By Gordon Jack, Jazz Journal Charlie Rosen’s 8-Bit Big Band explores what the press-release calls “The Great Video Game Songbook” on this, their third release. The ensemble is essentially a … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else! Then there’s the disc from the 8-Bit Big Band: Released on Jan. 8, Backwards Compatible explores the further reaches of the so-called Great Video Game … Read More
by Delarue, Lucid Culture The 8-Bit Big Band are one of the most improbably successful brands in music. They own the franchise on lavishly orchestrated, jazz-oriented arrangements of video game themes. They … Read More
By Kevin Johnson, No Treble The 8-Bit Big Band has released their third album, Backwards Compatible, which continues the group’s approach of reimagining video game music for jazz orchestra. Led … Read More
By BWW, Broadway World The 8-Bit Big Band, under the direction of Tony-nominee Charlie Rosen, has released their third full length album, Backwards Compatible. An exploration of the “Great Video … Read More
by Matt Micucci, JazzIz Charlie Rosen and his spectacular 70+ piece ensemble, The 8-Bit Big Band, return with a brand new collection of arrangements of music from the “Great Video … Read More
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ The 8-Bit Big Band, Backwards Compatible (Teamchuck): Backwards Compatible, Charlie Rosen’s third album with his acclaimed 8-Bit Big Band, is due out on January 8, 2021. … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog The Full album of this unusual music project is available on Apple Music Spotify and Bandcamp. The concept was for musicians and video game … Read More
By Matt Micucci, JAZZIZ The 8-Bit Big Band, under the direction of 29-year old multi-talented bandleader/composer Charlie Rosen, is redefining the concept of a modern big band. This 33-piece ensemble … Read More
By Doug Hall, WICN Public Radio When you think about video game themes, the word “Jazz” does not easily come to mind. However, on March 1st at the Berklee Performance … Read More
