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Att skriva och arrangera för mellanstora jazzsättningar: Analyser och eget arrangerande för sextett- och nonettsättning
Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Department of Jazz.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

Becoming a better jazz arranger is challenging to do alone; we need inspiration and guidance from those who came before us. This project explores arranging techniques for medium-sized jazz ensembles through analysis of works by the sextet One For All and The Duke Pearson Nonet. The aim was to understand how instrumentation, harmony, rhythm, and voice leading can shape the overall ensemble sound and to answer questions about the challenges and stylistic elements of arranging for a sextet and a nonet. Based on these studies, I created four original arrangements that apply techniques such as motivic development, use of color tones, and explorations of the acoustic bass’ role in a larger ensemble. The project highlights key differences between historical and modern approaches and has strengthened both my technical arranging skills and artistic voice.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
Jazz arranging, sextet, nonet, transcribing, voice leading, One For All, The Duke Pearson Nonet.
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Music
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-5814OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kmh-5814DiVA, id: diva2:1959448
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Kandidatprogram musiker
Presentation
2025-03-31, Nathan Milsteinsalen - Kungliga Musikhösgkolan i Stockholm, Valhallavägen 105, Stockholm, 19:00 (Swedish)
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Låtlista:

1. Minority (1953) Gigi Gryce, Arrangemang - Jonathan Jessen

2. The Big Well (2024) Jonathan Jessen

3. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (1955) Wolf/Landesman, Arrangemang - One For All/Jonathan Jessen

4. The Things We Did Last Summer (1946) Styne/Cahn, Arrangemang - Jonathan Jessen

5. The Scene Is Clean (1956) Tadd Dameron, Arrangemang - Jonathan Jessen

 

 Medverkande:

Jonathan Jessen - Kontrabas

Henrik Jäderberg - Trummor

Malte Boqvist - Piano

Håkan Broström - Altsaxofon

Hampus Adami - Trombon

Benjamin Sällström - Trumpet 

Eskil Larsson - Tenorsaxofon

Morgan Lindgren - Barytonsaxofon 

Dante Fritzell - Flöjt

Available from: 2025-05-20 Created: 2025-05-20 Last updated: 2025-09-10Bibliographically approved

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