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Composed
of
Chicago’s top musicians, the Chicago
Jazz Orchestra is Chicago’s oldest
professional jazz orchestra in
continuous operation and one of the
oldest jazz repertory orchestras in the
country.
Conductor
and
Artistic Director Jeff Lindberg is one
of the foremost transcribers in
jazz. As a result, the Orchestra’s
repertoire draws upon his vast
library, which includes the works of
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Dizzy
Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Benny Carter,
Oliver Nelson, Ray Charles,
and many others.
The
CJO is
recognized internationally, having been
the resident orchestra for The
Kennedy Center Honors for the past
sixteen years. The orchestra
has toured Europe twice, including
performances in Italy, Spain,
Denmark, and Sweden.
The
CJO’s recent
compact disc Clark Terry and Jeff
Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra:
George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
(Americana Music) has received
widespread critical acclaim, including a
rare “FIVE-STAR” rating from
Downbeat magazine, and a nomination as
“Jazz Album of The Year” by the
Jazz Journalists’ Association.
Clark Terry was recently voted
Trumpeter of the Year by the Jazz
Journalists’ Association for his work
on the Porgy and Bess CD.
Jeff
Lindberg
represents a new breed of American
conductors who are equally adept
with the literatures of the American
jazz orchestra and the European
symphony orchestra. As well as
holding the position of Artistic
Director of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra,
Mr Lindberg is Music Director
of the Wooster Symphony Orchestra, now
in its 90th season. Mr.
Lindberg has received numerous
commissions from the Smithsonian
Institution for transcriptions of
original jazz recordings. His
transcriptions have been performed by
such artists as Joe Williams,
Clark Terry, Gunther Schuller, David
Baker, and by such orchestras as
the Count Basie Orchestra, the
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra,
the Woody Herman Orchestra, and the
Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.
Honorary
board
members are Ramsey Lewis, Benny Golson,
Jimmy Heath, Harold Jones,
Studs Terkel and Clark Terry.
Downloads
>
Chicago
Jazz Orchestra Biography (pdf)
>
2012
-
2013 Programs Available (pdf)
>
New 2012/2013 Program: CJO presents "A
Tribute to Ray Charles"
>
New 2012/2013 Program: CJO and Paquito
D'Rivera present Nelson Riddle's "Cross
Country Suite"
>
Chicago
Tribune
Review April 2009
>
Chicago
Tribune
Review Buddy DeFranco with The Chicago
Jazz Orchestra
>
Chicago
Tribune
of Ahmad Jamal with The Chicago Jazz
Orchestra
> Ravinia Festival
Battle of the Bands Review
(pdf)
>
Downbeat
Review of Clark Terry and The Chicago Jazz
Orchestra (pdf)
Audio
Samples
"I
Loves
You,
Porgy" from "Progy & Bess" - Clark
Terry with Jeff
Lindberg's "Chicago Jazz Orchestra" (mp3)
"Jeannine"
featuring
Kurt
Elling from "Keeping My Composure" - Charley
Harrison
with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra"
(mp3)
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