The Bill Kirchner Nonet began in New York City in October of 1980. Bill's intent was to have an ensemble with the intimacy and adventurousness of the best small groups and the power and excitement of a big band. Most of the Nonet's compositions and arrangements -- rich in tonal, harmonic, and rhythmic colors -- are by Bill. The players, improvisers all, are among New York's finest.
(For more information on the Nonet's newest recordings and upcoming concerts, click on What's New, or
for a listing of recordings of Bill's music, click on Discography.)
NEW YORK CITY:
METRO NY AREA:
NEW YORK CITY
BMI JAZZ COMPOSERS' WORKSHOP:
"Tanga" for Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra
"Footprints" for the Lee Konitz Nonet
SMITHSONIAN JAZZ REPERTORY ENSEMBLE:
as though it were twice its actual size."
FESTIVALS
KOOL Jazz Festival
Chicago Jazz Festival
Milwaukee Summerfest
Hartford (CT) Jazz Festival
Utica (NY) Arts Festival
Riverside Park (NYC) Jazz Festival
CONCERTS
Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Spirit Square Arts Center (Charlotte, NC)
Manhattan Square Park (Rochester, NY)
Citicorp
St. Peter's Church
Olympic Towers
South Street Seaport
Monmouth County Library (NJ)
Greenwich Library (CT)
Hudson River Museum (Yonkers, NY)
COLLEGE CONCERTS/CLINICS
William Paterson University (NJ)
University of New Hampshire
Youngstown State University (OH)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Maine at Orono
Bentley College (MA)
Bluefield State College (WVA)
Howard Community College (MD)
Winthrop College (SC)
Marietta College (OH)
Clarion University (PA)
College Misericordia (PA)
New School University
City College of New York
NIGHTCLUBS
NEW YORK CITY:
The Blue Note
Birdland
Seventh Avenue South
Mikell's
Eddie Condon's
Jazz Forum
Visiones
J's
RADIO:
Musical Director, "Empire of the Air" (NPR Radio Play)
COMPOSITIONS:
U.S. AIR FORCE AIRMEN OF NOTE:
"Jumpin' Jak" for Big Band
"Holding Patterns," "Chanson for Double Quartet," "Inner Child"
ARRANGING COMMISSIONS:
"Simplicity" for jazz violinist Joe Kennedy Jr. and symphony orchestra
9 arrangements for Music of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller
"Night Song" for Duke Ellington's Symphony in Black and Other Works