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      PRESERVING THE AMERICAN BIG BAND
    The Richmond Jazz Collective | Ben Heemstra and Lucas Fritz

    In an effort to preserve the big band, the Richmond Jazz Collective has
    gathered an impressive cross-section of big band musicians/advocates
    who have committed their expertise and talents to preserving American
    big band music and musical arrangements.  

    Richmond Jazz Collective is: David Hood, Suzi Fischer, John Lilley,
    Marcus Tenney, Jonathan Gibson: saxophones; Stefan Demetriadis,
    Alex Powers, Ballard Midyette, Reginald Chapman: trombones; Rob
    Quallich, Mark Ingraham, Ben Heemstra, Lucas Fritz: trumpets; Devonne
    Harris: drums; Andrew Randazzo: bass; Karl Morse: guitar; David
    Tennenholtz: piano.

    Small group is: Lucas Fritz: trumpet; Suzi Fischer: alto saxophone;
    Jonathan Gibson: baritone saxophone; David Hood: tenor saxophone;
    Nate Lee: trombone; Ben White: piano; Andrew Randazzo: bass; Sam
    Sherman: drums; Stephanie Fairbairn Ycaz: tuba.


    The following areas have been identified as ways to preserve the big
    band:

  1. Archiving, cataloging, and performing big band musical compositions,
    arrangements, and sharing the history of big band arrangements.
  2. Developing educational programs for young music students, music
    instructors, practicing musicians, and the listening public.
  3. Exposing young people to classic big band music while educating them
    and encouraging them to make compositions of their own.
    (804) 819-0253
    P.O. Box 15042
    Richmond, VA 23223
    jazzcomposersalliance@yahoo.com

    AMERICA'S BIG BAND HERITAGE AT-RISK


    The Jazz Composers Alliance is dedicated to
    preserving and promoting the heritage of classic
    big band music, and encouraging and educating
    new generations of big band listeners, players,
    composers, and arrangers.  

    America’s big band heritage at risk: Big bands
    founded by such giants as Duke Ellington, Buddy
    Rich and Woody Herman continue to perform and
    record, but the big band scene faded significantly
    after 1955. Today, active big bands are rare and
    getting rarer. The generation that first composed,
    performed and listened to this music is aging. An
    important part of American music history, and thus
    American social history, is in danger of being lost.
    Fortunately, however, the Richmond Jazz
    Collective, a community big band, is eager to
    continue the tradition, make innovations and pass
    the concept of the Jazz big band forward with the
    next generation of musicians.