Tuesday, 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!
Sunday, 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.
Sunday, 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.
Monday, 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.
This concert will be recorded for future broadcast on “Big Band Scene” on KBEM/Jazz 88. No jousting will take place.
Wednesday, 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.
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Don’t forget! The new Nova CD drops this TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 at O’Gara’s Bar and Grill on the corner of Snelling and Selby in St. Paul. The event starts at 7 pm, and is free to all comers. No ticket is needed, but if you had a ticket, it would look the one pictured here.
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Wow, it’s already mid-January! Nonetheless, everyone in the Nova Contemporary Jazz Orchestra would like to wish everyone out there a Happy New Year. In addition to our regular performances at O’Garas, (The next one is the 27th of this Month), we have exciting projects planned for 2009. Stay tuned!
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The Nova band is currently working on recording its 7th CD! Of course, in the summer individual schedules mean that 16 or 17 musicians are going in 16 or 17 different directions, but the CD is sure to get recorded and we’ll be sure to let you know when it hits the street. By the way, Nova’s 6th CD, An Odd Christmas, was well received. Read a review at All About Jazz dot com.
At historic O'Gara's Bar & Grill in St. Paul, the Nova Band plays the Shamrock Room the fourth Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. For the rest of Summer, 2010, we'll be playing Shorewood Bar & Grill in Fridley, MN.
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