AJV Board Member News

Arnold Jay Smith hosts a Duke Ellington Society gathering

March 31, 2011 at 01:08:00 PM

Arnold Jay Smith hosted a Duke Ellington Society gathering in March.  The topic: "Duke Ellington at Newport: Beyond '56."  Rare recordings from his Newport Jazz Festival appearances other than that much-ballyhooed appearance.  AJay's comments on the late Dr.

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Elli Fordyce's CD chosen in Best Recordings of the Year List

January 31, 2011 at 01:47:00 AM

Elli Fordyce's second CD, "Songs Spun of Gold," is on the Editor's Choice Best Recordings of the Year List in Cadence Magazine.


Roger Kellaway comments on AJRO DVD

December 1, 2010 at 08:11:00 AM

Roger Kellaway, outstanding painist & composer, called Clem this weekend with compliments on the AJRO Dvd 'Salute to Americas Jazz Orchestras".

His quote "Clem, thanks for keeping those Jazz Orchestras alive & sounding so good"


Interview with Elli Fordyce

November 21, 2010 at 12:14:00 PM

Elli Fordyce and Jim Malloy will be interviewed by Anthony Lofaso on December 20th at 6pm and/or catch the show's archive anytime at Read more...


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AJV Member & Music News

AJRO members keeping busy

October 11, 2010 at 12:29:00 PM

Richard De Rosa (former board member & Clem DeRosa's son) has accepted the position as Chair of the Jazz Composition Dept. at North Texas University.

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AJRO Outreach program

September 24, 2010 at 08:44:13 AM

As part of our outreach program we're embarking on reaching nore venues in the VA, NY, NJ, PA, MD areas to continue our keeping the legacy of jazz in a string of historical styles. The concerts are modeled as "INFOTAINMENT"....

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AJRO and to perform at sixth annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival

September 13, 2010 at 08:58:42 AM

Oct. 16: a guest appearance of baritone saxophone virtuoso Claire Daly, who will be featured as a soloist with two big bands on the program: The Berkshires Jazz Youth Ensemble and the American Jazz Repertory Orchestra (AJRO); Colonial Theatre, 8pm.

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Justin DiCioccio Returns from Holland

August 17, 2010 at 07:12:35 AM

Board member Justin DiCioccio, Director of Jazz Studies at Manhattan School of Music, has just returned from Holland where he conducted the  Porgy & Bess score  w/the Amsterdam Conservatory Jazz Orchestra


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