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Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra

Band, *1966 US, New York City
Jazz

The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra is co-leaded by the trumpeter Thad Jones and the drummer Mel Lewis If only the leaders are mentioned at the front cover, please make sure to credit the orchestra at the credit section. The orchestra came into existence as a rehearsal band around 1965.The first public appearance was at the Village Vanguard jazzclub NYC in 1967 where the legendary Monday Night Concert series started. The band performed ca 12 years in the original incarnation and had world wide tours with several stays at Domicile, Munich, in the '70ies, recorded by Radio Bavaria. In 1978 Thad moved to Copenhagen (Denmark). The band was continued by the remaining leader Mel Lewis, then as The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. After the death of Mel Lewis in 1990 the orchestra was continued under the name The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Trombonist John Mosca is responsible for the band at the moment. The Monday Night sessions at the Village Vanguard are continued

Members

	Steve Coleman as *1956 US
	Jon Faddis tr *1953 US
	Jerry Dodgion as, fl *1932 US
	Quentin Jackson tb 1909-1976 US
	Jimmy Knepper tb 1927-2003 US
	George Mraz b *1944 US
	Buddy Lucas h 1914-1983 US
	Clifford Adams tb, bvoc 1952-2015 US
	Pepper Adams bs, sax 1930-1986 US
	Mel Lewis dr 1929-1990 US
	Harold Danko p *1947 US
	Thad Jones tr 1923-1986 US
	Larry Schneider ts, ss *1938 US
	Al Porcino tr 1925-2013 DE
	Cecil Bridgewater tr, fh *1942 US
	Charles Davis bs *1933 US
	Ron Bridgewater ts
	Earl Gardner tr *1950 US
	Earl McIntyre tb, tu US
	Billy Harper ts, fl *1943 US
	Jim Bossy tr
	Cliff Heather tb
	Ed Xiques as, fl, ss
	John Mosca tb
	Gregory Herbert fl, ts 1947-1978 US
	Billy Campbell tb
	Jesper Lundgaard b *1954 US
	Stephen Furtado tr
	Marvin Halladay bs
	Lynn Nicholson tr
	Bob Bowman b
	Ashley Fannell tb
	Dick Bienenfeld tb