Cincinnati Music
Below is a list of groups I perform with on a regular basis, check them out!
Craig Bailey and The Ohio Jazz Players
A modern jazz sextet (sometimes more) playing the original compostions, arrangements and transcriptions of the great alto saxophonist Craig Bailey.
The Hot Magnolias
The Hot Magnolias are a Cincinnati based New Orleans-style party band featuring music ranging from 1920’s traditional jazz favorites to 1970’s funky dance songs.
The Hot Magnolias talented eight-member group includes vocals, drums, bass, banjo, electric guitar, keyboards, saxophones, trombone, and trumpet.
The Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
The Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (CCJO) is a 17-member ensemble dedicated to performing, preserving, and teaching Jazz as a living art form. Founded by University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music professor Scott Belck, its members are some of the preeminent Jazz artists and educators in the nation, all of whom have deep ties to the greater Cincinnati music education community. The ensemble explores the works of contemporary composers as well as those of the masters of the Jazz heritage, including Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Most recently CCJO has featured such artists as Conrad Herwig, Wayne Bergeron, Scott Robinson and John Fedchock.
The Voyager
The Voyager Jazz Group was officially founded in Marseille France in May 2013. Debuting as a quartet, the group was compromised of a collection of musicians from 3 countries. Members included William Brian Hogg – saxophones from the US, Philippe Martel – piano and Gerard Guerin – bass from France, and Willie Walsh – drums from Ireland. Performing throughout the summer at jazz festivals and concerts from Paris to Marseille, the group recorded its first album titled Rencontre (translated from French to mean “meet” or “meeting”) to critical acclaim in the south of France. A regular fixture on jazz radio for several months following the album’s debut, Rencontre continues to fill playlists internationally. The record features fresh approaches to Jazz standard repertoire and includes 2 original compositions by William Brian Hogg. Guest artists include the renowned jazz musician William Galison on harmonica and French Jazz star Kristin Marion on vocals.
The latest collation of the group, formed late in 2017, includes some of the finest young jazz musicians in the greater Cincinnati area.
The Steve Allee Big Band
Steve Allee is a Yamaha Performing Artist and has been a professor at the College Conservatory of Music, at the University of Cincinnati, Indiana University and has performed as a featured artist and educator nationally. He has performed with Buddy Rich, Slide Hampton, James Moody, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Dave Liebman, Steve Houghton, Gary Bartz, Louis Hayes, Randy Brecker and is a member of the Rufus Reid ‘Out Front Trio’. Steve recently recorded and released two albums, Full Circle and Naptown Sound, to major critical acclaim.
The Sean Imboden Large Ensemble
Sean Imboden is an American saxophonist and composer whose music brings a contemporary, original voice to the modern jazz big band. A leader with three albums to his name, he directs the Sean Imboden Large Ensemble (SILE), a 17-piece group that reimagines traditional big band instrumentation through bold composition and dynamic ensemble interplay.
The Original Farm League Big Band
Original big band compositions and exciting arrangements featuring special guests from Chicago, New York and beyond! Led by Cincinnati composer and trumpeter, Eric Lechliter.
