Dameronia was the name of a bebop jazz ensemble founded by Don Sickler [1] and Philly Joe Jones [1] in the 1980s that featured the original compositions and arrangements of Tadd Dameron. They recorded three albums, two for Uptown Records and the other for Soul Note Records, [2] and continued to perform even after Jones' death in 1985. The nonet, which included several of the composer's colleagues, [3] attempted to create an "historically accurate" representation of Dameron's music. [4]
The original line-up included: [5]
Later configurations included:
Dameronia performed at various jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals, [6] [8] [9] [10] debuting in Greenwich Village at Lush Life in 1982. [5] In 1988 Dameronia was featured in a concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center entitled "The Music of Tadd Dameron". The opening act was an all-star quartet featuring Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, Kenny Washington and Charlie Rouse. [11]
Dameronia was the name of a bebop jazz ensemble founded by Don Sickler [1] and Philly Joe Jones [1] in the 1980s that featured the original compositions and arrangements of Tadd Dameron. They recorded three albums, two for Uptown Records and the other for Soul Note Records, [2] and continued to perform even after Jones' death in 1985. The nonet, which included several of the composer's colleagues, [3] attempted to create an "historically accurate" representation of Dameron's music. [4]
The original line-up included: [5]
Later configurations included:
Dameronia performed at various jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals, [6] [8] [9] [10] debuting in Greenwich Village at Lush Life in 1982. [5] In 1988 Dameronia was featured in a concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center entitled "The Music of Tadd Dameron". The opening act was an all-star quartet featuring Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, Kenny Washington and Charlie Rouse. [11]