BJA and LEFT BANK JAZZ SOCIETY COLLABORATION
No one ever said it takes a village to make a jazz album, but that approach can do the trick, as a new Baltimore Jazz Alliance/Left Bank Jazz Society collaboration shows. An historic recording spent 45 years in the care of Left Bank members, who kept it dry, dark and safe. | Read more>>
BJA COMPOSERS SHOWCASE – LISTEN
Audio track – Conundrum, by Ian Sims
Ian Sims was one of four winners of the BJA Jazz Composers Showcase, commissioned to write a new tune– “Conundrum.” Ian explained that he usually starts a composition not so much with a concept but simply with a melody. | Read more>>
BALTIMORE JAZZ COMPOSERS SHOWCASE WINNERS
By Rhonda Robinson.
TODD BUTLER
Trumpeter/educator/bandleader Todd Butler is the veteran of the competition winners. He holds a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from Towson University (where he also earned his Bachelor’s) and studied extensively under the legendary composer and director Hank Levy. | Read more>>