American Jazz Concertos
Featuring: D. D. Jackson, Piano
Robert Spring, Clarinet
World Saxophone Quartet

1. Rhapsody in Blue (1924)  Listen
    George Gershwin original jazz orchestra version
    D.D. Jackson piano
    Robert Spring c/annet

2. Concerto for Clarinet (1948)  Listen
    Aaron Copiand
    Robert Spring clarinet

3. Rahsaan and Stuff (2001)  Listen
    Oliver Lake
    World Saxophone Quartet

The World Saxophone Quartet, along with renowned soloists Robert Spring and D.D. Jackson, join the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra for an exciting musical endeavor.

Through the union in this program, it was intended to offer a profound look into the influences of jazz on American symphonic music, often termed jazz symphonies.

The progression through all three expertly performed pieces engulfs the listener in an extraordinary musical cloud, swirling with the combined tonalities of both jazz and orchestral music, until an actualization is reached, where both forms become one.

For this recording, the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra is proud to share the stage with the illustrious World Sax Quartet, and distinguished clarinet and piano soloists, Robert Spring and D. D. Jackson, respectively.