“This session is not simply a historical record. It’s the culmination of 14 years of gigs, tours, festivals, recording sessions and lots of rehearsal: spontaneous, honest, and stunningly recorded, it’s the best we could do and the best we’ve done.” -- Eli Newberger
Dave Radlauer: From my Jazz vault emerges an exclusive performance by NBEJB from a two-night concert series hosted by the South Bay Traditional Jazz Society in Sunnyvale, CA (near San Jose). Nearly six hours of audio was recorded for broadcast. Very little of this music has ever been aired, broadcast or circulated. You’ll find the music mentioned in this article at the JAZZ RHYTHM website: www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com.
Few bands of the last half century have presented Traditional Jazz with greater virtuosity or ensemble spirit than the New Black Eagle Jazz Band (NBEJB). Each musician was a master of his instrument responding with sensitivity to the others as the band built its momentum. This mutual listening process was key to an extraordinary ensemble unity and ability to imprint their signature onto Classic Jazz tunes.
