Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is an American Big Band.
Band History
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra was founded in 1973 by trumpeter and composer Mark Harvey, who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The repertoire of the orchestra includes traditional title of the Duke Ellington Orchestra as well as original compositions by Mark Harvey. At a fixed strain of musicians, including Taylor Ho Bynum and Bill Lowe, met with various productions Jaki Byard as guests, Harvey Cox, Ken Filiano, Jimmy Giuffre, Vinny Golia, Sheila Jordan, Frank London, Paul Lovens, Rajesh Mehta, Tomas Ulrich and Jane Wang. The ensemble won several awards, including 2000 The Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Song ( Scamology ) and presented a series of shots before, including the Christmas album An Aardvark Christmas and an album with excerpts from Duke Ellington's sacred concerts.
Musician
- Arni Cheatham
- Peter Bloom
- Brad Jones
- Mark Messier
- Phil Scarff
- Daniel Ian Smith
- Chris Rakowski
- Dan Zupan
- KC Dunbar
- Jeanne Snodgrass
- Taylor Ho Bynum
- Bob Pilkington
- Jay Keyser
- Jeff Marsanskis
- Richard Nelson - Guitar
- John Funkhouser - bass, piano
- Jerry Edwards - Bass
- Harry Wellott - drums
- Grace Hughes
- Jerry Edwards
Discography
- Aardvark Steps Out (1993, Nine Winds Records)
- Paintings for Jazz Orchestra (1995, Leo Records)
- At Aardvark Christmas ( with Sheila Jordan, 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 )
- American Agonistes ( Leo Records, 2008)