for
"Outstanding Jazz Group Performance"
We have updated and reconstructed the site. A group philosophy section has been added in addition to more current information regarding our album. Please enjoy your stay and remember to get your copy of our 2002 release Concepts In Tyme. This recording was recently submitted to the Dowbeat Student Music Awards and won an "Outstanding High School Jazz Group Performance" award.
Concepts in Tyme
Darryl Campbell/trumpet
Devon Mundel/trumpet
Jay Abolofia/trombone
Brian Smith/alto saxophone
Jacob Thomas/alto sax&tenor sax
Ian Tornay/baritone saxophone
Andrew Oliver/piano
John Storie/guitar
Jonathan Singer/bass
Tyson Michael/drums
Christopher Lay/percussion
Preservation, conservation, modernization, and collaboration became the Tyme Quartet's foundation of ideas behind Concepts in Tyme. As ensemble members, we searched for new avenues behind our music and the timeless music of the masters while attempting to maintain the dignity of such a hallowed art form. Considering the average age of the group was 17 at the release date, we had large barriers to override. But despite the doubts and fears of young artists releasing new material into the jazz world, we succeeded in making a name for the Tyme Quartet and the mission that this ensemble is founded upon. There are hundreds of great young musicians. Our task as young artists is to create. And because musical creativity envolves both musician and audience, the Tyme Quartet has released Concepts in Tyme in order to connect our creativty with our audience. We hope that you can share a musical experience through Concepts in Tyme and thank you for the listening.
John Storie
May 2003
By John Storie
Montgomery Park
By Jacob Thomas
Vertical Leap
Minor Adjustment
Mystique
By Jonathan Singer
Concept
By Tyson Michael
Scruples
not so-standards
Stella By Starlight
At The Mambo Inn
Four on Six
Copyright 2003; Riesto Music, Jojatyjo Records
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