"Mazel Tov Kocktail" delivers everything any big band fan would be looking for. The sound is always tight, the Arrangements are fresh and new and the execution by the seasoned members of this Band is perfect.
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Despite the dire situation [coronavirus pandemic], musicians nonetheless give the rest of us hope. Despite the lack of gigs, many of them have stayed busy, among them Ira B. Liss and his Big Band Jazz Machine. Ira and his crew recorded and have just released Mazel Tov Kocktail!, a CD worthy of the congratulation as well as the exclamation mark.
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Host Dave Drexler brings you weekly interviews with the leaders in the local and national arts scene as well as an insider's look at the full range of creative endeavors from the county's musicians, painters, actors and writers.
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Interview in the beginning part of the show.
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In his spirited, insightful liner notes for Mazel Tov Kocktail!, the bold, deliriously hard swinging, sultry and sensual sixth album by his Big Band Jazz Machine, Ira B. Liss quotes the legendary Glenn Miller: “A band ought to have a sound of its own. It ought to have a personality.”
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The music on this album is quite varied with six arrangers who contributed to the compositions, including three by Dan Radlauer, the band's regular composer. He has composed for television, film and more than a thousand commercials.
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