Photo by Stephen Burton
Vocals
Julia Easterlin
Danielle Wertz
Saxes
Remy Le Boeuf
Alejandro Aviles
Lucas Pino
John Lowery
Carl Maraghi
Trumpets
Tony Kadleck
Matt Holman
John Lake
John Raymond
Trombones
Mike Fahie
Alan Ferber
Jasim Perales
James Borowski
Rhythm Section
Alex Goodman, Max Light -guitar
Martha Kato -piano
Dan Montgomery -bass
Peter Kronreif -drums
Greg Robbins -conductor
“RADIANT, UNCLUTTERED BEAUTY”
- The San Francisco Chronicle
“OVERWHELMING BEAUTY”
- The New York Times
With the release of Heartland Radio, the four-time Grammy-nominated composer and saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf finds inspiration in the ever-shifting soundscape of the great American road trip. Through seven tracks of stunning ingenuity and intimacy, Le Boeuf’s large ensemble Assembly of Shadows melds modern jazz language and classical textures with ideas and emotions gleaned from pop radio. Echoes of indie rock, R&B, dance-pop, alternative, and EDM infuse breathtaking orchestral harmony, nimble ensemble interplay and masterful solos — including those by the bandleader, whose crystalline alto work exhibits a depth of understanding that only the music’s composer could attain. In the process, Le Boeuf bridges the gaps between geographic and artistic communities — jazz and classical and contemporary music, high culture and pop culture — much as he’s done throughout his career. From co-leading the acclaimed Le Boeuf Brothers with his identical twin, to gigging with pop-rock band HAIM and collaborating with producer Prefuse 73, he’s the sort of wide-open musician whose only criterion is quality –– “I’m bringing together everything I love and making it my own.”
Remy Le Boeuf is a 4x Grammy-nominated composer and saxophonist whose music is rooted in the jazz tradition and overlaps into contemporary classical and indie-rock realms. Le Boeuf is also the founder of the jazz orchestra, Assembly of Shadows, and the Chief Conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band. He has worked with a range of collaborators including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Linda Oh, HAIM, JACK Quartet, Dayna Stephens, and his twin brother Pascal, with whom he co-leads the experimental quintet, Le Boeuf Brothers.
Le Boeuf's list of honors include commissions from Chamber Music America, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, as well as 7 ASCAP Young Composer Awards, the BMI Charlie Parker Jazz Prize, and the Copland House Residency Award.
Le Boeuf is the Director of Jazz and Commercial Music Studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.
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