University of Washington Studio Jazz Ensemble: Room 35, Vol. 2; Fred Radke, director; Ivan Arteaga, assitant director, 2014
The UW’s Big Band’s second release under the direction of Fred Radke finds the band in fine form with solid arrangements of tunes from the big band tradition. Recorded in September 2014 at Seattle’s Studio X, the self-released disc features guest appearances by recent Jazz Studies alum (and former big band co-director) Ivan Arteaga on saxophone, alum Colin Pulkrabek (trombone) and current saxophone standouts Eric Vanderbilt Mathews and Ray Larsen on sax and trumpet, respectively.