Dan Reitz - trombone

Dan Reitz

Dan Reitz is a versatile and active musician, composer and music director based in New York City. He is the music director for Baby Wants Candy: The Improvised Musical with Full Band, The Improvised Opera, and was music director for the North American Tour of 50 Shades: The Original Musical Parody. He is the composer of Camp Death: A Midsummer Night’s Scream: The Musical, which premiered at Princeton University in 2014 and is an active jazz and rock trombonist. Dan studied longform improvisation at the Peoples Improv Theater and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and has over three years of experience teaching musical improv comedy to students in the U.S. and overseas.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase

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Barry Cooper - trombone

Barry Cooper

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Barry Cooper moved to New York shortly after graduating high school to attend the New School University, where he studied under jazz master Benny Powell. Shortly thereafter, Cooper became a regular touring member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, performed on Sunday nights at Birdland with the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Orchestra, and had many other performances with other bands around New York City. Clark Terry was also very helpful to Cooper, inviting him to perform with a very young band he put together called “The Young Titans of Jazz.” Terry invited him to record in Bern, Switzerland, and as part of a live DVD in Birdland in New York City. While on tour with Terry in Switzerland, Cooper met the members of the Count Basie Orchestra and was invited to join. Since then, Cooper has performed all over the world, playing in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and Bunkyo Civic Hall in Japan. He has played with Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright, Dianne Schuur, Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Jon Hendricks, and the Charles Tolliver Orchestra, to name a few.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint

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Alaina Alster - trombone

Alaina Alster

Originally from Long Island, New York, Alaina Alster earned her Bachelor of Music in both trombone and euphonium performance from the University of Michigan and her Master of Music in trombone performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Prior to joining the West Point Band, Staff Sgt. Alster was an active freelance musician in New York City where she enjoyed a career performing a wide range of musical genres. She continues to perform with ensembles outside of West Point, specifically as a member of PitchBlak Brass Band, a ten piece hip-hop brass band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Alster is also a music educator and has worked as a teaching artist for the Phil Ramone Orchestra for Children and as a private music instructor.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase

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Jimmy O'Connell - trombone

Jimmy O’Connell

Originally from the Metro Detroit Area, O'Connell began playing piano at the age of 7 and trombone at the age of 9. Soon after discovering the trombone, O'Connell joined the Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Marcus Belgrave, and later on Rodney Whitaker.

O'Connell went on to study at the University of Michigan, and while attending, played with greats such as Geri Allen, Bob Hurst, Karriem Riggins and Rodney Whitaker. After his tenure at Michigan, O'Connell pursued his Master's Degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with trombonist Luis Bonilla. Since moving to NYC, O'Connell has performed with greats such as Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, and Randy Brecker as well as with his own groups and as a sideman at Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Smalls, Fat Cat, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Zinc Bar, Highline Ballroom, Rockwood Music Hall and many others.

His debut album, Arrhythmia, was released in 2016 on Outside in Music Records.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

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Robert Stattel - bass trombone

Robert Stattel

Rob Stattel, Trombone and Euphonium, a native of the Washington, DC area, currently resides in Yonkers, NY, and performs and teaches throughout the tri-state area. His experiences include a stint with the 81st US Army Band, and a national tour with “In The Mood”, a 1940s musical review. Locally, he has performed with the Yonkers Philharmonic, the Westchester Broadway Theater, the Bensen/Scott Orchestra, the Westchester Swing Band, the Virgil Scott Orchestra, the Monarch Brass Quintet and the Bottom Line Tuba Quartet.. Rob has degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland, and has studied with Brian Bowman (Air Force Band) and Abe Torchinsky (Philadelphia Orchestra).

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint and The Chase

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Brandon Moodie - bass trombone

Brandon Moodie

Brandon Moodie is a graduate of the University of North Texas. He currently resides in Astoria, Queens and is an active performer and educator in New York City.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

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Nick Consol - piano

Nick Consol

Nick Consol is a pianist, composer and arranger based out of New York City. Hailing originally from Rochester, NY where he studied with Andy Calabrese, Nick attended SUNY Purchase where he graduated with a BA in Jazz Performance. While at Purchase he studied extensively with New York piano master Pete Malinverni and also benefited from the guidance of Hal Galper, Charles Blenzig, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis, Doug Munro and Ralph Lalama.

Since 2010, he has performed with vocalist Joelle Lurie in her backing band, The Pinehurst Trio. This ensemble has played at some of New York's most renowned venues such as Birdland, Lincoln Center, The Rainbow Room and many others. He is featured on Joelle's debut album, Take Me There (2014) and appeared with Joelle on Michael Feinstein's radio program Song Travels on NPR. He has also performed with the family music offshoot of this same group, Jojo And The Pinecones, who released their album, Night & Day and performed at Lollapalooza in 2017.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint and The Chase

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Angelo DiLoreto - piano

Angelo DiLoreto

Angelo Di Loreto was born in 1990 in Buffalo, New York. He performs primarily as the pianist in the Philippe Lemm Trio, a dynamic NYC-based ensemble along with bassist Jeff Koch and drummer Philippe Lemm. In the last few years, the group has toured extensively throughout Europe and the US, with debuts at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, the Getxo Jazz Festival in Bilbao, Spain as well as Lithuania, Germany, and Belgium. Most recently, Angelo was commissioned to arrange music for the Metropole Orkest, the Grammy-winning pops orchestra in the Netherlands. Angelo was a finalist in the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition in the United Kingdom and is a three-time ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award winner.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

DWJODavid WhiteMay 1, 2018rhythm section

Doug Drewes - bass

Doug Drewes

Doug Drewes is a freelance bassist, composer and educator in New York City. He has over 20 album credits and his playing can be heard on tv shows for NBC, MTV, IFC and USA. Doug has performed throughout the US and Canada including performances at Carnegie Hall, CMJ and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. A former faculty member at Camp Encore/Coda, Doug is currently a faculty member at the New York Jazz Academy where he teaches private bass lessons, improvisation, and small ensemble. Mr. Drewes received his bachelors of music at the State University of New York at Purchase College. He has studied bass with Dennis Irwin, Todd Coolman, Mark Helias, and Scott Colley.

His latest release as a leader, Defcon 5, features Jacob Pleakis (piano) and Kenny Shaw (drums).

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint

DWJODavid WhiteMay 1, 2018rhythm section

Phil Rowan - bass

Phil Rowan

Brooklyn-based double bassist Phil Rowan received a B.A. in Jazz Studies at Purchase College and an M.M. in Classical Double Bass Performance at Stony Brook University. Phil’s current projects include indie-folk-jazz quartet Old Time Musketry and the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, three-time winner of the American Prize in Orchestral Performance. In addition to these projects Phil has performed and recorded with the Alex Levin Trio, NYCity Slickers, the Kjersti Kveli Group, High Line Jazz Quartet, Mettawee River Theater Company, Astoria Symphony Orchestra, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, The Choral-Orchestral Ensemble of New York and Hunter Choir Orchestra.

Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: The Chase

DWJODavid WhiteMay 1, 2018rhythm section

Alexi David - bass

Alexi David

Cypriot-American composer and bassist Alexi David grew up in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. His group, Alexi David's Patriot Act, has created the first fusion with jazz and the Greek sounds of rembetika. David is also adept on bouzouki, baglama and piano. He is a scholar on the music of the late Charles Mingus, and has worked extensively with Terry Waldo, José James, The Fat Cat Big Band, Junior Mance and many others. Being Nellie McKay's regular bassist, he naturally lives with two cats. He is currently hard at work researching for forgotten and never performed Mingus compositions, to perform at upcoming shows.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Live at Midday Jazz

DWJODavid WhiteMay 1, 2018rhythm section

Paul Francis - drums

Paul Francis

Grammy Award-winning drummer and educator Paul Francis has extensive experience working with some of the world’s greatest musicians. He is featured on the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett album and subsequent PBS special Cheek to Cheek, and toured extensively with the duo to support that recording. He continues to perform with Lady Gaga on a regular basis. Paul has also recorded and/or performed with Stevie Wonder, Jose Feliciano, Jon Faddis, David Hazeltine, Jim Belushi, Molly Ringwald, Megan Hilty, The Rockettes, Ralph Lalama, Brian Newman, Rich Little, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and The Albany Symphony Orchestra, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra conducted by Buddy Morrow. Paul has also appeared on shows for HBO, ABC and MTV, and is on the soundtrack for the movie “Friends with Kids”.

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Recorded with the David White Jazz Orchestra on: Flashpoint and Live at Midday Jazz

DWJODavid WhiteMay 1, 2018rhythm section

Ryan Cavan - drums

Ryan Cavan

Ryan Cavan is a professional drummer/percussionist based in New York City. Depending upon the gig, you might catch him playing a full drum set, jembe and cowbell, a toy drum set, or his garbage can kit. He has performed throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Ryan has Performed and/or Recorded with: David Ippolito, Melba Moore, Celtic Cross, The Healers (Townsend), Vertigo (UK), Bob McGrath (Sesame Street), Bill Haley’s Comets, Kombo (Verve), Joseph Walsh, Elaine LaChica, Lenahan (Clandestine), Juano Lippi, Justina (Nigerian pop star), Susanna Quan (Chinese pop star), The McCabes, Kenny Asher (John Lennon/Lenny Kravitz), Jon Faddis, and Unspun (Universal), The Unskilled Labor Funk Ensemble, David O'Rourke, Vita Izabella, Station 23, Doug Munro (Shanachie), Matt Katz, Anavana (Zip), The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Anthony Mills (Harry Belafonte), Smite (Devious Semantics), Seth Horan, among others.