Tag Archives: big band

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Returns To Iridium Jazz Club April 14th

This just in! Two weeks from tonight, on Thursday, April 14th, Darcy James Argue‘s Secret Society will perform two sets at Iridium Jazz Club in New York. This will be the GRAMMY® nominated 18-piece big band’s third appearance at the…

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society To Headline WCSU Jazz Festival April 30th

On Saturday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m., Darcy James Argue and his acclaimed 18-piece big band Secret Society will headline the 16th Annual Western Connecticut State University Jazz Festival at Ives Concert Hall in Danbury, Connecticut. “The focus of the festival…

Tonight: Darcy James Argue At The Ecstatic Music Festival

Tonight, the Ecstatic Music Festival, in cooperation with the New Sounds® Live series, will present an eclectic night of music featuring composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall. The centerpiece of the program, which begins at 7:30…

JazzTimes Expanded Critics’ Poll

The March issue of JazzTimes features the results of the magazine’s Expanded Critics’ Poll, augmenting the Top 50 CDs list it published in the previous issue. We’re pleased to report our clients were recognized in three categories. Mary Halvorson placed…

Darcy James Argue To Collaborate With Newspeak, Vijay Iyer, Nicole Lizée And David T. Little At Ecstatic Music Festival February 24th

On Thursday, February 24th at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall, the Ecstatic Music Festival, in cooperation with the New Sounds® Live series, will present an eclectic night of music featuring composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue. The centerpiece of the program, which…

Tonight: Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Makes Its D.C. Debut

Tonight, Darcy James Argue‘s Secret Society will make its Washington, D.C. debut in style with two shows at two different venues. The group, which was just nominated for a GRAMMY® Award in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category for Infernal…

Darcy James Argue Interviewed At BurningAmbulance.com

Phil Freeman interviews composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue in a new post on BurningAmbulance.com In this extensive Q&A, Argue talks about his approach to writing big band music in the 21st century, the balance of composition and improvisation in his music,…

NPR: Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society At CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport

Despite the fact that special guest Bob Brookmeyer was unable to join them as planned due to illness, Darcy James Argue‘s Secret Society played a well-received set on CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport‘s Harbor Stage this past Saturday morning. The 18-piece big band…

Darcy James Argue A Double Winner At JJA Jazz Awards

Congratulations to composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue who won both Up & Coming Artist and Large Ensemble of the Year at yesterday’s Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards in New York. He blogs about the honor here. Argue and his award-winning big…

Darcy James Argue On WHYY’s On Canvas

It isn’t often that our clients get to perform on television, so when WHYY’s On Canvas decided to film Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society performing at the International House in Philadelphia back in June, we were pretty excited. Argue recalled…