Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra in concert in Cambridge, MA in 2007.
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is an eclectic big band founded in 1973 by bandleader and trumpeter Mark Harvey. The orchestra plays music from across the jazz tradition with specialties in Ellingtonia and the original postmodern compositions of music director Mark Harvey. The group has won various awards, including one for Jazz Song at The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards ("Scamology"), and has released at least eight albums since 1993.
Musicians
Sax/Woodwinds
- Arni Cheatham
- Peter H. Bloom
- Phil Scarff
- Chris Rakowski
- Dan Zupan
Trumpets
- KC Dunbar
- Jeanne Snodgrass
- Taylor Ho-Bynum
Trombones
- Bob Pilkington
- Jay Keyser
- Jeff Marsanskis
- Bill Lowe
Rhythm
- Richard Nelson - Guitar
- John Funkhouser - Bass, Piano
- Jerry Edwards - Bass, Vocal
- Harry Wellott - Drums
Vocals
- Grace Hughes
- Jerry Edwards
Discography
- Aardvark Steps Out (1993, [Nine Winds Records])
- Paintings for Jazz Orchestra (1995, [Leo Lab])
- An Aardvark Christmas (1997, Nine Winds Records)
- Psalms & Elegies (1997, Leo Records)
- The Seeker (2000, Leo)
- Duke Ellington/Sacred Music (2003, [Aardmuse])
- Bethlehem Counterpoint (2003, Aardmuse)
- Trumpet Madness (2005, Leo)
- No Walls/A Christmas Concert (2007, Aardmuse)
See also
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