New Release: Unexpected Guests from Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine
Unexpected Guests from Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Label: Self-Released Release Date: August 15, 2025 Website: https://www.bigbandjazzmachine.net Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine teams up with composer/arranger Dan Radlauer for their concept album Unexpected Guests , which includes performances by vocalist Vince Gill and Daniel Ho on ukulele, among many others across the music spectrum. Based in Southern California, the Big Band Jazz Machine is a 17-piece jazz orchestra that Liss formed in 1979. He is the band’s producer, conductor and artistic director, and co-produces the recording with Radlauer. Opening with Radlauer's composition, “Renaissance Woman,” the piece features Tali Rubinstein, who overdubs four different recorders in the soli section. The music lobes big band volleys proudly. "I'm Counting on You," an original work by country music star Vince Gill and sung by him on the recording, demonstrates his vocal de...