Veteran Jazz Arranger, Composer & Orchestrator Chris McDonald

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Arranger, Composer & Orchestrator Chris McDonald .. We caught up with him from his home in Nashville to talk about his new 2024 CD It’s About Time, surviving COVID and a good life in the music .. Along with his Jazz Orchestra, this new album is a contemporary jazz odyssey of original compositions featuring the finest musicians in Nashville and beyond. This Grammy nominated and Emmy winning artist has been a fixture in Nashville’s recording scene for over 40 years. After moving to Nashville as a trombonist in 1982, he soon became the “go to” arranger for pop brass. He’s gone on to work with the likes of  Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett, Amy Grant, Kirk Franklin, Willie Nelson, while his arrangements have been recorded by orchestras all over the world, and heard literally by billions. Dig this story. For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkcSubscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews/id546432639Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4gAltD2kVLq8uNkpSFtkm0 The Home of Neon Jazz: http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Neon Jazz via PayPal:  https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.