Derek Bermel blends bossa nova, Bartók, and all that jazz.
Composers: Derek Bermel
Compositions:Migration Series, Mar de Setembro, A Shout, a Whisper, and a Trace
Performers: Derek Bermel cl, Juilliard Jazz Ensemble, Albany Symphony/Miller
Catalogue Number: NAXOS 8559871
Clarinettist and composer Derek Bermel’s jazz background prompted Wynton Marsalis to commission the 2006 Migrations for jazz ensemble and orchestra, based on 60 paintings by Jacob Lawrence depicting the migration of African Americans from South to North.
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