
COMPOSER
Alan's love for contemporary jazz band music began in high school, developed in college, and blossomed as a young man playing gigs as a bass trombonist with various groups in New York City. He has always adored the innovative arrangements of Thad Jones and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among many others. Since the 1990s, Alan has composed and arranged numerous jazz band scores suitable for both college and professional groups.
Parkway South - rock shuffle
You Are What You Is - jazz funk
Syracuse - jazz ballad
Soon, Next Year - salsa
Groundwire - rock shuffle
Full Count - jazz funk
Jive at Three-Oh-Five - jazz funk
Stick Around - swing jazz
Strollin' On the Boardwalk (in Atlantic City) - swing jazz with vocal