Magic City Jazz Orchestra

The Magic City Jazz Orchestra (MCJO) ([1]) was founded in 1999 by Birmingham jazz pianist and vocalist Ray Reach ([2]) for the purpose of recording and performing cutting edge big band jazz. MCJO is a spin-off from the SuperJazz Big Band (formerly UAB SuperJazz) ([3]), a popular group which has been performing for 26 years, and was the first musical performing ensemble connected with the music department of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The MCJO has made recordings with saxophonist Lou “Blue Lou” Marini ([4]), Jr. and trumpeter Lew Soloff ([5]). New recordings are in the works with Marini, Soloff and Tom “Bones” Malone of the David Letterman Show ([6]).