Solidarity Zach Rich

• 1 Seraph 05:47
• 2 Broken Mirrors 08:04
• 3 Solidarity 06:25
• 4 Reprise 03:21
• 5 June 08:13
• 6 Anthem 05:52
• 7 What is the World Rated? 02:27
• 8 The Heavyweight 07:47
• Total Runtime 47:56

Info for Solidarity

Trombonist, composer & arranger Zach Rich's "Solidarity" is an expansive, vivid program of original music, orchestrated for his Denver-based jazz quintet and chamber orchestra. Rich channels mentors, stage-mates & influences - from Billy Childs to John Clayton and Rufus Reid - infusing the music with a mergence of modern jazz dynamism and contemporary classical counterpoint, while his playing resonates with a warm, soulful lyricism and crisp rhythmic pop. Whether working regularly in saxophonist Remy LeBoeuf's groups, performing with his own bands or composing for the Dallas String Quartet, the New York Youth Symphony, or the Colorado Jazz Orchestra, Zach's ongoing trajectory as a compelling musical voice should be an inspiring one to watch.

"Solidarity consists for the most part of warm, gentle chamber jazz ably performed by Denver-based trombonist Zach Rich, his quintet, a four-piece string section and half a dozen invited guests. Besides playing elegant trombone, Rich, who teaches at Denver's Lamont School of Music, wrote and arranged all of the album's eight handsome songs. ..." (All About Jazz, Jack Bowers)

"In a nutshell this is brightly voiced chamber jazz from Denver trombonist and composer-arranger Zach Rich on an album of his own music recorded in a Colorado studio at the end of 2021 for jazz quintet and chamber orchestra. We liked the scurrying sax to-and-fro on the 'Anthem' track and Julian Carey's vocal on his own lyrics to 'What is the Worl ..." (Marlbank-UK, Stephen Graham)

"Briefly quoted from the press release for the album: "Trombonist, composer & arranger Zach Rich's "Solidarity" is an expansive, vivid program of original music, orchestrated for his Denver-based jazz quintet and chamber orchestra. Rich channels mentors, stage-mates & influences—from Billy Childs to John Clayton and Rufus Reid—infusing the music ..." (Jazz'halo-Belgium, Ferdinand Dupuis Panther)

Zach Rich, trombone
Denin Slage-Koch, guitar
Gavin Dunn, piano
Seth Lewis, bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
Gonzalo Teppa, bass (tracks 2, 5, 6)
Gabriel Mangione, drums
Anton Smirnov, violin
Rachel England, violin
Mathew Diekman, viola
Erin Patterson, cello
David Bernot, tenor saxophone (track 6), flute (track 2)
Austin Cebulske, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 8), clarinet (track 2)
Shane Endsley, trumpet (track 2)
Wade Judy, trombone (track 2)
Timothy Gocklin, oboe (track 2)
Julian Carey, voice (track 7)

Recorded & mixed December 13-14, 2021 by Greg Heimbecker at UNC Studio A, Greeley, CO
Mastered by Joel Harris, JH Mastering, Denver, CO
Produced by Zach Rich & Greg Weis

Zach Rich
is a multi-award winning composer, trombonist, and educator based in Denver, Coloraodo. Zach has written music for many professional ensembles and organizations including the New York Youth Symphony; the Ravinia Steans Music Institute; Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas Music Educators Associations; Pathways to Jazz; the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra; and many universities and high schools throughout the country. Recently, he has worked professionally with Billy Childs, Rufus Reid, Steve Wilson, Shane Endsley, John Clayton, and Wayne Bergeron, just to name a few. His works have received awards from organizations such as ISJAC, the Jazz Education Network, ASCAP, ASMAC, Downbeat Magazine, Pathways to Jazz, the Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Zach continues to write for and perform with a variety of ensembles throughout the Front Range and Midwest areas.

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