Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan interviews Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger Erica Seguine. Erica Seguine is a composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and educator living in the NYC area. In 2011 she co-founded, with composer Shan Baker, their 21-musician ensemble, the Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Jazz Orchestra (ESSBJO.) Since then, they have performed over forty times around NYC, including the Jazz Gallery, ShapeShifter Lab, Tea Lounge/Slope Lounge, Grace Church, and a monthly residency for one year in Montclair, NJ. In 2017, New York Music Daily has said “In terms of majestic sweep, cinematic scope, and clever outside-of-the-box humor, it’s hard to think of a more interesting group in big band jazz…” They were also written about in a 2019 New York Times article by Giovanni Russonello about the current big band scene. In August 2019, the orchestra went into Oktaven Audio to record their debut album, with Darcy James Argue producing and Brian Montgomery engineering. It is expected to be released in 2020.

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