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Probably every jazz saxophonist on the site here has played music written by or arranged by Bill Holman. Bill is now in his 90s and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute is hosting a festival near LAX airport October 20-23. Four days of Holman's music for various groups as well as films, discussions...

I’ve been composing jazz for many years, but I’ve always had an issue knowing how much freedom of interpretation to give my pianists/guitarists. Here’s what I mean: If I want to hear an F13 chord, would writing “F7” be enough? If a pianist sees an F7 chord, is it standard practice for said...

Happy Sunday, SOTW! Bill Evans' composition "Very Early" is really extraordinarily beautiful with sneaky, interesting chord changes and a deceptively simple and singable melody that ties it all together. For some reason I never got around to learning it until this year, and I've been a bit...

I'm looking for examples of "modern" (post 1960's????) pop tunes performed in a Jazz style. Think of an instrumental version of "Postmodern Jukebox." I'm looking for performances that keep the melody relatively the same, so audiences can recognize them. Said differently, I'm looking for...

Which do you prefer? I used Sibelius in college, but it's been a long time and I could go either way now. A friend of mine is a contemporary composer and he likes how Sibelius handles alternate notations, but I'm mostly doing jazz and pop arrangements.

Just wanted to share this free resource I came across: http://fredstickleymusic.com/horns/ I've just started working with it, but it's very instructive if you're new to arranging.

Hi, all Are you an arranger, too? In case you're interested, I'd like to share a modest collection of articles I've written about arranging. Most of these articles deal with the sorts of things you don't find in arranging books: Tips for being productive and meeting a deadline. How to write...

I'm offering my services to anyone looking for original music or arrangements. I'm interested in writing for big bands of any level: middle school, high school, college, professional, etc. I will offer discounts to the first few people that reply, as I'm looking to build a portfolio and some...

This will be the last time I ask but I'm still hoping someone will lead me to music which features the "Twin Alto Sound" of Billy Vaughn's arrangements such as "Sail On Silver Moon". His arrangements in that period featured the altos playing in thirds, I believe. Someone must have access to...

Hey Folks! I'm thinking about arranging the song "Concerning Hobbits," from "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, for my sax quartet. What do you guys think? Should I try it? Or do you think I should spare the song some dignity and just not even try? Do you think it'd be a good song...