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Trumpet Madness (2005)

Trumpet Madness, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra

Trumpet Madness features several wonderful trumpeters, as well as the entire Aardvark Orchestra in both solo and collective improvisational roles. Among the trumpeters are music director Mark Harvey, soloing on Taylor Ho Bynum's Concerto for Orchestra and Improviser, Berlin-based trumpeter Rajesh Mehta, featured on Harvey's Spirals which was written especially for Mehta and his percussion collaborator Paul Lovens, and trumpeters Harvey, Ho Bynum, Mehta, Greg Kelley, and Jeanne Snodgrass on the title tune Trumpet Madness, an improvisational tour de force. K.C. Dunbar, Jimmy Leach, and Eric Dahlman round out our trumpetistic panorama as they are heard to advantage on several other tracks on the recording.

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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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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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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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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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