Revive Big Band lead by Igmar Thomas

Heralded by the Village Voice for having some of New York City’s “most electrifying young lions in jazz, Revive Big Band has a finger on the pulse of today’s emerging progressive sound while pointing to things yet to come for a new era of music. Formed in 2010 by trumpeter, composer and arranger Igmar Thomas, this multi-generational ensemble knows no limits while seeking to advance, celebrate and re-imagine sonic freedom in big band form. The Revive Big Band’s well-honed musical sensibilities powerfully synthesize the art of the beat, treatment of melody, reverence of the standard, and nuances of time. Expanding the contemporary canon of composition as it dwells at the intersection of jazz, hip hop, soul and beyond, the band's repertoire features original compositions and inventive orchestrations of jazz standards and contemporary classics by artists ranging from Oliver Nelson, Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard to A Tribe Called Quest, G.U.R.U, DJ Premier, Bilal and more, in never seen before and sometimes never to be seen again live performances.

Making it’s debut in 2010 at George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival, the Big Band has gone on to perform at The Kennedy Center, Central Park SummerStage, Harlem Stage, BRIC, Highline Ballroom, Blue Note Jazz Club, Winter JazzFest, the Art of Cool Festival and Cafe 939 at Berklee College of Music. In addition, it has had a series of extraordinary collaborations with artists including Gregory Porter, Bilal, Terence Blanchard, Sean Jones, Oliver Lake, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Nicholas Payton, Savion Glover, Robert Glasper, Jean Baylor and Chris Turner.