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The Storm
This is one of my most performed pieces and is my last complete work for jazz ensemble. My earlier jazz works began as arrangements for an unlucky jazz/rock band, Ariousse, that I briefly played in around 1980. Our first (and only) gig got flooded out, which was probably a good thing, since our lead singer had come down with laryngitis that morning (from water-skiing the previous day). It was never rescheduled, and we never had another rehearsal. The Storm, on the other hand, was always meant for a large ensemble. Like its immediate predecessor, Fission, it has multiple elements: a funky melody and contrasting latin section followed by some free jazz and an open solos. It is also opened and closed by a chorale.
At the time of writing, I was in the middle of composing my first symphony, and it perhaps exhibits my change in focus towards contemporary classical music.
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