THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA

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Founded in 1973, The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra has been a force in the international jazz scene for more than 40 years. Aardvark is one of the longest-running large jazz ensembles in the world. The band is well known for its wide-ranging shows, from new music by founder/director Mark Harvey to classics and rarities by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and other jazz legends. Aardvark has given premieres of more than 175 works for jazz orchestra, performs widely, and appears on 14 CDs, including 8 discs from Leo Records, one of the world’s leading adventuresome music labels. Guest artists who have appeared with Aardvark include jazz luminaries Jaki Byard, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Giuffre, Geri Allen, Raj Mehta, Dominique Eade, Lewis Porter, and Matt Savage, to name a few.

Composer/trumpeter ​Mark Harvey is the founder and music director of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and teaches jazz
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THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Mark Harvey  & The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra  Aardvark Steps Out album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mark Harvey & The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Aardvark Steps Out
Progressive Big Band 1993
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Impressions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Impressions
Progressive Big Band 2014
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Richard Nelson & Aardvark Jazz Orchestra : Deep River album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Richard Nelson & Aardvark Jazz Orchestra : Deep River
Progressive Big Band 2015
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Passages album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Passages
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THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Democratic Vistas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
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THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Mark Harvey & the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra ‎: Paintings For Jazz Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mark Harvey & the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra ‎: Paintings For Jazz Orchestra
Progressive Big Band 1995
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Psalms & Elegies album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Psalms & Elegies
Progressive Big Band 1997
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA An Aardvark Christmas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
An Aardvark Christmas
Progressive Big Band 1997
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Seeker album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Seeker
Progressive Big Band 1999
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Bethlehem Counterpoint album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bethlehem Counterpoint
Progressive Big Band 2002
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Duke Ellington/Sacred Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Duke Ellington/Sacred Music
Progressive Big Band 2002
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Trumpet Madness album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Trumpet Madness
Progressive Big Band 2005
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA No Walls : A Christmas Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
No Walls : A Christmas Concert
Progressive Big Band 2007
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA American Agonistes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
American Agonistes
Progressive Big Band 2008
THE AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Evocations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Evocations
Progressive Big Band 2012

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