DANSR, inc. and Vandoren, Paris announced the scheduled appearance of Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band at this year’s VandoJam at NAMM, Wednesday, January 18 at the Hilton.
This is the tenth consecutive VandoJam at NAMM and begins the year-long celebration of Bernard Van Doren’s 50th year as president of his family’s business. “We are thrilled that Gordon and his group can participate in this event,” commented DANSR president, Michael Skinner. “Gordon has been part of the Vandoren family for quite some time and we’ve enjoyed working with him on clarinet commissions for Jon Manasse as well as his incredible big band. We think the house will be jumping with his latest project!”
This year’s VandoJam at NAMM will have a slightly different format. The first set will feature Eric Marienthal, Jerry Vivino, and Roxy Coss in a performance set. The middle two sets will be the standard jam session managed by Eric and Jerry and the 11 p.m. set will be Gordon and his Little Phat Band.
Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band puts more emphasis on spontaneity and improvisation than The Big Phat Band, while covering a wide range of styles – from swing to funk to Latin to pop.
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