The Late Risers | Pocket Jazz Band
Release Date: March 5th, 2019 | Album Release @ Dillon's Restaurant - Boston, MA
CONTACT:
Sam Dechenne 617-901-2313 [email protected] Website: http://www.thelaterisers.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thelaterisers Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thelaterisers |
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Pocket Jazz Band is the debut album by The Late Risers, a four piece Jazz ensemble from Boston, MA. The music ranges from Traditional-Jazz and Swing of the 1920s-40s to original compositions and covers of Classical and Bluegrass music in the Jazz idiom.
"The Late Risers are the musical equivalent of blue skies and glorious sunshine – one of the most accomplished and joyful bands in the Boston area! These guys play Trad and New Orleans-style Jazz like they were born to do it.”
-Jason McCool, Head of Arts & Culture, Aeronaut Brewing Co.
Sam Dechenne - Trumpet/Lead Vocals
Austin Yancey - Clarinet/Background Vocals
Tev Stevig - Banjo, Tenor Guitar, Ukulele
Josiah Reibstein - Tuba
*John Clark - Guest Clarinetist on After You’ve Gone
The Music:
1 - Cornet Chop Suey is the first song of the album and features the dexterity and trumpet maneuvering of the band’s leader, Sam Dechenne. An homage to one of the greatest trumpet players in Jazz history, Louis Armstrong. The Late Risers gets a lot of it’s repertoire and inspiration from New Orleans music of the 20s.
2 - The second track on the album is Bye Bye Blackbird. A classic standard in multiple eras of American Jazz music, this song has vocals by Dechenne and background singing by clarinetist Austin Yancey towards the end of the recording. It features trumpet and clarinet trading solos and tenor guitar playing by Tev Stevig.
3 - Goin’ With The Flow is an original composition by Dechenne that exudes the feeling of the title itself. It’s a perfect song for morning tea, an afternoon stroll or a day at the beach. Tev “Surfs Up” Stevig plays ukulele on this track and lives up to his nickname and Western U.S./Polynesian youthful days.
4 - Ain’t She Sweet is a fun track with playful back-and-forth vocals and the first tuba solo on the album by Josiah Reibstein, lovingly known as “The Incredible Basher”. The song will have you smiling and tapping your foot.
5 - Petyr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is one of the most popular ballet melodies in Western music and this musical arrangement showcases The Late Risers’ ability to take other styles and make them all their own.
6 - That’s A Plenty is an upbeat ragtime composed back in 1914 by Lew Pollack, popularly adopted by Trad-Jazz bands all over the world. The interlude of this version between solo sections is played in triplets, not common for the song.
7 - Whispering starts with a banjo intro and features clarinet on the melody, trumpet on the harmony. This melody by John Schonberger has been recorded by a multitude of heavyweights in the Jazz and Folk world throughout the years.
8 - Dechenne croons wistfully on That Old Feeling, a song composed by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Lew Brown: An old love that won’t leave your memory, a yearning to rekindle that which was lost, an “Old Feeling” that’s still in your heart. Stevig returns to tenor guitar on this track.
9 - When most people think of early Jazz trumpet players one of the first that comes to mind is Bix Beiderbecke, and the most seminal of his recordings is Singin’ The Blues. This track is The Late Risers’ nod to the legendary and influential musician.
10 - Lunch Break is another original composition by Dechenne. This light hearted tune has three sections that jump between multiple key modulations with a catchy melody that will stick in your head all day. What are YOU gonna eat today?
11 - I’m Beginning To See The Light is a classic Duke Ellington tune from the 1940s. The bridge here is redone with a Late Risers-added flavor. Swing dancers will find pleasure in this one.
12 - The King’s Shilling tells the story of two young men going off to war, before they realize that the alluring romanticization of “Taking The King’s Shilling” isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. This traditional anti-war song, here taken from the bluegrass legend Del McCoury’s version, is the band’s first folk tune cover outside of the Jazz or Classical idiom.
13 - For the last track on the album, After You’ve Gone, clarinetist John Clark joins the band as a special guest. Muted trumpet accompanies the piece, ending in a double time feel.
*The Late Risers were recipients of the 2018 Iguana Fund through Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. It is an annual grant that helps artists pay for a variety of projects. The funds went towards pressing and distribution of this album.
The Late Risers Biography:
In the Spring of 2014 trumpet player and bandleader, Sam Dechenne, formed a traditional Jazz quartet to participate in the growing re-vitalization effort of Boston’s Downtown Crossing district. Since then, this strolling “Pocket Jazz Band,” called The Late Risers, has brought traditional 1920-1940s era Jazz to the streets and corners of downtown Boston and all over the world. Over the years they have been integrating with the lives of people who live, work, travel, and go to school in this bustling metropolitan neighborhood, becoming a beloved institution.
The Late Risers perform "hot Jazz" music of the 1920s-40s, covers of popular modern tunes and original compositions. Whether playing music festivals, seated concerts, swing dances, Great Gatsby-themed costume events, parties, weddings, or strolling the streets of downtown Boston, the Late Risers elicit smiling faces and dancing feet from their audiences. Simply put, their music brings people together.
"The Late Risers are the musical equivalent of blue skies and glorious sunshine – one of the most accomplished and joyful bands in the Boston area! These guys play Trad and New Orleans-style Jazz like they were born to do it.”
-Jason McCool, Head of Arts & Culture, Aeronaut Brewing Co.
Sam Dechenne - Trumpet/Lead Vocals
Austin Yancey - Clarinet/Background Vocals
Tev Stevig - Banjo, Tenor Guitar, Ukulele
Josiah Reibstein - Tuba
*John Clark - Guest Clarinetist on After You’ve Gone
The Music:
1 - Cornet Chop Suey is the first song of the album and features the dexterity and trumpet maneuvering of the band’s leader, Sam Dechenne. An homage to one of the greatest trumpet players in Jazz history, Louis Armstrong. The Late Risers gets a lot of it’s repertoire and inspiration from New Orleans music of the 20s.
2 - The second track on the album is Bye Bye Blackbird. A classic standard in multiple eras of American Jazz music, this song has vocals by Dechenne and background singing by clarinetist Austin Yancey towards the end of the recording. It features trumpet and clarinet trading solos and tenor guitar playing by Tev Stevig.
3 - Goin’ With The Flow is an original composition by Dechenne that exudes the feeling of the title itself. It’s a perfect song for morning tea, an afternoon stroll or a day at the beach. Tev “Surfs Up” Stevig plays ukulele on this track and lives up to his nickname and Western U.S./Polynesian youthful days.
4 - Ain’t She Sweet is a fun track with playful back-and-forth vocals and the first tuba solo on the album by Josiah Reibstein, lovingly known as “The Incredible Basher”. The song will have you smiling and tapping your foot.
5 - Petyr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is one of the most popular ballet melodies in Western music and this musical arrangement showcases The Late Risers’ ability to take other styles and make them all their own.
6 - That’s A Plenty is an upbeat ragtime composed back in 1914 by Lew Pollack, popularly adopted by Trad-Jazz bands all over the world. The interlude of this version between solo sections is played in triplets, not common for the song.
7 - Whispering starts with a banjo intro and features clarinet on the melody, trumpet on the harmony. This melody by John Schonberger has been recorded by a multitude of heavyweights in the Jazz and Folk world throughout the years.
8 - Dechenne croons wistfully on That Old Feeling, a song composed by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Lew Brown: An old love that won’t leave your memory, a yearning to rekindle that which was lost, an “Old Feeling” that’s still in your heart. Stevig returns to tenor guitar on this track.
9 - When most people think of early Jazz trumpet players one of the first that comes to mind is Bix Beiderbecke, and the most seminal of his recordings is Singin’ The Blues. This track is The Late Risers’ nod to the legendary and influential musician.
10 - Lunch Break is another original composition by Dechenne. This light hearted tune has three sections that jump between multiple key modulations with a catchy melody that will stick in your head all day. What are YOU gonna eat today?
11 - I’m Beginning To See The Light is a classic Duke Ellington tune from the 1940s. The bridge here is redone with a Late Risers-added flavor. Swing dancers will find pleasure in this one.
12 - The King’s Shilling tells the story of two young men going off to war, before they realize that the alluring romanticization of “Taking The King’s Shilling” isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. This traditional anti-war song, here taken from the bluegrass legend Del McCoury’s version, is the band’s first folk tune cover outside of the Jazz or Classical idiom.
13 - For the last track on the album, After You’ve Gone, clarinetist John Clark joins the band as a special guest. Muted trumpet accompanies the piece, ending in a double time feel.
*The Late Risers were recipients of the 2018 Iguana Fund through Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. It is an annual grant that helps artists pay for a variety of projects. The funds went towards pressing and distribution of this album.
The Late Risers Biography:
In the Spring of 2014 trumpet player and bandleader, Sam Dechenne, formed a traditional Jazz quartet to participate in the growing re-vitalization effort of Boston’s Downtown Crossing district. Since then, this strolling “Pocket Jazz Band,” called The Late Risers, has brought traditional 1920-1940s era Jazz to the streets and corners of downtown Boston and all over the world. Over the years they have been integrating with the lives of people who live, work, travel, and go to school in this bustling metropolitan neighborhood, becoming a beloved institution.
The Late Risers perform "hot Jazz" music of the 1920s-40s, covers of popular modern tunes and original compositions. Whether playing music festivals, seated concerts, swing dances, Great Gatsby-themed costume events, parties, weddings, or strolling the streets of downtown Boston, the Late Risers elicit smiling faces and dancing feet from their audiences. Simply put, their music brings people together.