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Orchestra U.S.A.

Band,
Jazz and Classical

Founded in the Autumn of 1962 by John Lewis (2), in collaboration with Gunther Schuller and Harold Farberman. The orchestra was made up of both jazz and classical musicians and gave its debut concert in December 1962, at the Philharmonic Hall in New York's Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts. The first recording session of the complete formation took place on January 12, 1963 (New York City). The orchestra was one of the exponents of the so-called "Third Stream" movement (a blending of jazz and classical music) and was dissolved in 1965.

Members

	Eric Dolphy as, fl, bcl 1928-1964 US
	Connie Kay dr *1927 US
	Don Ashworth fl, cl, bs *1931 US
	Phil Woods as 1931-2015 US
	Jim Hall g 1930-2013 US
	Nick Travis tr 1925-1964 US
	Wally Kane cl
	John Lewis p 1920-2001 US
	Louis R. Mucci tr 1909-2000 US
	Julien Barber vl, str
	Gary McFarland vib 1933-1971 US
	Leo Wright fl, as 1933-1991 US
	Harvey Phillips tu 1929-2010 US
	Mike Zwerin tr, b, tb 1930-2010 US
	Robert Northern frh *1934 US
	Michael Colgrass cwb *1932 US
	Robert Swisshelm frh FR
	Sticks Evans dr, perc 1923-1994 US
	Nathan Goldstein vn
	Joe Tekula vc
	Herb Pomeroy tr 1930-2007 US
	Robert DiDomenica fl, as
	Alla Goldberg vc
	Alfred Breuning vn, vl
	Aaron Juvelier vl US
	Philip West ob, eh GB
	Gino Sambuco vn US
	Don Stewart cl
	Raymond Shiner ob, sax