"Time and time again I am struck by the power and lasting quality of the music of Garaj Mahal. Hippies, jazz heads and even professors can get with this amalgam of hip, funk, world music. Garaj Mahal: hip, educated, and worldly while being raw, honest and in the moment.
When Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Jazz Director, Scott Belck, approached me at a gig about a Garaj Mahal big band album I thought he was joking at first. Then I realized this cat knew all our tunes! He seriously wanted to play our music arranged and performed by his orchestra!! Then debut it at Lincoln Center, play it all over the country, record an album. And here it is.
So check this one out. The CCM Jazz Orchestra arranged and played this music with me and we had a blast performing it and recording it. By the way, This record is meant to be played loud. Crank it up and enjoy!" - Fareed Haque
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Presents “In Search of Garaj Mahal”
The CCM Jazz Orchestra featuring Fareed Haque, guitar
Dr. Scott Belck, musical director
Recorded by Bill Gwynne
Editing, Mixing, and Mastering: Bill Gwynne
Produced by Scott Belck and Fareed Haque
Recorded April 4,5,6, 2014 on the campus of CCM –1402 Studio
1 Chester the Pester
Composer: Kai Eckhardt
arranged by Dominic Marino
soloists: Fareed Haque, guitar and Will Wagner, bass
2 Uneven Mantra
Composer: Fareed Haque
arranged by David Deacon-Joyner
soloists: Jim Feist, tabla, Joe Duran, soprano saxophone, Fareed
Haque, guitar
3 Hindi Gumbo
Composer: Fareed Haque
arranged by Joe Duran
soloists: Brad Myers, guitar, Fareed Haque, guitar and David
Albanese, drums
4 A Fur Peace
Composer: Fareed Haque
arranged by Gerald Bailey
soloists: Fareed Haque, guitar and Eric Wurzelbacher, tenor saxophone
5 The Chant
Composer: Fareed Haque
arranged by Alyssa Mehnert
soloists: Ty Sheets and Fareed Haque, guitar
6 Alvin
Composer: Alan Hertz
(featuring the CCM Jazz Lab Band) arranged by Dominic Marino
soloists: Curtis Holtgrefe, alto saxophone and Fareed Haque, guitar
7 The Shadow
Composer: Kai Eckhardt
arranged by Joe Duran
soloists: Fareed Haque, guitar, Will Wagner, bass, Jordan Pollard,
keyboard
8 Witchdoctor
Composer: Kai Eckhardt
arranged by Josh Kline
soloists: Fareed Haque, guitar and Josh Kline, tenore saxophone
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Jazz
Orchestra
Dr. Scott Belck, musical director
*Saxophones*
Joe Duran, lead alto
Ryan Van Scoyk, alto
Josh Kline, tenor
Eric Wurzelbacher, tenor
Nathan Hatton, baritone
*Trumpets*
Michael Dudley, lead
Ty Sheets
Eric Lechliter
Aaron Todahl
*Trombones*
Charles Dong, lead
Jacob Niederman
Christian Dawson
Josh Omaits, bass trombone
Guitar
Brad Myers
Piano
Jordan Pollard
Bass
Will Wagner
Drums
David Albanese
*CCM Jazz Lab Band –featured on "Alvin"* Dominic Marino, director
Garaj Mahal is a quartet of the highest pedigree.The band unites four highly skilled players from across the physical and musical globe. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Jazz Orchestra
Friends DJ Fly Agaric, DJ Roto, and The String Cheese Incident’s Michael Kang contributed to the proceedings. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Jazz Orchestra