abroad.