Split Bill: Ben Haugland Quintet “A Million Dreams” CD Release
Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/13/2015
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
The Falcon
Categories
featuring Ben Haugland/Piano, Scott Wendholt/Trumpet, Stephen Jones/Tenor Sax, Jay Anderson/Bass and
Chris Smith/Drums
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/faculty/benhaugland.asp
An accomplished pianist and composer, one of Haugland’s compositions, “Lift,” won a DownBeat award for “Best Original Song.” In April 2012, Haugland released his debut album “Point of No Return” featuring NYC alto saxophonist Dick Oatts and bassist Jay Anderson. His album has received national radio airplay and has been ranked on the jazz charts by jazzweek.com for the past year. Haugland has also played in professional and academic settings with prominent jazz artists Randy Brecker, Terell Stafford, Greg Gisbert, Snooky Young, Chris Potter, Dave Pietro, Dick Oatts, Tim Warfield, Donny McCaslin, Jeff Coffin, Bob Mintzer, Steve Davis, Curtis Fuller, Jay Anderson, Chuck Berghofer, Jay Leonhardt, Billy Hart, Jeff Hamilton, Adonis Rose, Ed Soph, and John Riley.
“A Million Dreams, pianist Ben Haugland’s second date as a leader, has an element of a propulsive, flexible, sensitive rhythm section comprised of Haugland, bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Chris Smith. Haugland, tenor saxophonist Stephen Jones, and trumpeter Scott Wendholt are capable soloists with stimulating things to say and ample technique. These guys play the leader’s genuinely original compositions—and the rest of the material—with absolute conviction.” – AllAboutJazz
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