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Wikipedia / James Chirillo

James Louis Chirillo (born May 2, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, composer, arranger, and band leader.

Career

From 1977 to 1979, Chirillo performed regularly with singers Marilyn Maye, Vic Damone, Joey Heatherton, Lorna Luft, and pianist Roger Williams. From 1979 to 1982, he was a member of The Jazz Knights at West Point, the jazz ensemble of the United States Military Academy Band, a premier band of the United States armed forces. In 1982, he moved to New York City. He studied and performed with Tiny Grimes. From 1985 to 1986, he was a member of Benny Goodman's last band. From 1987 to 1991, he was a member of the Buck Clayton Orchestra and toured Europe in July 1991. He performed with Claude Williams in President Bill Clinton's inaugural festivities, with Bob Wilber and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Benny Carter, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. From 1992 to 1999 he was a charter member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, directed by Gunther Schuller and David Baker.

Education

In 1976, with the One O'Clock Lab Band, Chirillo toured the Soviet Union (Moscow, Volgograd, and Yerevan), Portugal, and England — 5 cities, 25 concerts, 77 encores, 82,800 attendees. The tour was sponsored by the US Department of State as part of a US Bicentennial goodwill arts outreach. NBC broadcast the July 4 concert live from Moscow as part of its US Bicentennial commemorative. While on tour, members of the band held jam sessions with musicians from Moscow, Volgograd, and Yerevan.

After college, Chirillo studied composition and arranging with John Carisi and Bill Finegan. He also studied guitar with Remo Palmier.

Discography

As leader

  • Sultry Serenade (Nagel Heyer, 2000)

As sideman

Performances and broadcasts

John Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Bob Cole, "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" (1902)

  1. Other musicians: Marcus Printup (trumpet), Vincent Gardener (trombone), Dan Block (clarinet), Ibanda Ruhumbika (sousaphone), James Chirillo (banjo), Joe Saylor (snare drum), Ali Jackson (bass drum)

  • Live at Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C., August 16 and 17, 1997

    1. Blues and the Abstract Truth: The Music of Oliver Nelson (broadcast on NPR)

    Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands of the WWII Era (Smithsonian Folkways, 2004)

Lionel Hampton: "Flying Home," May 20 & 21, 1995 Artie Shaw: "'S Wonderful," June 20 & 21, 1992 Benny Carter: "Ill Wind," July 19 & 20, 1997 Tommy Dorsey: "Chloe," August 12 & 13, 1995 Artie Shaw: "Begin the Beguine," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Sepia Panorama," July 31, 1993 Benny Goodman: "Back Bay Boogie," July 19 & 20, 1997 Glenn Miller: "The Song of the Volga Boatmen," July 25 & 26, 1992 Artie Shaw: "Summertime," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Take the "A" Train," June 20 & 21, 1992 Benny Carter: "Back Bay Boogie," July 19 & 20, 1997 Duke Ellington: "Cotton Tail," April 29 & 30, 1995 Tommy Dorsey: "Swanee River," August 12 & 13, 1995 Duke Ellington: "Rain Check," May 9, 1993 Artie Shaw: "Back Bay Shuffle," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" July 18 & 19, 1998 Tommy Dorsey: "Hallelujah," August 12 & 13, 1995

Jimmie Lunceford: "Blue Blazes," August 12 & 13, 1995

Broadway

  • Come Fly Away, March 1, 2010 – September 5, 2010 (188 performances)

Published music and papers

  • "Prelude (to a minor insensitivity)", for the Gotham Wind Symphony (n.d.)

  • "March, dedicated to the memory of Bill Finegan", for the Gotham Wind Symphony (n.d.)

  • "Love Was Right For Us," lyrics by Tanyayette Charlaisse Willoughby (born 1957), music by Chirillo (1984)

  • "When You're in Mind," lyrics Judy Spencer, music by Chirillo (1985)

  • "Now I know Why" (1989)

  • "Skytime Samba" (1989)

  • "Pulsación No. 1," by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Chirillo (n.d.)

  • "Work Song Blues" (1991)

  • "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," arranged by Chirillo (1992)

  • "Manhattan Work Song," for the Loren Schoenberg Jazz Orchestra (1993)

  • "Bittersweet" (1994)

  • Valse Prismatique, for Warren Vaché and the Scottish String Ensemble

    1. On Warren Vaché's 2006 album, Don't Look Back (see discography)

    Homage Concerto, for clarinet and jazz orchestra, Val-Doc Music (ASCAP) (1996);

  • Composed and arranged by Chirillo

  • Written for Ken Peplowski with the Loren Schoenberg Jazz Orchestra

"Swing" "Elegy" "Driving"

"Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol" "Hill-Song No. 2"

Interviews

  • James Chirillo interviewed by Monk Rowe, New York City, January 12, 2007, Hamilton College Jazz Archive (DVD) (2007);

Bibliography

Annotations

Notes

References

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   Denton Record-Chronicle, Jan. 23,19764BJanuary 23, 1976NT Lab Band Gets Grammy Nomination731564 (Section B)
       
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   Denton Record-Chronicle (Hopkins), Jul. 11,19763AJuly 11, 1976HopkinsJoyce (née Joyce Darlene Black; born 1945)Lab Band Happy to Be Home732953 (Section A)
       
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   Denton Record-Chronicle, Oct. 10,19767BOctober 10, 1976Lab Band: Members Chosen for Fall Group74597 (Section B)
       
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   Denton Record-Chronicle (Darden), Dec. 8,19777BDecember 8, 1977DardenBob (Robert Fulton Darden III; born 1954)New 1 O'Clock LP a First-Rate Release751097 (section B)
       
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