Out_of_the_Bluffs
Out of the Bluffs
2009 studio album by University of Memphis, Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra
Out Of The Bluffs[2] is a 2009 compact disc by the University of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra recorded in the studio. This was their 2nd CD release since 2007. Since the late 1960s this group has been consistently recognized as one of the top collegiate jazz ensembles in the country recently being invited to the 2011 Jazz Education Network Convention,[3] the 2000 International Association for Jazz Education Convention, and touring Europe in 1998. Musicians from this CD and program won the 2007 University of South Florida Michael Brecker Arranging Competition (David Peoples)[4] and others went on to study with Bob Brookmeyer at the New England Conservatory of Music,[5] Manhattan School of Music, and also work professionally at universities and major symphony orchestras.[6]
