Video of the Day: trombonist Mike Fahie shares his new album Urban(e)

New York City-based trombonist Mike Fahie (Darcy James Argue, John McNeil, Pedro Giraudo) has just released the debut album from his steadfast large ensemble, the Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra, with Urban(e), on 28 August via Dave Douglas' Greenleaf music. Combining jazz and classical idioms, Fahie’s arrangements of works by seven composers celebrate the cross-pollination of these two genres, to create one cohesive sound.  

The ensemble, which has been together since 2012, features 18 of New York’s most creative musicians, including standout soloists Chet Doxas, Quinsin Nachoff, Jennifer Wharton, and David Smith, along with Fahie himself on trombone and euphonium. Urban(e) represents over 200 years of musical invention, interpreted through a jazz lens including subtle undertones of blues, rock, and soul with interpretations of well-known works from the classical repertoire including Stravinsky’s ‘The Firebird’, a Bach Cantata, a prelude by Debussy, and perhaps the world’s most well-known opera aria, Puccini’s ‘Nessun Dorma’.

There's also a chance to join Mike Fahie for an album listening party on Sunday 13 September at 2pm NYC Time, 7pm UK Time - click here for more info

For more info on the album visit greenleafmusic.com – and watch the album preview below