05 Feb

[ February the 7th, 2025 release via Omar Thomas Music: Omar Thomas Large Ensemble – Griot Songs ]

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Out February 7, 2025,

The Griot Songs marks the return of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble after more than a decade, featuring soloists Jason Palmer, Mark Zaleski, Alex Brown, Mark Cocheo and others

“Griot Songs firmly plants Omar Thomas in the pantheon of distinguished and exceptional writers. He blurs the lines stylistically in the best of ways withz a texturally compelling ‘heart and soul’ sonic story all his own.” – Grammy-winning drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington

“Omar Thomas… proves himself a modern-day griot – summoning influences, traditions, and narratives from both past and present, framing them in a manner that is at varying times tender, dramatic, mystical, and joyful – but always absolutely captivating!” – Composer/bandleader Chuck Owen

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14 Nov

[ November the 19th, 2021 release on JCA Recordings: Darrell Katz and Oddsong’s Galeanthropology ]

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release date: 19.11.2021 on JCA Recordings

Composer-arranger Darrell Katz’s New OddSong CD Features Original Songs, Pop Classics, and Jazz Standards. The Unique ensemble features four saxophones, violin, marimba, and voice.

“a progressive and creative orchestrator of new music in a way that few can claim.” — Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
“Darrell Katz is the heir to the great George Russell–composer, arranger, innovator par excellence. Just as Russell invented the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization… Darrell Katz has redesigned and integrated song form into the ‘jazz’ orchestration and attracted major soloists to his visioning of the art.” — Steve Day, Sandy Brown Jazz
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