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Darcy James Argue conducts his Secret Society at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival. (Erik Jacobs for NPR)
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
Aug 4, 2012 — Armed with a set of enormously open ears, the composer has steadily been rescuing the big band from the dustbin of anachronism. And with a highly-anticipated second album in the works, the greatness of his 18-piece Secret Society is now an open secret.The composer Darcy James Argue has steadily been rescuing the big band from the dustbin of anachronism through a combination of enormously open ears and a gigantic well of patience. But it's paying off: After the release of his debut album Infernal Machines, the greatness of the Secret Society became an open secret, and his "co-conspirators" have now recorded a much-anticipated sophomore album. Eighteen of them give us a taste, including a peek at the Brooklyn Babylon project, originally designed for live music and live painting.
Set List
- "Blow-Out Prevention"
- "Sift"
- Selections from Brooklyn Babylon
- "Zeno"
- "Transit"
Personnel
- Darcy James Argue, composer/conductor
- Erica von Kleist, woodwinds
- Rob Wilkerson, woodwinds
- Sam Sadigursky, tenor saxophone/woodwinds
- John Ellis, tenor saxophone/woodwinds
- Josh Sinton, baritone saxophone/woodwinds
- Seneca Black, trumpet
- Tom Goehring, trumpet
- Matt Holman, trumpet
- Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet
- Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
- Mike Fahie, trombone
- Marshall Gilkes, trombone
- James Hirschfeld, trombone
- Jennifer Wharton, bass trombone/tuba
- Sebastian Noelle, guitar
- Gordon Webster, piano
- Matt Clohesy, bass
- Jon Wikan, drums/percussion
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