Groove Junkies by Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra

Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra

Groove Junkies

Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558289422
Catnr: ORIGIN 82894
Release date: 07 February 2025
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Label
Origin Records

UPC
0805558289422

Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82894

Release date
07 February 2025

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About the album

Among the vanguard of today’s contemporary composers and big band arrangers, trombonist Ben Patterson and his Washington, DC-based band deliver with this hard-driving, bone-chilling set of electrified funk. His music is just as comfortable harnessing the power of the traditional big band horn section as it is with the intermingling of electronica to achieve a singular, complex vision. Surrounded by the elite rhythm section of pianist Chris Ziemba, guitarist Shawn Purcell, bassist Paul Henry, and drummer Todd Harrison, Patterson molds deep musical magic around their swirling grooves.

Der Posaunist Ben Patterson und seine in Washington, DC, ansässige Band gehören zur Avantgarde der zeitgenössischen Komponisten und Big-Band-Arrangeure und liefern mit diesem treibenden, schockierenden Set elektrifizierten Funk. Seine Musik macht sich die Kraft der traditionellen Big-Band-Bläser ebenso zu Nutze wie die Vermischung mit elektronischen Elementen, um eine einzigartige, komplexe Vision zu erreichen. Umgeben von der Elite-Rhythmusgruppe mit Pianist Chris Ziemba, Gitarrist Shawn Purcell, Bassist Paul Henry und Schlagzeuger Todd Harrison, formt Patterson eine tiefe musikalische Magie um ihre wirbelnden Grooves.

Artist(s)

Ben Patterson (trombone)

In 2016, Ben launched the Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra with its first recording, Vital Frequencies, featuring Chris Potter. The band includes some of the Washington, DC area's top musicians and has performed at Blues Alley and for the Washington Performing Arts Society Gala. Among the vanguard of today's contemporary composers and big band arrangers, Ben Patterson's music is just as comfortable harnessing the power of the traditional big band horn section as it is with the intermingling of electronica to achieve a singular, complex vision. Surrounded by the elite rhythm section of pianist Chris Ziemba, guitarist Shawn Purcell, bassist Paul Henry, and drummer Todd Harrison, Patterson molds deep musical magic around their swirling grooves. Patterson's unique musical voice makes him instantly recognizable...

In 2016, Ben launched the Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra with its first recording, Vital Frequencies, featuring Chris Potter. The band includes some of the Washington, DC area's top musicians and has performed at Blues Alley and for the Washington Performing Arts Society Gala. Among the vanguard of today's contemporary composers and big band arrangers, Ben Patterson's music is just as comfortable harnessing the power of the traditional big band horn section as it is with the intermingling of electronica to achieve a singular, complex vision. Surrounded by the elite rhythm section of pianist Chris Ziemba, guitarist Shawn Purcell, bassist Paul Henry, and drummer Todd Harrison, Patterson molds deep musical magic around their swirling grooves. Patterson's unique musical voice makes him instantly recognizable as a trombonist, composer, and arranger. He is the former lead trombonist and music director for the USAF Airmen of Note, with whom he spent 22 years thrilling audiences with his fiery technique and connecting with students all over the U.S. and abroad.

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Chris Potter

Chris Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family soon moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he spent his formative years. Potter showed an early interest in a wide variety of different music and easily learned several instruments including the guitar and piano. He quickly realized after hearing Paul Desmond that the saxophone would be the vehicle that would best allow him to express himself musically. He played his first professional jazz gig on alto sax at age thirteen after mastering the complex musical language of Charlie Parker. He developed a devoted local following while performing with the Columbia jazz musicians Johnny Helms and Terry Rosen, as well as with others in the jazz community. After leaving Columbia upon his graduation from Dreher High School, Potter attended college in New York City,...

Chris Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family soon moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he spent his formative years. Potter showed an early interest in a wide variety of different music and easily learned several instruments including the guitar and piano. He quickly realized after hearing Paul Desmond that the saxophone would be the vehicle that would best allow him to express himself musically.
He played his first professional jazz gig on alto sax at age thirteen after mastering the complex musical language of Charlie Parker. He developed a devoted local following while performing with the Columbia jazz musicians Johnny Helms and Terry Rosen, as well as with others in the jazz community.
After leaving Columbia upon his graduation from Dreher High School, Potter attended college in New York City, first at the New School, and later at the Manhattan School of Music. Upon his arrival in New York he began performing with Red Rodney and gained a reputation as a rising new star of the saxophone.

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