Lockdown by Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra
Lockdown is a collection of all original compositions and arrangements written by Joshua Jern, and it features some of the finest players from the Chicago scene. The trumpet section is an all-star line-up of longtime Chi-Town favorites, with contributions from Rob Parton (current head of Jazz Studies at University of North Texas), Roger Ingram (Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Harry Connick, Jr.), and Art Davis (Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Frank Mantooth, Kurt Elling). Trombone solos by Luke Malewicz (Heritage Jazz Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Orchestra) and Russ Phillips (Rob Parton Big Band, Chicago Jazz Orchestra) round out a stellar offering of brass solos. Lockdown also features vocalist Amanda Wolff (The Flat Cats, Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra), saxophonists Aaron McEvers (M-13, Psycles) and Andy Schlinder (CRISP, The Flat Cats), guitarist Chris Siebold (Kick The Cat, Psycles), keyboardist Rob Clearfield (Matt Ulery’s Loom, Persona), bassist Kurt Schweitz (George Freeman, Rockford Symphony), and drummer Greg Fundis (Fareed Haque, Led Zeppelin 2).
The music on Lockdown is varied in style- funk/rock fusion grooves and original compositions live comfortably alongside hard swing and classic standards in the Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra. Jern’s writing draws upon a rich and wide heritage of many different styles of American music while faithfully keeping intact the essential traditions of the big band genre.
Tracklist
| 1. | Bread Crumbs | 5:16 |
| 2. | Summertime | 7:31 |
| 3. | Amazing Grace | 4:55 |
| 4. | Closet Monster | 6:20 |
| 5. | No Moon At All | 5:13 |
| 6. | A Stretch of the Truth | 7:45 |
| 7. | Over The Rainbow | 5:41 |
| 8. | We Got This On Lockdown | 5:27 |
| 9. | August Song | 4:36 |
Credits
Executive Producer - Joshua Jern
Produced by - Joshua Jern & Fred Breitberg
Mixed & Mastered by - Fred Breitberg
Vocalist - Amanda Wolff
Trumpets-
Joshua Jern (lead, tracks 1, 4, & 8)
Roger Ingram (lead all other tracks)
Rob Parton - tracks 6 & 8
Art Davis - tracks 1, 5, 7, & 9
Trombones-
Luke Malewicz (lead, tracks 3, 4, 6-9)
Russ Phillips (lead, tracks 1 & 5)
Ryan Miller - bass trombone, track 4
Steve Duncan
-lead trombone, track 2
-bass trombone, tracks 1-3, 5-9
Saxes/Woodwinds-
Aaron McEvers - alto sax/flute - all tracks except 4 & 8
Andrew Schlinder
-tenor/baritone sax/clarinet/bass clarinet - all tracks
-alto sax - tracks 4 & 8
Rhythm-
Chris Siebold, guitar - tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, & 7
Mark Nelson, keys - tracks 1, 3, 5, 7
Rob Clearfield, keys - tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 9
Curt Bley, bass - all tracks except 4 & 8
Kurt Schweitz, bass - tracks 4 & 8
Greg Fundis, drums - all tracks except 4
Mike Bruno, drums/aux percussion track 4 only
