Either/OrchestraLe Poisson Rouge New York, NYFebruary 11, 2011 If you graduated school to work for a law firm or a contracting company, your reunion would probably not be a raucous or joyous event.

Somerville — Russ Gershon’s 10-piece Either/Orchestra, joined in spots by former band members Jerome Deupree and Dan Fox, celebrated its 30th anniversary at Johnny D’s on Friday with two spirited sets ...

Back around 1985, young jazzman Russ Gershon loved composing his own arrangements, and decided he’d really like to hear them delivered by a bunch of musicians. With the lure of a case of beer for his ...

A horn lover's paradise exists and it is Addis Ababa. At least, the Ethiopian capital was for one night in January 2004, when the American Either/Orchestra, a proponent of "Ethio-jazz, played a ...

Without the backing of a major arts institution, it’s difficult these days to keep a large jazz ensemble together for very long. Inevitably, individual members move on to other opportunities. So ...

Back around 1985, young jazzman Russ Gershon loved composing his own arrangements, and decided he'd really like to hear them delivered by a bunch of musicians. With the lure of a case of beer for his ...

After a thousand concerts and 25 years, Either/Orchestra founder Russ Gershon still remembers the chairs at the band’s first show. “It was in the basement of the old (Cambridge Public) library, with a ...

TROY -- The name of the Either/Orchestra is something of a misnomer. It may have fit them when saxman Russ Gershon founded the 10-piece little big band 25 years ago, but these days their musical ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Before there was Medeski Martin & Wood, pianist ...

A creative composer and his 10-piece band embed melodies from a golden musical age in the Horn of Africa into Western harmony, and an Afro-Caribbean breeze blows through it, as Russ Gershon and the ...

Composer and tenor saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in 1985, inspired by Sun Ra and Gil Evans. But the notion had already been brewing for a couple years–in the early 80s he’d ...