CONCERTS
Bill Kirchner,
soprano saxophone
with
Eddie Monteiro
MIDI-accordion, vocals
Ron Vincent, drums
Trumpets, Montclair, NJ
Friday, June 8, 2007, 8:30 p.m.
Bill Kirchner,
soprano saxophone & conductor;
New Jersey City University
Faculty Concert
Sunday, March 25, 2007, 3 p.m.
Bill Kirchner,
soprano saxophone
Lana's
Clark, New Jersey
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 7-11 p.m.
Bill Kirchner,
soprano saxophone;
Junior Mance, piano
St. Peter's Church, NYC
Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 1 p.m.
WORKSHOPS
“THAD JONES RETROSPECTIVE”
with Cecil Bridgewater,
Billy Harper,
Bill Kirchner,
and Jimmy Owens.
Jazz Improv Convention
The New Yorker Hotel, NYC
Gramercy Park Suite
Saturday, October 27, 2007, 12 noon.
BOOKS
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO JAZZ
edited by Bill Kirchner
(Oxford University Press, 2000)
A collection of 60 specially-commissioned essays by 59 prominent musicians, scholars, and critics.
2001 Award for "Best Jazz Book,"
Jazz Journalists' Association
"More than a treatise on jazz, this book is a compilation of articles on all phases of the music contributed by musicians and professional writers who speak for the art firsthand. Highly recommended for everyone interested in jazz."
-- Benny Carter
"No book on jazz has ever attempted the scope of this monumental collection of 60 studies by 59 writers. Commissioned and organized by editor Bill Kirchner into an interlocking mosaic, its 800 pages examine and evaluate every aspect of the origins, ongoing development and offshoots of jazz--and its myriad personalities--to a degree which makes this the one indispensable publication in the field. It is both a reference work for the serious scholar and a rewarding book to be dipped into by the casual reader."
-- George Avakian
"...a durable addition to the literature of the music. ...these essays should lead to an irresistible urge to hear more."
-- Nat Hentoff, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"...the over-all writing makes for some of the very best reading pleasure I have ever encountered among jazz texts!"
-- Lee Bash, Jazz Educators Journal
"Not all the essays are equally successful, nor could they even be; but as a
whole, the book -- the first of its kind -- asserts itself as a milestone among
publications dedicated to jazz: an absorbing reading and a reference book
which in the future will be difficult not to take into account."
-- Francesco Martinelli, Musica Jazz (Italy)
"A significant achievement that should reside on every jazz bookshelf...."
-- Larry Appelbaum, Jazz Times
To find more information or purchase this book online, click on 
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CURRENT CDs
EVERYTHING I LOVE:
with Bill Kirchner, Eddie Monteiro,
Ron Vincent, & Jackie Cain
(Evening Star Records)
For more information or to purchase this album online,
click on http://cdbaby.com/cd/kirchner
"…a welcome surprise...[with] eleven highly varied tracks…." --
Paul Blair, Hot House
"...a tonal blend that turns out quite lovely on this largely lyrical album." --
Owen Cordle, The News & Observer
" ‘Everything I Love’ is delightful, very heartfelt, personal, and engaging from note 1." --
Mike Gibbs, composer/arranger
"…a beautiful, personal sound on the soprano, with lovely graceful phrases and—all too rare—no
wasted notes or clichés" --
Denny Zeitlin, pianist/composer
TRANCE DANCE: (2-CD SET)
The Bill Kirchner Nonet -- LIVE IN CONCERT (A-Records)
Bill Kirchner, soprano and alto saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet
Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Michael Rabinowitz, bassoon, bass clarinet
Bud Burridge, Brian Lynch, trumpets, flugels
Douglas Purviance, bass trombone
Carlton Holmes, piano, synthesizer
Chip Jackson, bass, electric bass
Ron Vincent, drums
"The arrangements of its broad range of material from pop covers to originals are vibrant and filled with wonderful instrumental colors and harmonic ideas." --Ken Franckling, UPI
"...a near perfect balance between the rehearsed precision of a big band and the no-holds-barred flexibility of a smaller group.... The solos are of an extraordinarily high order, benefiting from arrangements that make their statement, then support the soloists seemingly wherever they want to go." --Bill Bennett, Jazz Times
"The diverse program of tunes blooms with high points of gleaming harmonies and stunning improvised solos...."
--Herb Wong, Jazz Educators Journal
(For more information or to purchase this album online, click on .)
FOR SOUND SAMPLES, CLICK ON
BY TRACKS BELOW.
CD 1: (Total= 56:20)
Trance Dance (Kenny Cox) Kenox Publishing Co., BMI 8:48
Solos: Lalama (tenor), Burridge (trumpet), Jackson (bass)
Brother Brown (Marshall Hawkins) Seahawk Music, BMI 8:51
Solos: Lynch (trumpet), Lalama (tenor), Vincent (drums)
Theme for Gregory (Bill Kirchner) Bill Kirchner Music, BMI 12:00
Solos: Holmes (piano), Burridge (flugelhorn), Kirchner (soprano)
Infant Eyes (Wayne Shorter) Miyako Music, BMI 7:15
Solos: Rabinowitz (bassoon), Holmes (piano)
Low Tide (Mike Crotty) Walrus Music Publishing, ASCAP 6:17
Solo: Jackson (bass)
Turkish Taffy (Mike Richmond) Ped Xing Publishing Co., BMI 12:29
Solos: Jackson (bass), Purviance (bass trombone), Lalama (tenor)
CD 2: (Total= 50:30)
