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The Valley Jazz Orchestra of Lebanon Valley College, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Lovell and Dr. Justin Morell, presents its second commercial release, JUNGLE BOOK. The album was performed, recorded, and produced by students at LVC in coordination with LVC’s jazz and music production faculty, and features four original compositions by co-director Morell. The band is joined by multi-Grammy-nominated trombonist Alan Ferber and New York based saxophonist Hashem Assadullahi, both of whom served as artists-in-residence with the VJO during the 24-25 academic year.

Jungle Book is NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING through the band’s Bandcamp site and via all major streaming services and will be available on a limited-edition vinyl LP in late October.

The band will celebrate the release of the album on Sunday, October 12 at 3pm as part of the LVC Homecoming weekend festivities.

Vinyl will also be available for sale at the annual Fall VJO concert on December 4, at 7:30pm in Leedy Theater, Lebanon Valley College.

Jazz at the Valley

Jazz events are always happening at Lebanon Valley College. Check the events page for a list of performances, including Common-Hour Jazz and our semi-annual Valley Jazz Orchestra end-of-term concerts.

Jazz events at LVC

Vicious Fishes

The debut album of the Valley Jazz Orchestra features Grammy-award winning guest artists John Daversa and Josh Deutsch, LVC saxophone professor Tom Strohman, and LVC student musicians. The album showcases the music of Dr. Justin Morell, Professor of Music at LVC and composer in residence. Students spent two long days in the recording studios at the end of the semester. The project required several hours of logistical preparation by our student recording engineer, Adam Young, who also happens to be our bassist. Enlisting the help of Zach Krouse, another audio engineer major at LVC, the duo put together a nearly flawless recording experience, despite the complex setup required to make this session happen.

Listen to the album on the Valley Jazz Orchestra Bandcamp page, Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, or anywhere you stream music.

We have a limited number of vinyl pressings available for purchase at any of our LVC jazz events. Visit the LVC events page for info on jazz and all music performances at Lebanon Valley College.

For more information about the making of the album and the students involved, read this story.

Recording engineer Zach Krouse

Zach was an assistant engineer on the recording sessions for Vicious Fishes. He is currently working toward his degree in Audio and Music Production at LVC and frequently works with VJO for live sound.