July 12th, 2010
The month of June, 2010 marked the debut of an alternate venue for the Nova Jazz Orchestra. It’s the Shorewood Bar & Grill in Fridley, MN. In lieu of playing at O’Gara’s for the rest of the summer, we’ll be playing at the Shorewood in July and August, on the 27th and 24th respectively. See how to get to the Shorewood here. Note that we start playing at 7pm! We’ll play until 10. See you there — we are excited to be playing this new venue.
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June 21st, 2010
Happy Summer Solstice. Join us at O’Gara’s tomorrow, June 22 8pm-11pm for what the headline above announces. As usual, it promises to be a great time.
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May 25th, 2010
We hit this evening at O’Gara’s at 8 O’Clock. Come on out to: 1) hear us, 2) partake in food or drink, 3) Cool off. We’ll be playing three sets, finishing up at 11. Don’t miss home-grown jazz from Minnesota!
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April 10th, 2010
Coming up next month, the Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra will assist in performing an original musical production titled “Dreaming of America.” The work is by one of our talented alto saxophonists, Kari Musil. All information is listed below. Save the date, mark your calendar, and otherwise take note!
There will be a reception following featuring artwork by 7th graders, plus food & drink by BC2 Bakery.
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March 20th, 2010
Just a reminder: Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra’s “Battle of Big Bands” concert with the Acme Jazz Company will be broadcast on Jazz88’s Big Band Scene—soon—on Monday, March 22nd at 7pm. The show will be re-broadcast on Sunday the 28th, also at 7pm.
Then, this Tuesday, March 23, Nova plays its monthly O’ Gara’s gig at 8pm. Join us there!
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March 14th, 2010
You can read a review of our recent CD, A Time of Reckoning here at the All About Jazz website.
Remember, you can purchase A Time of Reckoning at CD Baby or on iTunes.
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February 28th, 2010
Below are pictures of Nova’s recent performance at the “big band battle” with Acme Jazz Company. While there aren’t individual pictures of everybody, here’s a picture of the entire orchestra performing at the event:
Below, more pictures. Click on a thumbnail image to zoom it larger.
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February 23rd, 2010
The Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra plays our regular gig tonight at O’ Gara’s, 8pm-11pm. Plus, our recent—and completely friendly—Battle of Big Bands foray with Acme Jazz Company will be broadcast on Jazz88’s Big Band Scene on March 22nd and 28. Tune in! (We’ll remind you again.)
If you came out to our recent show with Acme Jazz Company at Minnetonka High, thanks for your support. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the music. In the next battle, we hope to work in marshmallow bazookas in some way.
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January 25th, 2010
First, this Tuesday, January 26, the Nova Band will play our first gig of 2010 at O’Gara’s Bar and Grill. As usual, we’ll start at 8pm and play until 11pm. Come on out and enjoy yourself while being witness to live music.
Then, on February 4th at 7:30pm: It’s Jazz 88’s/Big Band Scene’s awesome Battle of the Big Bands in which we’ll be taking on the Acme Jazz Company. The music to be featured comes from composers associated with both groups, including Doug Rasmussen, Bob Parsons, Lance Strickland, Paul Peterson, John Ahern, and Bob Byers.
- What: Battle of the Big Bands, Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra vs. Acme Jazz Company
- When: Thursday, February 4, 7:30pm
- Where: Minnetonka High School (18301 Highway 7)
- Admission: General:$10, Members of Jazz88:$8, Students:$5
- More info: 651-633-7178
This concert will be recorded for future broadcast on “Big Band Scene” on KBEM/Jazz 88. No jousting will take place.
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January 6th, 2010
Nova’s new recording, A Time of Reckoning, is now available on iTunes. This means that you can buy tracks from our CD “a la carte,” if you care to. As with other offerings in iTunes, the tracks are encoded in high-quality ACC format, ready to go on your iPod.
To find us on iTunes, you’ll need iTunes installed on your computer. (If you happen to use an iPhone or iPod Touch, you’ve already got iTunes, of course.)
Simply search for Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra at the iTunes store, or follow this link.
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