New York Voices
Highland, NY
Recognized in both the jazz vocal and instrumental worlds, Darmon Meader is a distinguished vocalist, arranger and saxophonist. Darmon has achieved international recognition as the founder, musical director, chief arranger, composer, saxophonist, and tenor vocalist with New York Voices. As a member of NYV he has released numerous recordings, and has performed and recorded with a variety of artists including Ray Brown, Bobby McFerrin, Don Sebesky, Ivan Lins, Jon Hendricks, Jim Hall, Paquito D'Rivera, the Count Basie Orchestra and the Royal Bopsters. The most recent NYV project, titled "Reminiscing in Tempo" was released in 2019. Touring in the U.S. and abroad, he has performed at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Blue Note Jazz Clubs in New York and Japan. In addition to arranging and orchestrating the majority of the NYV songbook, Darmon has arranged music for various artists including Nancy Wilson, the Boston Pops, The Swingles, Ann Hampton Calloway, Kings Return and Ilona Knopfler. In the past, Darmon has taught at Manhattan School of Music and Indiana Univerity. Currently, he is actively involved in music education as a guest conductor and clinician at both the high school and university level. Along with his NYV band mates, Darmon teaches at two annual summer New York Voices vocal jazz camps which take place at Western Michigan University and in Bavaria, Germany. Many of his vocal jazz and choral works have been published by various publishers, including Carl Fischer Music, UNC JazzPress, Shawnee Press, Hal Leonard and Alfred Music. Most of the music you'll hear today is from his latest solo project, titled "Losing My Mind."
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Vocal New Music Large Ensemble Reading Session
Saturday, January 6, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST