Premiere of “Bacheque”
October 23, 2016Here’s the premiere performance of Bacheque, an original work by the SOUL-JAZZ Big Band. Bill Straub pays the alto solo, and Dean Keller is on baritone sax.
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SOUL-JAZZ Big Band live on Jazz 90.1
October 12, 2016Russell Scarbrough’s SOUL-JAZZ Big Band will be performing live on WGMC 90.1 FM radio in Rochester, NY on Wednesday October 12 from 7-8pm. The performance will also be streaming live […]
Premiere of “Skies Over Fairport”
May 6, 2013Here is last Friday’s premiere of Skies Over Fairport, written for the combined forces of the Fairport High School Jazz Band and the SOUL-JAZZ Big Band. We concluded the program […]
New Music in February!
January 30, 2013I have — count ’em – four new pieces being unveiled in the month of February this year: Friday, February 8: The fourth in an ongoing series of commissions for […]
Skies Over Fairport, midi preview
November 26, 2012Here’s the midi rendering of a new piece composed for TWO big bands performing together: the Fairport High School Jazz Ensemble and the SOUL-JAZZ Big Band. We’ll be premiering this […]
Upcoming Commissioned Works for 2013
October 30, 2012I’m excited to announce several commissioned pieces I’m currently working on that will be premiered in 2013… which is already shaping up to be a busy year! New music for […]
Big Band chart: Cheesecake
August 2, 2012My arrangement of Dexter Gordon’s Cheesecake, as performed by the Eastman Jazz Ensemble. View the score here.
SOUL-JAZZ Big Band at XRIJF: June 27
June 8, 2012My 12-piece ensemble, “Russell Scarbrough’s SOUL-JAZZ Big Band”, is appearing at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on Wednesday, June 27. We’re playing two sets, at 7pm and 9pm, on […]
SOUL-JAZZ from November
December 5, 2011Here’s our second set from November 22, 2011 at Tala Vera. Trumpets: Ron D’Angelo, Nikola Tomic, Dave ChisholmTrombones: Russell Scarbrough, Bob KalwasSaxes: Dann Brown, Ethan Helm, Casey MacFarlane, Karl StabnauPiano: […]
The SOUL-JAZZ Big Band: Every FOURTH TUESDAY at Tala Vera!
September 12, 2011After our debut in August, the SOUL-JAZZ Big Band has been invited to play every month at Tala Vera in downtown Rochester! Come out and dig the grooves on the […]