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Russell Malone and Kurt Elling of the MJF/52 All-Stars perform the song "Home Cookin'" with words by Jon Hendricks, and music composed by Horace Silver. A classic! Performed live at the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena on Friday night, September18, 2009.

Home Cookin' : Kurt Elling & Russell Malone / MJF52 All-Stars(2009)

"Ninjas Can’t Catch You If You’re On Fire" by Nathaniel Schwartz
2013 Big Band Composition Competition / Gerald Wilson Award Winner
Performed by the 2013 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra at the 56th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena, September 22, 2013

Each year since 2005 at the Next Generation Jazz Festival presented by Monterey Jazz Festival, the Big Band Composition Competition is open to student composers currently enrolled in high school.

Compositions are judged by college-level music faculty, and the winning composer receives the Gerald Wilson Award, named in honor of the legendary composer, arranger and trumpeter who has been a friend of Monterey Jazz Festival for many years.

The winning composition is performed on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena at the annual Monterey Jazz Festival by the Festival's all-star student band, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and the student composer is given the Gerald Wilson Award and a cash prize.

2013 Big Band Composition Competition / Gerald Wilson Award Winner:
Nathaniel Schwartz
"Ninjas Can’t Catch You If You’re On Fire"
Northgate High School / Walnut Creek, CA

Guitarist and composer Nate Schwartz, 18, is a graduate of Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California. He began playing the trumpet in 7th grade and switched to jazz guitar at age 15. "Ninjas" is his first arrangement for big band. He played in Northgate High School's Jazz Band I and Jazz Sextet; in the Diablo Valley College Night Band, and Jazzschool Advanced Jazz Workshop in Berkeley. He's been selected for honor jazz bands at the school district, county, and all-state levels, and was a finalist for the GRAMMY® Camp Jazz Session for the last two years. His musical career began when his family learned to play bluegrass music and formed a band in which Nate plays mandolin and sings. Nate began studying jazz composition at UCLA in the fall of 2013.

"Ninjas Can't Catch You If You're On Fire" by Nathaniel Schwartz

Sweet Home Chicago

"Brave your pain" Recorded in the MID 90's for a film documentary "A town like Alice" by Bob Plasto, the song is written & performed by Dan O'Moore.
Double Bass & Piano: Dan Gordan
backing vocals: Mim Gordan
percussion: Pete Chappel & Pete Lowson
Recorded & engineered by Ross Muir of RED DIRT studios Alice Springs
Remastered by Dan O'Moore

BRAVE By Dan O'Moore With Dan Gordan Mim Gordan Pete Chappel Pete Lowson

Born 27.10.1963, The Main backdrop picture is from my teenage years in Adelaide, that particular picture was taken at a pub north of Adelaide, & the circled picture is from the 90's in Alice Springs (20 years ago). It's been a long road to where I am now, saying goodbye to too many good friends lately... I have written a song commemorating my good friend Peter Chappel... it's my first recording in a long time. Peter & I planned to do much more but sadly he passed away last October 2016... & why I honour him here, as he spent the last two years of his life in between shifts in the mines, long drives, his loved ones... then he'd take a long drive to see me & give his time pressing me to get back to my music, so in my mind it is right that my first work, this time around, be something to give grand mention to a great friend & colleague, a great drummer... drinking buddy & all round good friend Peter Chappel... forwards from here, thanks for pushing me Pete.

BRAVE By Dan O'Moore With Dan Gordan Mim Gordan Pete Chappel Pete Lowson

Danny O'Moore

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