WHICH WITCH? LJB Takes on Wicked, the Wiz and the Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz has fans from every generation, and the music from all the versions is timeless. The original Wizard of Oz (Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, 1939), the Wiz (Charlie Smalls, 1975); and now Wicked (Stephen Schwartz, 2003) have all produced music for the ages. This show features classics old and new, with original arrangements for jazz orchestra on the music of Oz.
Library Jazz Band is a 17-person jazz collective from Yonkers and Southern Westchester, bringing to life the great classics of all eras of big band jazz. Founded in 2022, the band loves a good creative challenge! In 2023, we celebrated Steve Wonder's Innervisions Album on its 50th Anniversary with all original arrangements of every track on the album. In summer 2024, we offered BIG BAND Small Screen, a smorgasbord of great tunes, ear worms, and big band classics from the "small" screen as television or cartoon music. Our Spring 2025 program, Hitting the Low Notes, brought in guest composer tubist Joseph Daley to conduct his suite The Seven Deadly Sins, with an expanded band including french horns, tuba, and bass sax....
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WHICH WITCH? LJB Takes on Wicked, the Wiz and the Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz has fans from every generation, and the music from all the versions is timeless. The original Wizard of Oz (Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, 1939), the Wiz (Charlie Smalls, 1975); and now Wicked (Stephen Schwartz, 2003) have all produced music for the ages. This show features classics old and new, with original arrangements for jazz orchestra on the music of Oz.
Library Jazz Band is a 17-person jazz collective from Yonkers and Southern Westchester, bringing to life the great classics of all eras of big band jazz. Founded in 2022, the band loves a good creative challenge! In 2023, we celebrated Steve Wonder's Innervisions Album on its 50th Anniversary with all original arrangements of every track on the album. In summer 2024, we offered BIG BAND Small Screen, a smorgasbord of great tunes, ear worms, and big band classics from the "small" screen as television or cartoon music. Our Spring 2025 program, Hitting the Low Notes, brought in guest composer tubist Joseph Daley to conduct his suite The Seven Deadly Sins, with an expanded band including french horns, tuba, and bass sax.
Rhythm
Sarah Jane Cion, piano
Dan Asher, bass
Bill Reeve, drums
Saxophones
Nancy Maron, alto, soprano
Matt Garrison, tenor
Chris Ferdinand, tenor
Karl Watson, baritone
Trumpets
Jordan Hirsch
Ron Horton
Kim Burgie
William Schaeffer
Trombones
Rob Susman
Dave Levitt
Michael Fahn
Walter Barrett, bass
Sarah Jane Cion, piano
Sarah is a 1st Place Winner of the internationally acclaimed 17th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition, whose judges were Horace Silver, Kenny Barron, Ellis Marsalis, Benny Green and Bill Charlap. Ms. Cion’s trio has performed in Japan at the prestigious Fukuoka Blue Note and Sarah appeared on the Nationally syndicated NPR radio show “Piano Jazz“ with Marian McPartland. Most recently, her songs “Cat in the Hat” and “Golden Song” were featured respectively in Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Mule in 2018 and Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Golden Song in Thor: The Dark World.
Rob Susman, trombone
“Susman’s scorching, percussive trombone energy...the perfect hypnotic and feisty representation…” –The JW Vibe
Rob Susman is a trombonist and bandleader, co-leader of Funk Shui NYC; and most recently of the new nonet, Top Secret Lab. Rob has performed with The Allman Brothers, Christina Aguilera, Ashford and Simpson, Frankie Avalon, Marshall Crenshaw, Neil Diamond, Jay and the Americans, Chaka Kahn, Darlene Love, Idina Menzel, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters, Neil Sedaka, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Ronnie Spector, Steve Van Zandt, Benny Golson, Clark Terry, Tito Puente, Branford Marsalis, Chico O’Farrill’s Afro-Cuban Orchestra, and The Duke Ellington Legacy.
Mike Rubino, Alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Mike has been Chair of the Music Department for the Hastings-on-Hudson School District for over 30 years. His performing credits include playing with the Buddy Rich Band and recording with Lionel Hampton.
Jenny Hill, Tenor saxophone
Jenny Hill is a composer, arranger, and performer and also leads her own band Liquid Horn, a jazz sextet featuring her own compositions. She is currently a member of Lioness, an all-female jazz sextet that has a new release, Pride and Joy, out on Posi-Tone Records.
Jordan Hirsch, trumpet
Jordan is a NYC based professional trumpet player, who performs in a wide variety of styles. He performed in the critically acclaimed NY Off-Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.
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