Heterophonic Unison In Jazz Composition | Bob Pilkington

Composer, author, and Berklee College Professor Bob Pilkington discusses how heterophonic unison brings a unique and creative sound to jazz composition using his pieces Sounds Like Somethin' and You Know Ida Noe. Visit https://JazzComposersPresent.com to watch full-length livestreams. JazzComposersPresent.com is an online space where composers, musicians and listeners come together to celebrate the music we love. Become a member today to watch our full-length events including masterclasses, listening sessions, roundtables and artist Q&As. Watch streams live or access the past event archive to view events dating back to July of 2021. Website: https://jazzcomposerspresent.com YouTube:    / jazzcomposerspresent   Facebook:   / jazzcomposerspresent   Twitter:   / jazzcomppresent   Instagram:   / jazzcomposerspresent   ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bob Pilkington is a trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator. Much of Bob’s career has been devoted to original music projects, both his own and those of others in a number of genres. His current projects include Fusion Nouveau and resident composer with the Jazz Composers Alliance. Bob is Professor of Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music where he’s been teaching since 1982. Bob has written and published "Counterpoint in Jazz Arranging," a unique textbook specializing in counterpoint from a jazz perspective. He’s performed with his own groups, the Jazz Composers Alliance, Mark Harvey’s Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Fred Ho’s Green Monster Big Band, the Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Bob Moses’ Boston Illharmonic, and others. He appears on over 40 CDs, tapes and records. Website: https://www.bobpilkington.com Instagram:   / tbonebtone   Bandcamp: https://bobpilkington.bandcamp.com ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUDIO CREDITS Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records.    • Chance Encounter   Example 1: “Sounds Like Something”, composed by Bob Pilkington. Performed by Fusion Nouveau, on the album “Lords of Time” (2023) JCA Recordings. https://bobpilkington.bandcamp.com/tr... Examples 2 & 3 from "Counterpoint in Jazz Arranging" by Bob Pilkington (2020) Berklee Press https://berkleepress.com/arranging-co... Example 4: “You Know Ida Noe”, composed by Bob Pilkington. Performed by Fusion Nouveau, on the album “Fractal Dimensions” (2001). https://bobpilkington.bandcamp.com/tr... Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records.    • Crunchy Peanut Butter