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The first CD from the formation, simply titled "Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg feat. George Duke and Didier Lockwood" is comprised of mostly original pieces by Waltzing, but also a composition by Jazz Guitarist David Laborier and one by Jazz Pianist Marc Mangen.
Orchestre National De Jazz Luxembourg
Founded in 2005, as the brainchild of Gast Waltzing, Professor of Trumpet at the Conservatoire du Luxembourg, and Head of the Jazz Department. Waltzing also has his own Jazz band "Largo" with its second release on Warner Jazz, London.
The Mission of the ONJL, and Gast Waltzing's concept for the formation is many layered.
First, to provide a platform for the upcoming young jazz musicians in Luxembourg. A place they can use their skills, write for the formation and play with musicians of the same caliber.
The second is to contribute to the renewal of the literature for the Big Band as an art form. Waltzing, who will be the chef of the
Orchestra for 3 years, is also the major composer for the formation. The next chef, who will also head the Big Band for 3 years, will also be required to write an original program for the formation. In this manor, a large and varied new original repertoire for the big band will be created.
It should be noted that the formation of this group is unusual in that there are: 3 trumpets, 3 saxo (alto, tenor & baryton), 2 horns, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 drums, 1 percussion, 1 moog, 1 piano, 1 guitar and 1 bass.
Big Band Members:
Gast Waltzing |
Musical Director, Trumpet |
Carlo Nardozza |
Trumpet |
Marc Neyen |
Trumpet |
David Fettmann |
Alto Saxophone |
Damien Prud´homme |
Tenor Saxophone |
Franz Breger |
Baryton Saxophone |
Gilles Klein |
French Horn |
Steve Boehm |
French Horn |
Serguei Khmielevskoi |
Trombone |
Marc Meyers |
Trombone |
Patrick Krysatis |
Tuba |
Rainer Kind |
Drums |
Michel Mootz |
Percussion |
Patrick Hartert |
Moog, Piano |
Marc Mangen |
Piano |
David Laborier |
Guitar |
Laurent Peckels |
Bass |
The ONJL will invite great jazz soloists to perform with them each season:
George Duke
The first concert of the ONJL was for the grand opening of the new Salle de la Grande-Duchesse Josephine-Charlotte, also known simply as the Philharmonie. George Duke was the invited soloist and the concert was a huge success. It also was the beginning of a musical relationship between Waltzing, Duke and the ONJL. George Duke is one of the soloists on the first CD from the formation, simply titled:
"Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg feat. George Duke and Didier Lockwood".
Didier Lockwood
In the 2006 season French Violinist Didier Lockwood was guest soloist with the ONJL and participated in a live recording, one piece of which is included on the CD "Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg feat. George Duke and Didier Lockwood", too.
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