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8 Brass (Level IV)Zaremba’s Kangaroo Bruise Blues made him the proud recipient of the 2018 Sammy Nestico Award. This piece could be called “A study of the blues”. It was originally written for trumpet masters Ingrid Jensen, Bobby Shew, Clay Jenkins, and Dennis Dotson. Each solo section gave a different aspect of the blues for them to solo over, starting with traditional blues, moving towards a stop-time be-bop section, then a modern sus4 double blues, then a modern altered blues. The chart has been re-adapted to feature members of each section of the big band. The recording by the Toshi Clinch Big Band is a perfect example to follow in terms of style and interpretation, think Thad Jones all the way!
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Drew Zaremba
is quickly earning a worldwide reputation as a passionate conductor,
award-winning writer, and fiery performer. As a writer, he has composed and
arranged pieces for the BBC Orchestra, Metropole Orkest, Dallas Symphony
Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Randy Brecker, Lee Loughane of Chicago, Chuck
Findley, Eddie Gomez, the Vietnam Classical Players, the Pyramid Jazz Orchestra
in Kanazawa, and Erin Dickins of the Manhattan Transfer. Mr. Zaremba joined the esteemed faculty of
the University of Northern Colorado in 2018 to teach jazz composition and
arranging. One of Drew’s most ambitious projects was writing a concert of music
entitled “Crossing Chinese Opera with Jazz” during a two month residency in
Zhuhai, China. Mr. Zaremba has published music through Sierra Music, UNC Jazz
press, and has recorded twenty of his pieces with the University of North Texas
One and Two O’Clock Lab Bands. In 2015,
Drew was awarded 1st prize of $10,000 in the Sherman/Barsanti Inspiration Award
at the UNT for his premier concert with his orchestra, the Unity Orchestra,
which featured Eddie Gomez. Drew was ecstatic to receive the Sammy Nestico
Award for his original composition in 2018, which includes a follow-up
commission with the world-renowned Airmen of Note.
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