"District of the Blues" — Eyal Vilner Big Band
The first in a series of videos from the recent Eyal Vilner Big Band shows at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in NYC. Here is Eyal’s arrangement of “The District of the Blues” composed by NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens. It features Andrew Gould on alto sax. and Wayne Tucker on trumpet.
Eyal Vilner – alto sax, clarinet and flute, compositions, arrangements and conducting
Reeds: Dan Block, Andrew Gould, Andy Farber, Lucas Pino, Eden Bareket
Trumpets: Bryan Davis, Andy Gravish, Wayne Tucker, Alphonso Horne
Trombones: Yonatan Voltzok, Ron Wilkins, Max Seigel (bass)
Tadataka Unno – piano
Jennifer Vincent – bass
Joe Strasser – drums