It was an honor to arrange and orchestrate the music for Jennifer Madsen’s latest CD project, a big band album titled Girl Talk. The album features a many incredible soloists including Jeff Coffin, Sean Jones, Ryan Keberle, David Halliday, and Brian Woodbury.
Jennifer Madsen steps confidently into the big-band arena on Girl Talk, placing her clear, theatrical jazz voice inside arrangements that treat familiar standards and pop material as scenes full of motion, humor and grown-up feeling. (thejazzpage.com)
Recent release: Reimagine
It was a joy to arrange and perform on Reimagine, Jennifer Madsen’s latest release. The album was recorded at Lange studios in the Seattle area and features Clipper Anderson and Mark Ivester with guest solos by Sean Jones and Howard Levy.
From the opening bars, the album makes its case not simply as a collection of interpretations but as a work of genuine artistic vision. (Paris Move)
The Song of the Lark with Tierney Sutton
I was thrilled to record my new jazz song cycle, The Song of the Lark, with Tierney Sutton, Jeff Hamilton, and Jon Hamar at United Recording in Hollywood. Steve Genewick recorded the tracks and final mixes should be completed in fall of 2023. The song cycle is based on Willa Cather’s novel, The Song of the Lark, and support was provided by The Cather Project through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Duet album with Jennifer Madsen
Jennifer Madsen’s new duet album, Kick off the Covers, is available on iTunes, Amazon, and from other vendors. We recorded at June Audio Recording Studios in Provo, Utah, and Jennifer sounds fabulous! Selections include “I Don’t Need a Roof,” “When I Look In Your Eyes,” “Without a Song” and others.
