Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars: Swing Is The Thing!

 

 

He has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since 1998 and has performed, toured and/or recorded with his own groups and with such renowned artists as the Cab Calloway Orchestra, Roy Hargrove, Hilton Ruiz, Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Roberts, Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Isaac Hayes, and many others. Blanding lived in Israel for four years and had a major impact on the music scene while touring the country with his own ensemble and with U.S. artists such as Louis Hayes, Eric Reed, Vanessa Rubin, and others invited to perform there. He taught music in several Israeli schools and eventually opened his own private school in Tel Aviv. During this period, Newsweek International called him a “Jazz Ambassador to Israel.”

 

 

- The New York Times

 

Known to most for his work with Richard Bona and The Mingus Big Band, Tatum Greenblatt has established himself as one of the most versatile and in-demand trumpet players on the New York City scene. Named by Wynton Marsalis as one of his favorite up-and-coming young trumpeters, Greenblatt has performed with Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, as well as Blood Sweat & Tears, Rene Marie, Maria Schneider, Roy Hargrove’s Big Band, Dr. John, George Gruntz, Toshiko Akiyoshi, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Reggie Workman, Orrin Evans, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, among many others.

 

Having earned his Master’s Degree from The Juilliard School, Tatum has spent more than five years touring worldwide with The Richard Bona Group and Mingus Bands, performing in more than 50 countries on 6 continents, and can be heard frequently around New York City with such groups as The Mingus Big Band, George Gee Swing Orchestra, The Fat Cat Big Band, Birdland Big Band, Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, and in the occasional Broadway pit orchestra.

 

 

- DownBeat

- All About Jazz

- Noisey

Christian Sands is an emerging jazz force. He possesses pianistic technique in abundance, but it perfectly matches his conception. His use of understatement accomplishes a much deeper musical goal. He takes a fresh look at the entire language of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban. He says, “My music is about teaching the way of jazz and keeping it alive."

 

Born May 22, 1989, Christian possessed an insatiable appetite for music. He was enrolled in music classes at age 4 and wrote his first composition at age 5. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Manhattan School of Music.

 

His meteoric rise in the jazz world already includes two appearances at the 2006 and 2007 Grammy Awards, including an outrageous, highly publicized duet with legendary pianist Oscar Peterson. At the young age of 20 he received two GRAMMY Nominations for Best Latin JazzPiano Solo, and Best Latin JazzAlbum for his performance on Bobby Sanabria’s “Kenya Revisited” featuring Candido Camero. Following in his mentor’s footsteps he encourages, inspired and advocates for the preservation and history of Jazz.