Two Takes, Vol. 2: Big Band Jared Schonig

• 1 Sabotage 07:31
• 2 White Out 09:25
• 3 Climb 09:01
• 4 Sound Evidence 06:47
• 5 Tig Mack 07:34
• 6 Nuts 08:12
• 7 Eight Twenty 08:26
• 8 Gibbs St. 09:34
• Total Runtime 01:06:30

Info for Two Takes, Vol. 2: Big Band

Jazz soars with rhythmic, harmonic and melodic luminosity in a variety of settings—solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet and so on— but there’s nothing like being swept into the frothy tides of an instrumental community in which upwards of 18 members assemble to embrace and exchange notes.

Today’s jazz scene flourishes with upstart big bands propelling the tradition forward. For his Two Takes Vol. 2: Big Band album, Jared taps into the deep well of renowned New York- and Miami-based arrangers and composers—Alan Ferber, Jim McNeely, Mike Holober, Miho Hazama, Darcy James Argue, Laurence Hobgood, Brian Krock and John Daversa explore where they could take his compositions. (He also showcased these tunes with his smaller band on Two Takes Vol. 1: Quintet.)

Jon Gordon, saxophone
Charles Pillow, saxophone, flute
Dave Pietro, saxophone
Ben Kono, saxophone
Donny McCaslin, saxophone
Troy Roberts, saxophone
Quinson Nachoff, saxophone
Carl Maraghi, saxophone
Tony Kadleck, trumpet
Jon Owens, trumpet
Brian Pareschi, trumpet
Jonathan Powell, trumpet
Scott Wendholt, trumpet
Michael Davis, trombone
Marshall Gilkes, trombone
Keith O’Quinn, trombone
Alan Ferber, trombone
Jeff Nelson, trombone
Ike Sturm, bass
Matt Clohesy, bass
Dan Loomis, bass
Adam Birnbaum, piano
David Cook, piano
Nir Felder, guitar
Jared Schonig, drums
Matt Holman, conductor

Produced by Mike Holober and Jared Schonig

Jared Schonig
Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, The 8-Bit Big Band, Miho Hazama & m_Unit, Laurence Hobgood, Tim Hagans, Fred Hersch, Wycliffe Gordon, Tom Harrell, Joe Locke, and Ernie Watts among others. A favorite among vocalists, Schonig has toured with Grammy Award-winners Kurt Elling, The New York Voices, Kristen Chenoweth, Cynthia Erivo and singer/songwriter Donna Lewis, in addition to rising vocal supergroup Duchess, Spencer Day, Laila Biali and Shayna Steele. He has performed around the world from Carnegie Hall to festivals in Zimbabwe. Schonig co-led The Wee Trio, which released five critically-acclaimed albums over the past 8 years. The group received praise from numerous publications and toured internationally. He recently recorded two solo albums of original music to be released in the fall of 2021. When at home in New York City, Schonig is a fixture in both the jazz and Broadway scene- he recently held the drum chair for the critically acclaimed Tony, Grammy and Emmy-award winning Broadway Revival of The Color Purple and is currently playing drums and percussion for Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He also is an in-demand drummer/percussionist for studio recordings, jingle sessions and other commercial music recordings.

This album contains no booklet.