Jazz Orchestra of the Delta

American concert jazz orchestra

Jazz Orchestra of the Delta

Origin| Memphis, Tennessee
Genres|

* Jazz
* big band

Years active| 1999–present
Labels| Summit Records
Members|

* Jack Cooper, Leader
* John Lux, Lead Alto Saxophone
* Mike Krepper, Alto Saxophone
* Larry Panella, Tenor Saxophone
* Tom Link, Tenor Saxophone
* Michael Scott, Baritone Saxophone
* David Spencer, Lead Trumpet
* Kyle Millsap, Trumpet
* Paul McKinney, Trumpet
* Tom Clary, Trumpet
* Greg Luscomb, Trombone
* Howard Lamb, Trombone
* John Mueller, Trombone
* Eddie Clark, Bass Trombone
* Charlton Johnson, Guitar
* Alvie Givhan, Piano
* Sam Shoup, Bass
* Michael Waldrop, Drums

Past members|

* Ken Spain
* Bill Flores
* Jeff Huddleston
* Andre Matlin
* John Kennedy
* Larry Jones
* Tim Goodwin
* Reid McCoy
* Kerry Movausogh
* James Sexton
* Bo Harris

The Jazz Orchestra of the Delta is a 17 piece concert jazz orchestra based primarily out of Memphis, Tennessee. The group was founded in 1998 and had their first commercial CD release in 2003, "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter" on Summit Records featuring vocalist Sandra Dudley and jazz trumpeter Marvin Stamm which received numerous reviews and four out of five stars in Allmusic Guide.[1][2][3] Their recording is also included as the third CD in the three disc box set, the Memphis Jazz Box.

The group features studio musicians in the Mid-South region (Memphis and Nashville) of the United States and has performed numerous concerts to include artistic collaborations with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Memphis, and Mahogany jazz artist Kathy Kosins. The group primarily features the music of composer/arranger Jack Cooper, who is the musical director and co-founder of the JOD.[4] More recent performances were on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Levitt Shell Amphitheatre Concert series in Memphis, Tennessee[5] and Saturday March 7, 2015 at the Michael D. Rose Theatre to premiere the Origin Records release of the CD Time Within Itself.[6]

## Discography

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* 2000 Live at Harris Concert Hall (JOD 001)[7]
* 2003 Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter (Summit Records)
* 2004 Memphis Jazz Box (Select-O-Hits Records)
* 2004 Summit Jazz Sampler (Summit Records)[8]
* 2011 Live at the Levitt Shell Concert Series (JOD 002)[7]

## See also

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* Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
* Memphis Jazz Box
* Jack Cooper

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ Jazz Review: 2003 (David Binder)
3. ^ Jazz Review: 2003 (Lee Prosser)
4. ^ "All About Jazz: CD/LP Review, June 25, 2003". Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
5. ^ YouTube, JOD doing "How Long Has This Been Going On," June 5, 2011
6. ^ Richens, Mark. The Commercial Appeal. Michael Waldrop to premiere new album, Time Within Itself, March 2, 2015
7. ^ a b Jazz Orchestra of the Delta Discography on Discogs
8. ^ #2 Jazz Orchestra of the Delta Discography on Discog s]

## External links

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* Jazz Orchestra of the Delta's Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter at Summit Records
* Jazz Orchestra of the Delta at AllMusic
* Jazz Orchestra Of The Delta discography at Discogs
* Jazz Orchestra of the Delta discography at MusicBrainz
* OCLC 53972961, 714083941, 474330134
* Sound carrier of Jazz Orchestra of the Delta in the German National Library catalogue
* BnF 443244946 French National Library, Notice bibliographique

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* France
* 2
* BnF data
* 2
* Germany
* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz