NEW
YORK
SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
The New York Symphonic
Jazz
Orchestra is a 33-person orchestra dedicated
to play new music where the boundaries between world music, classical,
jazz and popular styles are blurred.
Featuring many of NY's
finest jazz musicians, the orchestra consists of a big band and a
string orchestra combined.
The New York Symphonic
Jazz
Orchestra was formed to give opportunities to jazz composers who wish
to expand their writing beyond the big band.
A classical and ethnic
percussion
section as well as a string section have been added to a big band,
taking advantage of the growing number of excellent improvising string
players in the New York area.
A variety of
composers’
works are presented at each performance under the musical direction of
Sonia Jacobsen.
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Our goals are to:
a)
Encourage innovative new
orchestral music where the boundaries between Classical, Jazz and
diverse World Music influences are blurred.
b) Provide
opportunities for
jazz string players to play orchestral jazz.
c) Provide opportunities for
jazz
composers – students, emerging and professionals – through reading
sessions, workshops, competitions, commissions, as well as to perform
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To contact the New York Symphonic Jazz
Orchestra,
email our musical director
Sonia Jacobsen: sojay@earthlink.net
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