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BJA BIG BAND SEEKING NEW COMPOSITIONS!

BJA BIG BAND, DIRECTED BY ANTHONY VILLA

The Baltimore Jazz Alliance Big Band is ready to start its FOURTH exciting year.

This 18-piece big band had a great season last year performing at Cecil College, Carroll Community College, Stevenson University, and Loyola University Maryland. WEAA broadcast our concert for the 2nd year and has committed to doing so this year.

The band is getting ready to tackle some new challenging charts in 2014.

The BJABB’s mission is to provide area musicians with an opportunity to rehearse and perform works by Baltimore and Maryland-area composers and arrangers and to bring this great music to the community in free concerts.

We rehearse each Tuesday during the summer, from mid-June to early September. Then the band gives a public concert early in the fall.

The life blood of the band is new music by Baltimore musicians. Composers and arrangers are enthusiastically encouraged to email pdfs and mp3s of the big band chart(s) to Villa for consideration for this year’s concerts. The earlier, the better!

Baltimore jazz musicians, we welcome you! Be a part of the big band music scene in Baltimore. Be a part of the Baltimore Jazz Alliance Big Band.

• Play pro-level charts with other great musicians.
• No year-long commitment (June 17 to September 11).
• Rehearsals Tuesdays 7-9 at Loyola University Maryland.
• Plenty of free parking. Drum set and piano are on-site.
• Play concerts (4 are planned in September; Loyola 9/12 others TBA)
• Hear your performance on WEAA.
• Get recorded.
• Composers and arrangers –- submit your scores.

Further information or for complete details for sending mp3 and pdfs, or to apply for membership in the band, please contact Anthony Villa at avilla@loyola.edu.

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