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

Jazz Critics Poll 2021!

January 1, 2022
Jazz Critics Poll 2021!

16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios, Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound) New Releases – Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix) New Releases – Andrew Gilbert (San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Classical Voice, Bay Area News Group) New Releases – Mark Holston (Jazziz, Latino) New Releases – Yoshi Kato (San Francisco … 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: Ted Nash & Glenn Close, Tim Hagans – Step Tempest

June 7, 2021
REVIEW: Ted Nash & Glenn Close, Tim Hagans – Step Tempest

By Richard Kamins, Step Tempest Ahhhh….the sounds of the modern Big Band.  The stories on these two albums will touch your heart and the rhythms just might shake the foundations of your house. Read more here.      

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.