Classical Jazz Quartet
Encyclopedia
The Classical Jazz Quartet is a jazz
quartet established in the 2000s. It consists of mainstream jazz performers playing jazz interpretations of classical music
repertoire.
Bob Belden
has written arrangements for the group.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
quartet established in the 2000s. It consists of mainstream jazz performers playing jazz interpretations of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
repertoire.
Bob Belden
Bob Belden
James Robert Belden is an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader and producer. He is noted for his Grammy Award winning jazz orchestral recording titled The Black Dahlia. He is also a past head of A & R for Blue Note Records.Belden was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised in...
has written arrangements for the group.
Discography
- Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (2001, Vertical Jazz), reissued as The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky (September 19, 2006)
- The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach (Vertical Jazz, 2002)
- The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov (May 16, 2006, Kind of Blue) The recording concentrates on Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900...
. - Christmas (2006)