New York steampunk bigband
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- Members:
- COMPOSER CONDUCTOR RINGLEADER
Darcy James Argue
CO-CONSPIRATORS
REEDS
Erica vonKleist
Rob Wilkerson
Mark Small
Sam Sadigursky
Josh Sinton
TRUMPETS
Ingrid Jensen
Nadje Noordhuis
Matt Holman
Seneca Black
Tom Goehring
TROMBONES
Ryan Keberle
Mike Fahie
James Hirschfeld
Jennifer Wharton
RHYTHM
Sebastian Noelle, guitar
Gordon Webster, piano
Matt Clohesy, bass
Jon Wikan, drums - Hometown:
- NYC
- Record Label:
- New Amsterdam Records
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Secret Society LiveCreated on December 1, 2007 at 4:59pm
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John Stephen Hanekamp Got hooked in from a Boston Globe article....just unbelievable music...cannot put it down. It had been sad cause so many greats are retiring, slowing down, or left us in big band....and I couldn't find many brilliant successors...till now...Yeah !!!!!!
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
A compilation of year-end honors for Infernal Machines:
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... and for the Society. Sweet mercy. Here are some of the year-end honors for Infernal Machines: Village Voice Jazz Critic's Poll (Best Debut Record, and #4 overall) JazzTimes Top 50 New Releases New York Times - Best Albums of...
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society On behalf of the Society, thanks to all of our fans and supporters for a tremendous year! Best wishes for 2010.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Infernal Machines voted Best Debut in the 2009 Village Voice Jazz Critics' Poll:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-12-29/m
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Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Spirit Music: Bob Brookmeyer at 80
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Bob Brookmeyer turns 80 years old today. To anyone with any interest in large-scale jazz composition, Brookmeyer is a figure of near-idolatrous worship. He's earned his place in the pantheon of great large ensemble composers many times over, alongside figures...
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Also #40 on the eMusic Best of 2009 list:
http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/best0
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The 60 albums that populate eMusic's Best of 2009 run the stylistic gamut. There's skronking, twisting avant-jazz, haunting choral music, apocalyptic folk and jubilant calypso. What unites these records, though, is the personal vision guiding each of them. ...
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Infernal Machines is #6 in 2009 JazzTimes Critics Poll: http://jazztimes.com/articles/25461-crit
Jason Crane
An interview with Darcy on The Jazz Session: http://thejazzsession.com/2009/12/11/the
Gary Lawrence Murphy
Infernal Machines tied for second place in the Ottawa Citizen's Top Albums of 2009! http://communities.canada.com/ottawaciti
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NPR Take Five's Top 10 Jazz Records Of 2009 includes albums from Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Ran Blake, and yrstruly:
http://bit.ly/8nBBUR
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Looking back on the year in jazz, much of the focus naturally falls on young talents such as Vijay Iyer. Still, some of 2009's key records also evoked bygone jazz eras with such creativity that they might signal a new wave of New Orleans and Brazilian jazz.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Secret Society is live at the Iridium tonight - 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_j
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25 November 2009 Iridium Jazz Club 1650 Broadway, New York NY 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM $25 featuring special guest Kendrick Scott, drums
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Kendrick Scott = Academy of Rhythm. Rehearsals have been amazing and exhausting - I love a drummer who keeps me on my toes.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
We are playing two sets at the Iridium this Wednesday, Nov. 25:
http://secretsociety.typepad.com/darcy_j
Also, the latest Secret Society News-Letter is now available:
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25 November 2009 Iridium Jazz Club 1650 Broadway, New York NY 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM $25 featuring special guest Kendrick Scott, drums
Alfred Sergel IV thank you for making great music. don't stop.
