JAZZ NEWS: A new documentary from filmmaker Michele Brangwen follows the musicians of the NDR Bigband on a weeklong creative journey with Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans

October 26, 2022
JAZZ NEWS: A new documentary from filmmaker Michele Brangwen follows the musicians of the NDR Bigband on a weeklong creative journey with Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans

A new documentary from filmmaker Michele Brangwen follows the musicians of the NDR Bigband on a weeklong creative journey with Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans  The NDR Bigband rehearses and performs “A Conversation,” a suite by Hagans, who also conducts and solos. Performers discuss their connection to the music and to each other. The … Read More

REVIEW: Tim Hagans / NDR Big Band “A Conversation” – Jazz Views

July 7, 2021
REVIEW: Tim Hagans / NDR Big Band “A Conversation” – Jazz Views

By Euan Dixon, Jazz Views The bright, incisive hard bop trumpet playing of Tim Hagans has enlivened many a session from his early work with the Stan Kenton orchestra of the seventies through impressive contributions to small groups such as those lead by tenorist Gordon Brisker and bassist Ron McClure. Working with the Thad Jones … Read More

REVIEW: Tim Hagans A Conversation – DOWNBEAT

June 1, 2021
REVIEW: Tim Hagans A Conversation – DOWNBEAT

By Ed Enright, Downbeat A Conversation is trumpeter-composer Tim Hagans’ fourth collaborative recording project with Germany’s esteemed NDR Bigband, also known as the Hamburg Radio Jazz Orchestra. Read more here.

NEW RELEASE: Trumpeter Tim Hagans To Release New Album, ‘A Conversation’ with the NDR Bigband on June 4 via Waiting Moon Records

March 29, 2021
NEW RELEASE: Trumpeter Tim Hagans To Release New Album, ‘A Conversation’ with the NDR Bigband on June 4 via Waiting Moon Records

Celebrated Trumpeter and Composer Tim Hagans Announces the Release of A Conversation, Commissioned and Performed by the NDR Bigband, To Be Released on June 4, 2021 on Waiting Moon Records 3x GRAMMY-nominated composer and trumpeter Tim Hagans is pleased to announce the release of A Conversation, an all-new, original multi-movement concerto performed by the NDR … Read More