James Chirillo

• Name — James Chirillo • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — James Louis Chirillo • Born — 2 May 1953 • Birthplace — Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, big band, swing, classical • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1974 – present • Website — james.chirillo.com

From 1977 to 1979, Chirillo performed regularly with singers Marilyn Maye, Vic Damone, Joey Heatherton, Lorna Luft, and pianist Roger Williams. From 1979 to 1982, he was a member of The Jazz Knights at West Point, the jazz ensemble of the United States Military Academy Band, a premier band of the United States armed forces. In 1982, he moved to New York City. He studied and performed with Tiny Grimes. From 1985 to 1986, he was a member of Benny Goodman's last band. From 1987 to 1991, he was a member of the Buck Clayton Orchestra and toured Europe in July 1991. He performed with Claude Williams in President Bill Clinton's inaugural festivities, with Bob Wilber and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Benny Carter, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis. From 1992 to 1999 he was a charter member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, directed by Gunther Schuller and David Baker.

In 1976, with the One O'Clock Lab Band, Chirillo toured the Soviet Union (Moscow, Volgograd, and Yerevan), Portugal, and England — 5 cities, 25 concerts, 77 encores, 82,800 attendees. The tour was sponsored by the US Department of State as part of a US Bicentennial goodwill arts outreach. NBC broadcast the July 4 concert live from Moscow as part of its US Bicentennial commemorative. While on tour, members of the band held jam sessions with musicians from Moscow, Volgograd, and Yerevan. After college, Chirillo studied composition and arranging with John Carisi and Bill Finegan. He also studied guitar with Remo Palmier.

• Sultry Serenade (Nagel Heyer, 2000)

• At the Mill Hill Playhouse (Arbors, 2003) • In Concert at the Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque 2004 (Arbors, 2005) • Dialogues (Arbors, 2007) • Lab '76 (NTSU Jazz, 1976) • Lab '77 (NTSU Jazz, 1977) • Jazz at Spoleto '77 Left Bank (Jazz Society 1978) • Lab '78 (NTSU Jazz, 1978) • Thinking of You (HighNote, 2007) • Mellow (HighNote, 2009) • Something Personal (HighNote, 2015) • Eddie Bert, Walk on the Roots (Mothlight Music, 1993) • Dan Block, Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (Miles High, 2010) • Carter Burwell, The Man Who Wasn't There (Decca, 2001) • Evan Christopher, The Remembering Song (Arbors, 2010) • Buck Clayton, Swings the Village (Nagel Heyer, 2002) • John Cocuzzi, Groove Merchant (Arbors, 2011) • Benny Goodman, Let's Dance: A Musical Tribute (MusicMasters, 1985) • Benny Goodman, Live, State University of New York (Jazz Heritage Society/MusicMasters, 1986) • Keith Ingham, Jazz It Up with Bayer (Bayer 1994) • Keith Ingham, A Star Dust Melody (Sackville, 1998) • Doug Lawrence, Doug Lawrence Trio with Dave Leone and James Chirillo (Do La Di Jazz, 1981) • Barbara Lea & Keith Ingham, Celebrate Vincent Youmans (A Records, 2004) • Joe Lovano, Rush Hour (Blue Note, 1995) • Cécile McLorin Salvant, WomanChild (Mack Avenue, 2013) • Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ghost Song (Nonesuch, 2022) • Bob Mintzer, Homage to Count Basie (DMP, 2000) • Joe Muranyi, Moon Over Marstons Mills (JLX Kiado, 2008) • Scott Robinson, Melody from the Sky (Arbors, 2000) • Cynthia Sayer, String Swing (Jazzology, 2000) • Randy Sandke, The Re-discovered Louis and Bix (Nagel Heyer, 2000) • Loren Schoenberg, Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin (Musicmasters, 1990) • Loren Schoenberg, Out of This World (TCB, 1998) • Dick Sudhalter, Get Out and Get Under the Moon (Stomp Off, 1990) • Dick Sudhalter, Melodies Heard... Melodies Sweet (Challenge, 1999) • Pablo Villegas, Americano (Harmonia Mundi, 2015) • Bob Wilber & Dick Hyman, A Perfect Match (Arbors, 1998) • Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern, Summit Reunion in Atlanta (Jazzology, 2001) • Claude Williams, Live at J's Part 1 (Arhoolie, 1993) • Claude Williams, Live at J's Part 2 (Arhoolie, 1993) • Jack Wilson, In New York (DIW, 1993)

• Buck Clayton Live: Village Vanguard, February 16, 17, 18, 1990 (Nagel-Heyer, 1990) • Jimmy McPartland Funeral • Church of the Heavenly Rest, Upper East Side, Manhattan • March 1991 • Ruby Braff, cornet; Marian McPartland, piano; James Chirillo, guitar • Jimmy died March 13 and Braff played at Marian's request • Around New York, CD of radio program broadcast on WNYC; Steve Sullivan (born 1954), host • Stephen Gosling, Zuying Song, piano; Eddie Bert, trombone; Stephen Roane, bass; James Chirillo, guitar • New York City, August 18, 1994; • The Electric Guitar Ensemble, The Super 400, University of North Texas College of Music • "Bye Bye Blackbird," arranged by Chirillo • Sammy Sherman, Live at Chan's (Arbors, 1997) • (recorded November 7, 1997 at Chan's, Woonsocket, Rhode Island) • New York Philharmonic at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine), Alan Gilbert, conductor • Memorial Day Concert, Tribute to Kurt Masur • Live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan, May 30, 2016 • Soloists: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Thomas Hampson (baritone voice) John Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Bob Cole, "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" (1902) • Other musicians: Marcus Printup (trumpet), Vincent Gardener (trombone), Dan Block (clarinet), Ibanda Ruhumbika (sousaphone), James Chirillo (banjo), Joe Saylor (snare drum), Ali Jackson (bass drum) •: • Live at Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C., August 16 and 17, 1997 • Blues and the Abstract Truth: The Music of Oliver Nelson (broadcast on NPR) • Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands of the WWII Era (Smithsonian Folkways, 2004): Lionel Hampton: "Flying Home," May 20 & 21, 1995 Artie Shaw: "'S Wonderful," June 20 & 21, 1992 Benny Carter: "'Ill Wind," July 19 & 20, 1997 Tommy Dorsey: "Chloe," August 12 & 13, 1995 Artie Shaw: "Begin the Beguine," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Sepia Panorama," July 31, 1993 Benny Goodman: "Back Bay Boogie," July 19 & 20, 1997 Glenn Miller: "The Song of the Volga Boatmen," July 25 & 26, 1992 Artie Shaw: "Summertime," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Take the "A" Train," June 20 & 21, 1992 Benny Carter: "Back Bay Boogie," July 19 & 20, 1997 Duke Ellington: "Cotton Tail," April 29 & 30, 1995 Tommy Dorsey: "Swanee River," August 12 & 13, 1995 Duke Ellington: "Rain Check," May 9, 1993 Artie Shaw: "Back Bay Shuffle," July 18 & 19, 1998 Duke Ellington: "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" July 18 & 19, 1998 Tommy Dorsey: "Hallelujah," August 12 & 13, 1995: Jimmie Lunceford: "Blue Blazes," August 12 & 13, 1995 Broadway • Come Fly Away, March 1, 2010 – September 5, 2010 (188 performances)

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