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Aardvark Steps Out (1993)
 Aardvark Steps Out Mark Harvey & The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra:
This debut CD is a great sampler of the band's range, "from screech to swing" as the Boston Phoenix said. Here is a sampling of response to our music:

"Aardvark Steps Out, footprints a rumble with jurassic import and power. The uncontrollable aspects of a juggernaut unleashed provide much of the Aardvark's awe-inspiring audience fascination."  Downbeat

". . . relentless dedication to a cutting-edge approach . . . with exciting exploratory solos."  Boston Globe

"Aardvark Steps Out is a bracing walk on the wild side of the big band spectrum. . . Aardvark suggests the best and brashest of Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, George Russell, and even Frank Zappa. . . In all, a refreshing breath of spirited yet structured rebellion from the tried and true. On, Aardvark!"  Jazz Times
 
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Sneak Peak at 2011 Concerts & Events PDF Print E-mail
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Take a look at what's coming up in 2011:

  • A concert at Sculles Jazz Club
  • A Mardi Gras Jazz Concert
  • A Mary Lou Williams Tribute, and
  • Aardvark's annual spring concert featuring bold new music
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Dec. 18: 38th Annual AJO Christmas Concert PDF Print E-mail

 Music in the Spirit of the Season, Aardvark's 38th Annual Christmas Concert, offers updated jazz versions of carols and original works by Mark Harvey to benefit the Outreach Programs of the Emmanuel Church.  This concert is part of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Emmanuel Church, home to Aardvark’s holiday extravaganzas for many years.

Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston, MA
Admission:  $15
Information:  617-452-3205 or 617-776-8778

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Oct. 30: An Aardvark Election Year Special PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark ElectionAardvark stages its own pre-election high jinx with a survey of politics and culture in these United States. Expect an exuberant mix of Mark Harvey originals such as Big Oil Tango, March of the Booboisie, the ever-popular Flat Earth Boogie and the award-winning Scamology.  

Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 7:30 pm
Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation:  $15
Information:  617-452-3205

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Sept. 19: Aardvark Kicks Off 38th Season w/Taylor Ho Bynum: Spoke-a-Phonic PDF Print E-mail

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet SPOKE-A-PHONICAardvark Jazz Orchestra kicks off its 38th season with
cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum with SPOKE-A-PHONIC

Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation:  $15
Information:  617-452-3205

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra joins forces with cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, a rising star of the international avant-garde, to open the band’s 38th season with SPOKE-A-PHONIC.  This concert will be the Boston spoke of Bynum’s Acoustic Bicycle Tour of New England, a two-week, carbon-neutral tour of all six New England states as Bynum appears with diverse artists including saxophonist/composer Anthony Braxton and operatic soprano Lisa Saffer. 

The show will include Bynum's Choices, a concerto for trumpet and jazz orchestra featuring Mark Harvey on trumpet, as well as the premieres of two works by Harvey: Constant Contact and Vuvuzela Nightmare.

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