"One of Los Angeles’ greatest treasures, pianist Billy Childs, takes a trip to Philadelphia where his big band compositional and arranging skills are put to good use. The Temple University Studio Orchestra (TUSO), conducted by Jose Luis Deominguez, is supplemented by ringers Terell Stafford/tp, and Dick Oatts/as, on this three song collection." George Harris/JazzWeekly. Album Discogs ; website.
A post below celebrates Billy Childs' 2024 Grammy Award winner album The Winds Of Change. The post has a video of Billy with the WDR Big Band, along with more Billy info.
This is the TUSOs 2nd album, but Temple U. has many jazz ensemble iterations. "BCM&D Records is the official record label of the Boyer College of
Music and Dance at Temple University. Founded in 2009 to highlight recordings by Boyer students and faculty, the label
has since garnered five Grammy nominations." TUSO Discogs. BCM&D website. The Temple University Jazz Band has 3 albums: Spotify ; Discogs.
Temple University Studio Orchestra, Labyrinth, full album: YouTube ; Spotify ; Bandcamp
