UNC Jazz Saxophone Quartet at the 2021 Ukraine Benefit Concert

My arrangement of the traditional Czech tune Morava, Krásná Zem

Andrew Janak, soprano sax
Austin Cebulske, alto sax
Jared Cathey, tenor sax
Joel Harris, bari sax

Morava, Krásná Zem (Traditional/arr. Janak)

Recorded live by the UNL Jazz Orchestra, March 9, 2017

Featuring:
Abigail Siedell, vocals
Jesse McBee, flugelhorn 
Chris Leach, trombone

Live at Kimball

Beast (big band)

UNL GRAD COMBO FALL 2017

Andrew Janak, tenor sax/composition
Chris Leach, trombone
Malachi Million, guitar
Christian Chesanek, bass
Mike Roe, drums

I'm Fine With Not Sleeping

Arrangement of the Czech popular song performed by the UNL Jazz Orchestra

Andrew Janak, tenor sax solo
Chris Leach, trombone solo

With Donny McCaslin

Písnička česká

Arrangement of Will Vinson's tune "I am James Bond" for the UNL Grad Combo

Kyle Granville, trumpet
Andrew Janak, alto sax
Chris Leach, trombone
Runkun Li, tenor sax
Andrew Wray, vibes
Malachi Million, guitar
Christian Chesanek, bass
Mike Roe, drums

Live 4-2018

I am James Bond (Will Vinson/arr. Andrew Janak)

Andrew Janak, soprano sax
Kyle Graville, flugelhorn 
Chris Leach, trombone
Rukun Li, tenor sax
Mike Roe, vibes
Malachi Million, guitar
Christian Chesanek, bass
Andrew Wray, drums

Not Quite VL

Movement from my suite for tenor saxophone and mixed ensemble.

Andrew Janak, tenor sax
Ken Janak, alto sax
Isaac Mitchell, tenor sax
Brian Vuu, bari sax
Kyle Granville, trumpet
Jesse McBee, trumpet (solo)
Chris Leach, trombone
Shawn Bell, trombone
Josh Peltz, piano
Malachi Million, guitar
Christian Chesanek, bass
Mike Roe, drums
Rachel Schmit, oboe
Hannah Willard, violin
Daniel Boschee, violin
Jessica Dussault, cello

DMA recital - split

Midwestern Portrait Mvt. 2: The Tradition (Omaha)

Andrew Janak Octet Live at ChezSoDo 10-21-19

Andrew Janak - tenor sax/composition
Jesse McBee - trumpet
Simon Bessmer - alto sax
Chris Leach - trombone
Malachi Million - guitar
Mitch Towne - keys
Christian Chesanek - bass
Andrew Wray - drums

Live 10/21/19

Hanging On

Westbrook After Dark

Cadenza/Ballad #1

My first attempt at providing some quarantine content, messing around with logic. I recorded myself on sax first and then overdubbed some piano for the second half of the track.

Logic Experiment Sax/Piano (Ballad #1)

Solo tenor sax improvisation on Victor Lewis' "Hey, It's Me You're Talkin' To"

"Hey, It's Me You're Talkin' To" - solo tenor (comp. Victor Lewis)

My arrangement/recomposition of Billy Strayhorn's standard "Take the A Train" performed by the DePaul Jazz Ensemble 2-26-2013

Solos:
Juan Pastor, drums
Dave Kaiser-trumpet
Pete Benson-piano
Corbin Andrick-alto sax

Take the A Train (big band)

Tune I wrote a few years ago that's a chromatic triadic melody with free improvisation 

myself, tenor sax
Jesse McBee, trumpet
Chris Leach, trombone
Eric Hitt, bass
Mike Roe, drums

Senior Recital

Avant-Garde Piece

Saxophonist/composer/arranger/educator

Debut album "Borrowed Time" now available: https://andrewjanakandwindarmada.bandcamp.com/releases

Recent DMA graduate living in Lincoln, NE, previously in Chicago, IL.

*All music on this site composed/arranged by Andrew Janak unless otherwise noted or reposted from another Soundcloud site*

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