Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a

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trumpeter and guitarist. While a student at

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in 1968, he and

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of ...

started a

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band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival. He was invited to be a member of the backing band for rock singer

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, but a throat problem kept him from performing. Despite a successful operation on his throat, he gave up the trumpet, moved to New York City, and played guitar for the next ten years. When he returned to the trumpet, he became a member of the Nighthawks Orchestra led by Vince Giordano, followed by membership in Bechet's Legacy led by

Bob Wilber Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his car ...

. From 1984–1985, he was part of

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's last band. Sandke remarks in the liner notes to ''The Subway Ballet'': "Okay – I worked with Benny Goodman, but so did Fats Navarro and Herbie Hancock and nobody refers to them as 'swing musicians.' ...Being thus labeled is somewhat akin to being called a child molester in that the tag never seems to go away, and both can be equally deleterious to one's career." He has recorded over twenty albums as a leader, ranging from revisitings of music from the 1920s and 1930s to explorations of contemporary idioms in the company Michael Brecker,

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent i ...

, Bill Charlap, and

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. He became interested in exploring dissonant, nonstandard harmonies that lie outside of conventional triadic harmony, creating a musical theory of what he calls "metatonality", a harmonic system outlined in his book ''Harmony for a New Millennium''. He has led the New York All-Stars with Dan Barrett and

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, the Metatonal Band with

Marvin Smith Marvin "Smitty" Smith (born June 24, 1961) is an American jazz drummer and composer. Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at a young age, rece ...

and Ted Rosenthal, and has done

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for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra. His writings include a method book about his "metatonal" approach to harmony. He has a brother, Jordan Sandke, who is a trumpeter. Both brothers played in the Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra. His albums include ''Trumpet After Dark'', a jazz-with-strings album that uses Renaissance viols instead of modern violins. ''Inside Out'' and ''Outside In'' bring together

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musicians such as Ken Peplowski and

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musicians Ray Anderson and

. His work appeared in the movies '' The Cotton Club'', '' Bullets over Broadway'', and '' The Curse of the Jade Scorpion''.

Discography

As leader

* ''New York Stories'' (Stash, 1986) * ''Stampede'' (Jazzology, 1992) * ''The Bix Beiderbecke Era'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1993) * ''I Hear Music'' (Concord Jazz, 1993) * ''The Chase'' (Concord Jazz, 1995) * ''Calling All Cats'' (Concord Jazz, 1996) * ''The Music of the Trumpet Kings'' with Harry Allen (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * ''Awakening'' (Concord Concerto 1998) * ''The Re-discovered Louis and Bix'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * ''Randy Sandke Meets Bix Beiderbecke'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2002) * ''Inside Out: Mainstream Meets the New Music'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2002) * ''The Music of Bob Haggart'' (Arbors, 2002) * ''Cliffhanger'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2003) * ''Trumpet After Dark'' (Evening Star, 2005) * ''Now & Again'' with Dick Hyman (Arbors, 2005) * ''Unconventional Wisdom'' (Arbors, 2008) With the New York Allstars * ''Play Jazz Favorites/Broadway'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1993) * ''We Love You, Louis!'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1996) * ''Count Basie Remembered Volume One'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * ''Count Basie Remembered Volume Two'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * ''The New York Allstars Play Lionel Hampton Volume One'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1999)

As sideman

With

Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Life and career A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to ...

* ''From Bessie to Brazil'' (Concord Jazz, 1993) * ''From Broadway to Bebop'' (Concord Jazz, 1994) * ''Easy to Love'' (Concord Jazz, 1996) * ''Someone to Watch Over Me'' (Concord Jazz, 1998) With others * Harry Allen, ''A Night at Birdland Volume 1'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1994) * Harry Allen, ''A Night at Birdland Volume 2'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1995) *

Karrin Allyson Karrin Allyson (pronounced ''KAR-in''; born Karrin Allyson Schoonover on July 27, 1963) is an American jazz vocalist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has received positive reviews from several prominent sources, including the ' ...

, ''Sweet Home Cookin' '' (Concord Jazz, 1994) * Karrin Allyson, Scott Hamilton, Concord Jazz Festival All-Stars, ''Fujitsu-Concord 27th Jazz Festival'' (Concord 1996) * John Barry, ''The Cotton Club'' (Geffen, 1984) *

Ann Hampton Callaway Ann Hampton Callaway (born May 30, 1958) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. She wrote and sang the theme song for the TV series ''The Nanny''. Career A native of Chicago, her father, John Callaway, was a journalist and her moth ...

, ''From Sassy to Divine'' (Shanachie, 2014) * James Chirillo, ''Sultry Serenade'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) *

Wycliffe Gordon Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano. ...

, ''Slidin' Home'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1999) *

Jon Hendricks John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and r ...

, ''Freddie Freeloader'' (Denon, 1990) * Peanuts Hucko Featuring Louise Tobin, ''Swing That Music'' (Star Line 1992) * Peanuts Hucko, Billy Butterfield,

Trummy Young James "Trummy" Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984) was an American trombonist in the swing era. He established himself as a star during his 12 years performing with Louis Armstrong in Armstrong's All Stars. He had one hit with his ...

, ''Tribute to Louis Armstrong'' (Jazz Heritage 1994) *

Dick Hyman Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Art ...

, ''Swing Is Here'' (Reference 1996) *

Oliver Jackson Oliver Jackson may refer to: * Oliver Jackson (musician), American jazz drummer * Oliver David Jackson, Australian Army officer * Oliver Lee Jackson, American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and educator * Oliver Toussaint Jackson, American business ...

, ''The Last Great Concert'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * Jerry Jerome, ''Something Old, Something New'' (Arbors, 1997) *

Erich Kunzel Erich Kunzel, Jr. (March 21, 1935 – September 1, 2009) was an American orchestra conductor. Called the "Prince of Pops" by the '' Chicago Tribune'', he performed with a number of leading pops and symphony orchestras, especially the Cincinna ...

, ''Route 66'' (Telarc, 2000) *

Allen Lowe Allen Lowe is a composer, musician, music historian, and sound restoration specialist. He plays alto saxophone, C-melody saxophone, and guitar and has recorded with Julius Hemphill, Marc Ribot, Roswell Rudd, Don Byron, Doc Cheatham, and David Mur ...

, ''Woyzeck's Death'' (Enja, 1995) * Allen Lowe, ''Jews in Hell'' (Spaceout 2006) * George Masso, ''The Wonderful World of George Gershwin'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1992) *

Butch Miles Butch Miles (born Charles J. Thorton, Jr. on July 4, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He has played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett Career Miles, w ...

, ''Cookin'' ' (Nagel-Heyer, 1995) * Butch Miles, Howard Alden, ''Soulmates'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2002) * Geoff Muldaur, ''Private Astronomy'' (Edge Music 2003) *

, ''Steppin' with Peps'' (Concord Jazz, 1993) *

Flip Phillips Joseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic conc ...

, ''Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday at the March of Jazz 1995'' (Arbors, 2003) *

John Pizzarelli John Paul Pizzarelli Jr. (born April 6, 1960, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist. He has recorded over twenty solo albums and has appeared on more than forty albums by other recording artists, including Paul McC ...

, ''All of Me'' (Novus/RCA 1992) * John Pizzarelli, ''After Hours'' (Novus/RCA 1996) * Scott Robinson, ''Bronze Nemesis'' (Doc-Tone, 2012) *

Cynthia Sayer Cynthia Nan Sayer (born May 20, 1962) is an American jazz banjoist, singer and a founding member of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band. Career A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Sayer spent her early childhood in Wayland, Massachusetts and ...

, ''Attractions'' (Plunk, 2007) *

Loren Schoenberg Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes. He is the former Executive Director and currently Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum ...

, ''Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin' '' (Musicmasters, 1990) *

Mel Torme Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to: Biology * Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL) * National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL People * Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...

, ''A Tribute to Bing Crosby'' (Concord Jazz, 1994) *

Warren Vaché Jr. Warren Vaché (born February 21, 1951) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist. He was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He came from a musical family as his father was a bassist. In 1976, he released his first album ...

, ''Warren Plays Warren'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1997) * Warren Vache, ''Swingtime!'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * Frank Vignola, ''Off Broadway'' (Nagel-Heyer, 2000) * Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra, ''Paris Blues'' (CBS, 1985) *

, ''Live at the Vineyard'' (Challenge, 1995) *

, ''The Hamburg Concert'' (Nagel-Heyer, 1996)

References

External links

Official site
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