Steve Rosenbloom Big Band – San Francisco 1948 (self-released, 2025)
The Steve Rosenbloom Big Band’s San Francisco 1948 presents an engaging brass fanfare: grand, bristling, and deeply rooted in the lineage of big band writing. Rosenbloom, the Montreal-based composer and altoist, corrals a 16-piece powerhouse that channels Ellingtonian character, Thad Jones class and the savory flavor of Latin Jazz.
The joyful album conjures both the Golden Gate fog and the electric charge of a dance floor in full swing.
Musicians: Jules Payette on lead alto, flute; Allison Burik on alto, bass clarinet; Steve Rosenbloom on alto sax; Michael Johancsik on tenor sax, clarinet; Alex Francoeur on tenor sax, clarinet; Benjamin Deschamps on baritone sax, clarinet; Lex French on trumpet; Andy King on trumpet; Benjamin Cordeau on trumpet; Cameron Milligan on trumpet; Mathieu Van Vilet on trombone; Thomas Morelli-Bernard on trombone; Taylor Donaldson on trombone; Chris Smith on trombone; Eric Harding on piano; Mike De Masi on bass; Jim Doxas on drums.