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The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra would like to share this bit of good news as the New Year begins: The New York City Jazz Record has selected Aardvark’s “Faces of Souls” CD [Leo Records] as one of five recordings in their “Best of 2020” Large Ensemble Read More …
The orchestra hosted a livestream celebration of Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls, on Sun., Nov. 15, 2020 at 7 pm EST. Distinguished jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal interviewed Mark Harvey, and they played excerpts from the CD–music by Mark Harvey on themes of democracy, justice and equality. Read More …
Listen to Mark Harvey’s piece “Sisyphus” from Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls: Learn more about the new CD and the CD release event. On November 15 at 7:00 pm, we’ll be hosting a livestream event to celebrate Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls. Distinguished jazz Read More …
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s 1875 essay of the same name, DEMOCRATIC VISTAS is a Jeremiad on the corruption and spiritual/moral rot of our social-political situation. Among the pieces are the “De-Evolution Blues,” the 10-movement “Swamp-A-Rama” Suite, serious and satirical by turns—from the “Trumputin Tango” to Read More …