The New Jazz Composers Octet
The New Jazz Composers Octet | |
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| Origin | New York, New York |
| Genres | Jazz, Hard Bop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Motéma Music Fresh Sound/New Talent |
| Members | David Weiss Myron Walden Jimmy Greene Steve Davis Norbert Stachel Xavier Davis Dwayne Burno Nasheet Waits |
| Past members | Andrew Williams Craig Handy Danny Grissett Gregory Tardy James Farnsworth Dave Rickenberg Chris Karlic Joe Chambers |
The New Jazz Composers Octet is an all-acoustic jazz ensemble founded by trumpeter/arranger David Weiss in 1996. NPR's Josh Jackson described them as "part New York hustle and part writer's workshop, all of it redolent with the aroma of newness." The title track of The Turning Gate won the group a Chamber Music Association grant.