What Child Is This, Traditional Arranged by Vance Thompson Cécile McLorin Salvant, guest vocalist Greg Tardy, tenor saxophone soloist Vance Thompson, director Saxophones Mark Tucker, alto David King, alto Greg Tardy, tenor Will Boyd, tenor Tom Johnson, baritone Trombones Tom Lundberg, lead Don Hough Tylar Bullion Brad McDougall, bass Trumpets Michael Wyatt, lead Stewart Cox Mike Spirko Bill Swann, piano Tommy Sauter, bass Keith Brown, drums Recorded live at the Tennessee Theatre, December 10, 2015 at the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra's annual Swingin' Christmas concert, presented by Merrill Lynch Knoxville Jazz Orchestra http://www.knoxjazz.org https://www.facebook.com/Knoxville-Jazz-Orchestra-279697736732/

Live performance of Deck the Halls from the KJO's Christmas concert at the Tennessee Theatre on December 10, 2015. Credits from left to right: Saxophones: Greg Tardy, David King, Mark Tucker, Will Boyd, Tom Johnson. Trombones: Don Hough, Tom Lundberg, Chris MacTavish, Brad McDougall. Trumpets: Vance Thompson, Michael Wyatt, Stewart Cox, Mike Spirko.

Performance of Let It Snow from the KJO's Christmas concert at the Tennessee Theatre, December 10, 2015. Credits (from left to right): Trombones: Don Hough, Tom Lundberg, Chris MacTavish, Brad McDougall.

I Thought About You composed by Johnny Mercer Christian McBride, featured guest bassist, arranger Vance Thompson, trumpet soloist, director Saxophones Mark Tucker, alto David King, alto Greg Tardy, tenor Will Boyd, tenor Tom Johnson, baritone Trombones Tom Lundberg, lead Don Hough Tylar Bullion Brad McDougall, bass Trumpets Michael Wyatt, lead Stewart Cox Mike Spirko Bill Swann, piano Keith Brown, drums Knoxville Jazz Orchestra http://www.knoxjazz.org https://www.facebook.com/Knoxville-Jazz-Orchestra-279697736732/

In this fascinating video, KJO director Vance Thompson reveals some of the alternate fundraising options that we have at our disposal, just in case we don't meet our goal using the more conventional approach.

In this video update for the band Five Plus Six, we take a look at the fundamentals of great lead trumpet playing through the unique cultural lens of East Tennessee. http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/fiveplussix