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Michael's Jazz Blog

12/17/2018

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Another great writeup about "Make BIG BAND GREAT AGAIN":​
NEW RELEASES FALL 2018

NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Again, a lot of new material has been released in the last few months. Here comes a short list of albums which are really remarkable.

Release date: November 6
Elliot Deutsch is an active composer, arranger, and big band leader in Los Angeles, CA. His band, called Elliot Deutsch Big Band is one of the most exciting and inventive big bands in the greater Los Angeles area.

“My plan was to write an album to pay tribute to my hometown, Los Angeles. The first song I wrote was “Pink Sunset (Over Gray Skies),” with reverence to our beautiful evenings that are ironically decorated by pollution. After writing a draft of the melody (that was later revised heavily by Bob McChesney), I experienced a bit of writer’s block. I put it aside and began another piece. This piece became “Fake News.” It was much darker, heavier, and more energetic than typical large ensemble jazz music. The piece combines elements of many of my favorite non-jazz music, Chase, Tower of Power, Rage Against the Machine. I wasn’t writing this piece for any particular listener, rather writing music that would speak to me and my feelings about the political climate that was at the front of my mind.”
So expect a unique and intensive big band album.

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For booking information or to purchase sheet music, contact Elliot Deutsch at
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