This song answers the question: Who can help me look at the world through rose-colored glasses?
A fun mixed-meter shuffle in 4/4, 5/4, 3/4 arranged for 18-piece big band that's a blast to play! Various brass mutes are used to shape the tonal colors of different sections of the tune. Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas.
Semi-finalist in the 2013 International Songwriting Competition
A bright Latin-Jazz big band arrangement. Sax parts are included that have soprano sax, flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet doubles, and a full set of alternate sax parts are also included that don't require any doubles. Various brass mutes are used to shape the tonal colors of different sections of the tune, and there are parts for flugelhorn that can optionally be played on trumpet. Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas.
Semi-finalist in the 2023 Unsigned Only Music Competition
A high-energy mixed-meter jazz-rock tune for 18-piece big band that features drum solo sections in call-and-response format...let your drummer shine! Example comping parts are included for piano, guitar, bass, drums, and congas that closely match the recorded demo provided.
Contemporary Big Band Series
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