Dazzle Records

Dazzle Records is proud to announce the release of "Hold On" by The Fred Hess Big Band

Release Date :: August 17th, 2009

“Hold On provides a dramatic display of innovative sounds, rooted in the modern big-band tradition yet moving beyond the expected.  Hess’ music is passionate and nuanced, sophisticated and fun.  This big band from the middle of America, conducted by Tyler Gilmore, is the equal of anything you might find on either coast.”      -Norman Provizer, Down Beat and KUVO-FM

 “A major strength of the sound is the arranging—voices slipping in and out, brief unison sections loosening into overlapping conversations built around spirited soloing and nobody solos like Hess—each turn he takes glows and flashes like a dark-hued, asymmetrically-cut diamond. Indeed, nobody makes music like Fred Hess. He has developed a truly original sound,”      -Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz.com

FRED HESS leader/composer
john gunther  alto saxophone
johan eriksson alto saxophone
fred hess tenor saxophone
dominic lalli tenor saxophone
mark harris baritone saxophone
brad goode trumpet
dave rajewski trumpet
al hood trumpet
ron miles trumpet
tom ball trombone
nelson hinds trombone
hoyt andres trombone
gary mayne bass trombone
marc sabetella piano
ken filiano bass
matt wilson drums
tyler gilmore conductor

Ninth+Lincoln Orchestra CD :: Released December 2007

CD available for purchase here

"3.5 Stars" - Downbeat Magazine

The Ninth+Lincoln Orchestra is a musical project aiming to marry Denver's finest jazz players with new streams in the world of big band composition; to combine the shapes and textures of the new generation's aesthetic with the standard jazz ensemble. Its repertoire bridges the gap between jazz tradition and modern musical forms. The band features the finest performers in Colorado's music scene including members of Future Jazz Project, The Czars, Hamster Theatre, and Jazz Faculty from all of the fine jazz college programs in the region. Performers on the CD include Greg Harris, Peter Sommer, Dave Devine, Brad Goode, Mark Harris, Art Bouton, Tom Ball, Wil Swindler, Paul Romaine, and many more. Ninth+Lincoln is led by Tyler Gilmore.