What the critics are saying about Terry Vosbein’s new CD with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra performing his exciting arrangements of the music from Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.
“At every turn, the music captivates you with its dramatic, jazzy feel and fine understanding of how to improve on a brilliant original.” (read the full review here)
- Marc Myers, JazzWax.com
“… an imaginative tour de force that has set a new standard for putting a Broadway musical score into a big band jazz setting. Vosbein's charts are full of surprises and are infused with a sense of humor that adds a special dimension to them that is too often missing in contemporary big band writing. The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra is impressive throughout. The ensemble playing is tight, and the solo turns sparkle.” (read the full review here)
- Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz
“In my book, Fleet Street easily merits a place alongside Kenton’s West Side Story, which was recorded a half-century earlier, and is most certainly worthy of Grammy consideration.” (read the full review here)
- Robert J. Robbins, Big Bands International Magazine
“…echoes of the Kenton style and sound in Vosbein's strong and voluptuous charts, which accentuate the ensemble while making room for perceptive solo statements; the voice that emerges is unmistakably Vosbein's, placing a fresh and indelible big-band stamp on Sondheim's cogent narrative.” (read the full review here)
- Jack Bowers, AllThatJazz.com
Check out the Souvenir Program from the concert and read all about the fun.
And take a look at these rehearsal and concert videos, as well as some amazing photography from the rehearsal, shot by the talented Patrick Hinely.
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