SuperJazz Big Band

The SuperJazz Big Band (formerly UAB SuperJazz) is a jazz orchestra based in Birmingham, Alabama. SuperJazz was the first performing ensemble connected with the Music Department of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The group presents concerts four times a year at John Carroll Catholic High School, and has remained a very popular jazz orchestra in the Birmingham metro area for more than 25 years.

SuperJazz has performed with many notable jazz artists, including saxophonist Ernie Watts, saxophonist Lou Marini, trumpeter Lew Soloff, vibrophonist / drummer Chuck Redd, trombonist Andy Martin and pianist Ellis Marsalis. In 1997, UAB Entertainment Records released a recording titled "UAB SuperJazz featuring Ellis Marsalis." The CD, recorded at UAB's Alys Stephens Center for the Performing Arts, features arrangements by founding director Everett Lawler, trombonist Charlie Ard, saxophonist Neil McLean and pianist Ray Reach. The SuperJazz Big Band has spawned a number of spin-off groups, including the Magic City Jazz Orchestra and the Night Flight Big Band.

External Links

• SuperJazz Big Band at All About Jazz
• Ernie Watts official website
• Lou Marini at All About Jazz
• Lew Soloff official website
• Chuck Redd official website
• Andy Martin official website
• Ellis Marsalis official website
• Magic City Jazz Orchestra at All About Jazz
• Night Flight Big Band at All ABout Jazz