This May, Mobtown Modern will close out its 2009-2010 season with something that, to my knowledge, has not been done before—an arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring for jazz ensemble. I mention this now because I played a gig with my friend Darryl Brenzel—Darryl is arranging The Rite for our show—this past weekend and he slipped me a CD of the rehearsal recordings. Wow. That’s all I have to say. Below are excerpts from Parts 1, 2, and 4. I’ve heard the entire arrangement and am convinced that May 12, 2010 will be a very special night.
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