ENTER AUTUMN by the David Caffey Jazz Orchestra
“David Caffey has handpicked a crackerjack ensemble of seasoned jazz artists, most hailing from the musically rich Denver/Northern Colorado area that he has called home since 2005, to render his music as he has long envisioned. As a result, this is not a typical debut recording . . . . .. a Beaujolais with sparkling moments but no lasting notes to savor. This is the work of a mature writer – whose clarity of thought and intention, whose deft manipulation of line, color, and density, and whose thoughtfulness of purpose is finally on a stage that artfully showcases it. Oh . . . and by the way, did I mention . . . it swings!! Oh, does it swing!!!”
Chuck Owen
Distinguished Professor of Jazz Studies
University of South Florida
2014
Grammy Nominee
David Caffey Composer, Arranger, Conductor
Wil Swindler Lead Alto Saxophone,
Soprano Saxophone, Flute
Briana Harris Alto Saxophone, Flute
Peter Sommer Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Kenyon Brenner Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Joel Harris Baritone Saxophone, Flute
Steve Hawk Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Brad Goode Trumpet, Flugelhorn
John Adler Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Moore Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Nat Wickham Lead Trombone
Paul McKee Trombone
Mark Patterson Trombone
Gary Mayne Bass Trombone
Steve Kovalcheck Guitar
Dana Landry Piano
Erik Applegate Bass
Jim White Drums
1. Birdlike
2. Enter Autumn
3. JJ’s Friends
4. Samba De Linda
5. Blue 16
6. Elegy
7. Both Sides of the Coin
8. Not Bob
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David Caffey
David Caffey’s music has been performed in concerts and festivals in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Canada and throughout the United States. His compositions and arrangements have been included on many professional and university jazz recordings over the past forty years. His most recent recording, ENTER AUTUMN by the David Caffey Jazz Orchestra, was released in October 2015 by Artist Alliance Records.
Caffey is presently Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Colorado, where he teaches jazz composition and arranging. He has won awards for musical composition from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE).
Caffey served as President of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) from 2004 to 2006 and currently serves as a member of the Governing Board of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers. He has appeared as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor at music festivals, conferences, universities and schools throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Europe. He was inducted into the California Jazz Education Hall of Fame in 2011. All of his published compositions and arrangements are available from UNC Jazz Press.
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