Deeply honored to be awarded Arranger of the Year for the third consecutive year!
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Casually introducing Walter Smith III with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Oh hi there… just casually announcing the culmination of my second season as Composer-in-Residence of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, with our special guest Walter Smith III.
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WATCH NOW: Cécile McLorin Salvant with the Metropole Orkest, “With Every Breath I Take”
The official music video for “With Every Breath I Take,” featuring the Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley, is out now on YouTube. The full album is coming June 26 on Nonesuch Records.
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WATCH NOW: Brad Mehldau with Darcy James Argue and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
My March 14 concert with Brad Mehldau at the stunning Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, performing my arrangements of his music for the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, is now available for streaming from the European broadcaster ARTE.
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Announcing With Every Breath I Take: Cécile McLorin Salvant with the Metropole Orkest, arranged by Darcy James Argue
I’m delighted to announce that With Every Breath I Take, a new album featuring my orchestral arrangements of Cecile McLorin Salvant’s desert island ballads, performed by the Metropole Orkest and conducted by Jules Buckley, will be out on Nonesuch Records on June 26.
A Banquet for the Birds, featuring Aaron Diehl with the MSM Jazz Orchestra, April 3 & 13 in New York
Tomorrow night — Friday, April 3 — Aaron Diehl and I, aided and abetted by the talented young students at in the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, will perform the 3-part suite I wrote to feature Aaron, A Banquet for the Birds, alongside my arrangements of Aaron’s original compositions.
Brad Mehldau, DJA, and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band
The past few days have been a literal dream come true: rehearsing with Brad Mehldau alongside the Frankfurt Radio Big Band.
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DJA arrangements performed by the New York Philharmonic with Cécile McLorin Salvant
Exciting news: on Thursday, September 25, I make my New York Philharmonic debut as an arranger — at their opening night gala!
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DJA + Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Season 2 with Brad Mehldau & Walter Smith III
I’m thrilled to announce the guests for my second season as Composer-in-Residence of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Brad Mehldau and Walter Smith III.
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Secret Society 20th Anniversary Fall Tour — Des Moines & Denver
In celebration of Secret Society’s 20th anniversary as a band, we are hitting the road this fall, with a couple of dates in the Midwest and West.
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