Knoxville Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Is For Lovers

Name: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Is For Lovers
Start: 2025-02-11T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-11T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Bijou Theatre - Knoxville

Schedule

Tue Feb 11 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Bijou Theatre - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN

This popular, 17 piece group was founded in 1999 by trumpeter, arranger and composer Vance Thompson. Since that time, the band has appeared on jazz festivals in the United States and Europe, released four critically acclaimed CD recordings and presented scores of concerts, many featuring world renowned guest artists. All members of the band are professional musicians, some with years of experience in other top flight jazz ensembles (Woody Herman Orchestra, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Buddy Morrow Orchestra). The group performs well over a dozen concerts each year, many featuring internationally recognized jazz artists, and has appeared at Big Ears, one of Knoxville’s highly-acclaimed music festivals. Artists who have appeared with the band include pianists Monty Alexander, Donald Brown, Hank Jones and Mulgrew Miller; saxophonists Seamus Blake, Don Braden, Vincent Herring, James Moody and Greg Tardy; trumpeters Bill Mobley, Marvin Stamm and Byron Stripling; trombonists Wycliffe Gordon and Paul McKee; bas
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