Swingin’ With The Flying Horse Big Band
The Flying Horse Big Band presents SWINGIN’ WITH THE FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, a spirited collection rooted in jazz history but alive with the energy of a new generation.
Blending original compositions with rarely heard classics, the recording moves effortlessly from hard-swinging, Basie-inspired ensemble work and sophisticated arrangements by Harry Allen and Mark Taylor to bossa nova, blues, and a remarkable revival of Bill Finegan’s historic arrangement of “The Continental”—a chart so rarely recorded that this may be only its second published recording.
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All proceeds benefit the Jazz Studies program at the University of Central Florida.
Available on disc from the UCF Box Office via PurplePass and digital from multiple retailers.
About the Band
The Flying Horse Big Band has recorded ten albums with three reaching #1 on national jazz radio charts.
The ensemble’s precision and individual voices drive the new record, while acclaimed vocalist and harmonica player Rob Paparozzi joins the band for a soulful closing performance of John Hiatt’s “Feels Like Rain.”
Director Jeff Rupert
Jeff Rupert is an accomplished composer, saxophonist, record producer, and recording artist who has been a featured soloist with artists including Sam Rivers, Mel Tormé, Maynard Ferguson, and Benny Carter.
He is the leader of The Jazz Professors, director of The Flying Horse Big Band, and conductor of the Florida Symphony Youth Jazz Orchestra. Rupert is a Yamaha artist and founder of Flying Horse Records.
