This band consists of 5 (count em FIVE!) trumpets and rhythm section playing music made famous by the most outstanding jazz trumpet players of our time.

Deforestation Project

A modern big band that sets to push the limits of what the ensemble can do. It's not unusual to hear the band play a straight ahead swing chart followed by a classically influenced piece which transitions into hip-hop tune consisting of rapping.

Bob Florence: A Study of His Life and Music

My doctoral thesis on Bob Florence's life and compositional techniques. Email for a free copy.

Biography
Writing Devices
Instrumentation
Hemiola
Sequence and Repetition
Inner Harmonic Movement
Melodic Treatment
Trash Can
Blues Usage
Brass Mutes
Saxophone Doubles
Use of Unisons
Soloist Interaction
The "Bob Florence Lick"
Piano Solos
Playability of Parts
Conclusion
Bibliography