Podcast appearances and mentions of omar thomas

No matter the format, from duo to large ensemble, depth and introspection are the defining characteristics of the music featured in this playlist. The playlist features Emma Rawicz, Gwilym Simcock; Daniele di Bonaventura, Arild Andersen; Joep Van Rhijn, Yoonseung Cho; Federico Albanese; Omar Thomas [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20416593/Mondo-Jazz [from "Optimus Friction" onward]. Happy listening!

Send us your thoughts! Out February 7, 2025, Griot Songs marks the return of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble after more than a decade, featuring soloists Jason Palmer, Mark Zaleski, Alex Brown, Mark Cocheo and others “Griot Songs firmly plants Omar Thomas in the pantheon of distinguished and exceptional writers. He blurs the lines stylistically in the best of ways with a texturally compelling 'heart and soul' sonic story all his own.”– Grammy-winning drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington“Omar Thomas… proves himself a modern-day griot - summoning influences, traditions, and narratives from both past and present, framing them in a manner that is at varying times tender, dramatic, mystical, and joyful - but always absolutely captivating!” – Grammy-nominated composer/bandleader Chuck OwenIn West African tradition, the griot is a storyteller, poet and musician whose songs become a repository for a community's traditions and history. Sixteen years in the making, Griot Songs – the breathtaking third release by the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble – is a distinctly personal and emotionally vibrant take on the role of the modern griot. Through his visionary compositions and arrangements, Omar Thomas spins captivating narratives from his own experiences, inspirations and heritage.It's been over a decade since the release of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble's last album, We Will Know: An LGBT Civil Rights Piece in Four Movements, which Grammy Award-winning drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington hailed as a “thought provoking, multi-layered masterpiece.” The big band made its auspicious debut in 2013 with I Am, which entered the iTunes Jazz Charts at #1. But Griot Songs, out February 7, 2025, is the project that Thomas has envisioned since initially forming the ensemble for his graduate composition recital at New England Conservatory in 2008. The earliest versions of three of the pieces on the album date back to that time, with the remainder spanning several years of composing, revising and dreaming.In the meantime, Thomas established himself an acclaimed and in-demand composer for wind ensemble. In 2019, he was awarded the National Bandmasters Association / Revelli Award for his wind composition “Come Sunday,” becoming the first Black composer awarded the honor in the contest's 42-year history. In addition, he's a respected educator currently serving as Associate Professor of Composition and Jazz Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Griot Songs marks Thomas' impassioned return to his roots. “I was ready to reintroduce myself as a big band composer,” he declares.Support the show

Omar Thomas aus Austin, Texas hat gerade sein Album „Griot Songs“ veröffentlicht. 17 Musikerinnen und Musiker hat der Posaunist und Komponist aus unterschiedlichen Bundesstaaten zu Proben und Aufnahmen eingeflogen und für ihre Arbeit auch angemessen entlohnt. Ziemlich beeindruckend, meint unser Musikkritiker Niklas Wandt. Der Großteil des Jazz werde derzeit für kleine Gruppen konzipiert und von ihnen gespielt, denn oft fehlt schlicht das Geld für eine größere Band. Niklas Wandt hat das Album gehört und mit Omar Thomas über seine Entstehung gesprochen.

durée : 00:59:48 - Omar Thomas "Griot Songs" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Omar Thomas, compositeur et arrangeur primé, tisse des récits émotionnels saisissants dans son projet de rêve exaltant, “Griot Songs”. Parution chez Omar Thomas Music.

Jazz88's Peter Solomon spoke with Jonathan Taylor Rush, guest conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra, about the second annual Juneteenth program scheduled for Friday, June 14th at 8 PM. He discusses the wide ranging program, which includes compositions by William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, and more recent works by Omar Thomas, Carlos Simon and hip hop writer/performer Wordsmith. (Attached image by Courtney Perry).

Jazz88's Peter Solomon spoke with Jonathan Taylor Rush, guest conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra, about the second annual Juneteenth program scheduled for Friday, June 14th at 8 PM. He discusses the wide ranging program, which includes compositions by William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, and more recent works by Omar Thomas, Carlos Simon and hip hop writer/performer Wordsmith. (Attached image by Courtney Perry).

The Butler Wind Ensemble plays Omar Thomas' Of Our New Day Begun

The Salisbury Symphony has been looking for a new music director this season, and they will audition their final candidate at their concert called "Hope and Lifting." Daniel Wiley will conduct the orchestra in music of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Omar Thomas. Wiley is currently assistant conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops. He talks about his passion for providing music education in the communities he serves. Learn more about the Salisbury Symphony's Hope and Lifting Pictured: Daniel Wiley/courtesy of danielwiley.com .

On the latest episode of the ‘Rhapsody in Black' podcast, we learn about Omar Thomas, a composer whose music is rooted in topics such as Black liberation and affirmation, including those who are also members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Listen now.

The Band Room Podcast is back at the Midwest Clinic! Join Dylan and his old and new friends: Kenley Kristofferson, Matt Klohs, Matt Neufeld, Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fritz, Nicole Piunno, John Phillips, Harrison J. Collins, Marie A. Douglas, Katherine Bergman, Dontay L.  Douglas, Omar Thomas, Giovanni Santos, Kelijah Duton, Jonathan Dagenais, Keith Kelly and David Lum speak about some of their favorite Midwest memories!Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/bandroompodHelp support the Band Room Podcast by getting your merch at the BRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeMusic used in this episodeBRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR HammellPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind EnsembleDr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorLake Superior Suite - Pancake Bay & Pukaskwa by Cait NishimuraPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind EnsembleDr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorChasing Sunlight (Piano Version) by Cait NishimuraArranged and performed by Brian BarberEpisode LinksKenley Kristoffersonhttps://kenleykristofferson.com/Matt Klohshttps://mattklohs.com/Matt Neufeldhttps://www.mattneufeldmusic.com/Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fritz - U.S Navy Fleet Bandhttps://www.navyband.navy.mil/navymusic/roster/fritz-bioNicole Piunnohttps://www.nicolepiunno.com/John Phillipshttps://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/education/clinician/profile/john-phillipsHarrison J. Collinshttps://harrisonjcollins.squarespace.com/Marie A. Douglashttps://www.marieadouglas.com/Katherine Bergmanhttps://www.katherinebergman.net/Dontay L.  Douglashttps://www.dontayldouglas.com/aboutOmar Thomashttps://www.omarthomas.com/Giovanni Santoshttps://giosantosmusic.com/Kelijah Dutonhttps://kelijah.com/Jonathan Dagenaishttps://en.jonathandagenais.com/Keith Kellyhttps://www.globalbandroom.com/keith-kellyDavid Lumhttps://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/education/clinician/profile/david-lumBRP is Supported ByCanadian Band Associationhttps://www.canadianband.org/Interprovincial Music Camphttps://www.campimc.ca/Kaleidoscope Adventureshttps://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/Support the show

An Observational Study of Intermediate Band Students' Self-Regulated Practice Behaviors (2012)Authors: Peter Miksza, Stephanie Prichard, Diana SorboLink - https://bit.ly/3rPy19U A Profile of High-Stakes Assessment Practices in Music Teacher Education (2018)Author: Stephanie PrichardLink - https://bit.ly/3vbjMOZ A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Preservice Music Teaching Efficacy Beliefs and Commitment to Music Teaching (2017)Author: Stephanie PrichardLink - https://bit.ly/3rNvmOi "Rothaniel" Review: Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out, Becomes Himself (Variety, 2022)Author: Caroline FramkeLink - https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel-review-1235224213/ Omar Thomas's "Come Sunday" (2019)Performed by: Michigan State University Wind SymphonyLink - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZDB8OhQP4Y  

In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David interviews certified death doula and founder of the Diaspora Psychedelic Society, Omar Thomas. They discuss psychedelics and parenting; investing in Jamaica; and death. www.psychedelicstoday.com

Catherine Durkin Robinson is an End of Life Doula working with the Diaspora Psychedelic Society (DPS) to provide End of Life care, preparation and ceremony working with sacred medicines and psychedelics in Jamaica. The DPS offers psychedelics and sacred medicines as part of  specially-crafted wellness programs.   Designed by a team of clinical and psychedelic professionals with decades of experience, DPS aims to utilize psilocybin and DMT in a safe and natural way that helps users explore existence, celebrate life, and further the reality of healthy peaceful and balanced living in this world. In a new offering which will be made available for the first time this summer, the DPS, led by Catherine, and DPS founder Omar Thomas,  will offer End of Life preparation and ceremony with psychedelic death doula training.    For more information about DPS and its innovative programs, please see:  https://www.diasporapsychedelicsociety.org/ Catherine is an experienced trip sitter for clients who use plant medicine to help with End of Life anxiety.  She graduated from the University of Vermont's End of Life Doula Program and is a member of the National End of Life Doula Alliance.  She has experience leading Jewish, Catholic, Buddhist and Humanist death rituals in her private practice, Anitya Doula Service:  http://anityadoulaservices.org/ Please follow this link to join the retreat:  https://www.diasporapsychedelicsociety.org/event-details/end-of-life-transition-06-2022 Omar Thomas was interviewed (in 2019) on this podcast in Episode 68:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/ep-67-omar-thomas-veterans-ptsd-and-integrations-retreats This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-223-catherine-durkin-robinson-doulaend-of-life-anxietydiaspora-psychedelic-center Have an awesome weekend!      

Composer Omar Thomas remembers never playing music in concert band that celebrates Black traditions while he was growing up. He has made it his mission to create music that speak directly to the issues of representation, social consciousness and liberation. Find out more about Thomas's socially conscious compositions in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

In the wake of the recent events in the NFL, the guys have a round table discussion about racism in sports. They are joined by Matt Lopez, Kyle Hancock, Omar Thomas and Peter Dao in an open, honest and extremely candid conversation about the many layers of the intersection of racism and sports. The guys take a look at everything from the economics gap in youth sports to the recent lawsuit filed against the NFL any former coach Brian Flores and everything in between. The group shares some of their personal experiences and their thoughts on what can be done to make things better not just in sports, but in society as a whole. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ryan-cuffee4/message

Season 3 launches with composer Katahj Copley! Carrie and Ashley talk with Katahj about his musical and compositional journey, dig deep into the inspiration behind a handful of his composers, and learn about a few incredible upcoming projects. Transcripts are available for every episode thanks so our team of interns and can be found https://www.diversifythestand.org/transcripts! To learn more about Katahj and all the resources he recommended, check out the links below! Katahj Copley - https://katahjcopleymusic.com/ Faculty at University of West Georgia - https://www.westga.edu/academics/art-culture-science/english-film-lang-arts/music/faculty-staff.php The University of Texas at Austin Music Faculty - https://music.utexas.edu/about/people/faculty And We Were Heard - https://andwewereheard.org/ Kevin Day - https://www.kevindaymusic.com/ Omar Thomas - https://www.omarthomas.com Storyteller - Jam group Find your community!! Intro & outro music is Eris DeJarnett's “Bored Games” for two trumpets and fixed media. Visit eir website to learn more about them and pick up some great music!: https://erisdejarnett.com/

The Butler School's Wind Ensemble played in Bates Recital Hall recently for the first time in over a year. One of the pieces performed was "Of Our New Day Begun," by Assistant Professor of Composition Omar Thomas. He wrote it in response to the 2015 domestic terrorist attack at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine Black Americans were killed by a white supremacist. This is the story of how the composition came to be.

Omar Thomas of the Diaspora Psychedelic Society reached out to Eric after an unsettling interview by Vice Magazine regarding safety allegations made against Eric more than five years ago. In an attempt to publicly exemplify reconciliation, they sat down for a discussion to talk publicly about the past, the present and the future of their work in Jamaica.

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Composer: Omar ThomasHost: Scott EdgarMusic IS social. Music IS emotional. Musical Social Emotional Learning (MSEL) capitalizes on the power of music education to help our students build the competencies of SELF (self-awareness & self-management), OTHERS (social-awareness & relationship management), and DECISIONS (responsible decision-making). First and foremost, MSEL must be intentionally embedded into musical instruction. It should never feel like “one more thing” or a box to check; it should simply feel like great music teaching meeting our students' needs. Social Emotional Learning is front and center in education; Music for All and Dr. Scott Edgar are here to help make this important work relevant and MUSICAL for both you and your students!Watch the full video webinar version of the Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music series at education.musicforall.org/selBrought to you by Music for All, a 501(c) educational organization and presenter of programs for music teachers and students throughout the United States. Bands of America, Orchestra America, The National Choir Festival, and Advocacy in Action are programs of Music for All.Visit musicforall.org to learn more.Special thanks to Yamaha Corporation of America, National Presenting Sponsor.

Today, we interview Brian Perez, aka Lil B, the world-famous locking champion. In this episode, Lil B talks about his dance history. How he got started with dancing, even discussed his history with DDR (dance dance resolution) the video. His locking relationship with another world-famous locker Omar Thomas aka FireLock. Here is the full youtube interview. To get started with dancing, head to DanceWithCeech.com If you enjoy this episode and would like to support this show, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review. Until next time, make it funky. We out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dancewithceech/support

In todays show, we are joined by the wise and wonderful Omar Thomas. He has extensive experience with psychedelic healing and is dedicated to introducing this therapy equitably and responsibly in Jamaica. As a retired US army veteran,  African Panamanian-Jamaican, and unique origins, Omar's navigation in life has brought him to do the important work he does today. With a focus on empowering and healing African diaspora (people who are dispersed from their original homeland), his organization offers mushroom ceremonies, affordable education on self sustaining practices, and so much more. Omar shares his experiences and realizations from his deep work with mushrooms and mindfulness, and eloquently describes what it means to Be Here Now. He also speaks about being an African diaspora and offers wise words for reconnecting and healing to fellow diaspora..Omar is the founder of Diaspora Psychedelic Society.His heritage of Jamaican and Panamanian ancestry led him to search for non-traditional answers to his own PTSD and trauma issues in the early 90s. His search eventually took him to Mexico where he underwent 30 days of fasting, isolation, and intensive sacred mushroom work under curandero guidance. Now with over 20 years of mushroom experience he is returning to Jamaica to collaborate with a variety of organizations on projects that promote responsible, sacred medicine use and equitable access to plant-based therapies for all. Through Diaspora Ministries, Omar offers private coaching, sacred medicine guidance, and integration services that focus on the daily practical application of the psychedelic experience, mindfulness, and overcoming generational trauma as it applies to members of the African diaspora of Caribbean, Latino, and African American descent.Show notes:https://dps-links.com/https://www.diasporapsychedelicsociety.org/society

Join Dylan as he explores some of the problems we face as music educators in this new age of COVID-19. Most importantly, we'll be discussing solutions and mindsets to consider, hopefully giving you a little more hope heading into the Fall. We've got this, Bandies! In celebration of Pride Month, we feature Omar Thomas’s, A Mother of a Revolution!Help Support the Band Room Podcast by Becoming a Patron Through Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/bandroompodBRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeMusic used in this episodeA Mother of a Revolution! by Omar ThomasHodgson Wind EnsembleCynthia Johnston Turner, ConductorMore Cowbell!!! by ​Scott. McAllister Arizona State University Wind EnsembleJason Caslor, ConductorEpisode LinksCBDNA COVID-19 Response Committee Report https://www.cbdna.org/covid19/OMEA Framework for Music Classes during COVID-19 https://www.omea.on.ca/covid19/Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education from NFHS and NAfME https://nafme.org/my-classroom/fall-2020-guidance-music-education-from-nfhs-nafme/?fbclid=IwAR1AKF8KEIxhdy0hKLGnqSi_d1Dhy1IsC8gDzGz5k8iuZEazM_ZuNztF41AIndependent Chamber Music Projects: Tips for Orchestra Directorshttps://nafme.org/independent-chamber-music-projects-tips-for-orchestra-directors/​Full Assessment of the COVID Risk of Playing Wind Instrumentshttps://slippedisc.com/2020/06/a-full-assessment-of-the-covid-risk-of-playing-wind-instruments/?fbclid=IwAR1RiMP--uaX2akEludzVTtzfGIa_XLDQop-XXVc2ZFhWPYcJSJr790UMnMCreative Repertoire Initiative https://www.creativerepertoire.com/ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativerepertoire/LoLa – Low Latency AV Streaming Systemhttps://lola.conts.it/Note Flighthttps://www.noteflight.com/Musescorehttps://musescore.org/enMore Notation Software Ideas Found Herehttps://www.toptenreviews.com/best-music-notation-softwareSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod)

On episode 17, I sit down with dear friend/brother Omar Thomas. We discuss fatherhood and how it changed our lives. We also discuss having children on the autism spectrum and what we learned. We give insight into life as we know it as well as the future. Be sure to like and subscribe. Be sure to also leave a review and comment about the podcast. Follow me on social media: FB: Marquet Sutton IG: RealDSTM Twitter: RealDSTM1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suttonlikethat/support

Episode 8: Omar Thomas Join Nate as he talks with award-winning artist Omar Thomas about his inspirations and compositions in this week’s episode of the Arts Roundup. Thomas has a long history of composing going back to his middle school days and grabs inspiration through every moment in his life.Koger Center Arts Roundup is hosted by Nate Terracio and produced and edited by Lauren Smith; the theme music was written by Steve Borders.

Composer Omar Thomas is one of the brightest new talents in the band community, using his jazz background to write powerful works with a social conscience. Topics: Omar’s background in his high school music program and a young trombonist and why he doesn’t remember his high school cafeteria. Some tips for teaching jazz and some advice for teaching the language of swing. The story about how Omar was commissioned to write his first large scale work for wind ensemble (“Of our New Day Begun”) to honor the victims of the shooting a the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. “When does an opportunity present itself when you’re ready? The answer is never.” Omar’s position at the Peabody Conservatory and the lessons that musicians can take from dancers. Links: Omar Thomas Thomas: Of Our New Day Begun Thomas: Come Sunday Thomas: A Mother of a Revolution! Maria Schneider Anita Baker Biography: Described as "elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, intense, and crystal clear in emotional intent," the music of Omar Thomas continues to move listeners everywhere it is performed. Born to Guyanese parents in Brooklyn, New York in 1984, Omar moved to Boston in 2006 to pursue a Master of Music in Jazz Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. He is the protégé of lauded composers and educators Ken Schaphorst and Frank Carlberg, and has studied under multiple Grammy-winning composer and bandleader Maria Schneider. Hailed by Herbie Hancock as showing "great promise as a new voice in the further development of jazz in the future," educator, arranger, and award-winning composer Omar Thomas has created music extensively in the contemporary jazz ensemble idiom. It was while completing his Master of Music Degree that he was appointed the position of Assistant Professor of Harmony at Berklee College of Music at the surprisingly young age of 23. He was awarded the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award in 2008, and invited by the ASCAP Association to perform his music in their highly exclusive JaZzCap Showcase, held in New York City. In 2012, Omar was named the Boston Music Award's "Jazz Artist of the Year." He is currently on faculty in the Music Theory department at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Omar's music has been performed in concert halls the world over. He has been commissioned to create works in both jazz and classical styles. His work has been performed by such diverse groups as the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the San Francisco and Boston Gay Mens' Choruses, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, in addition to a number of the country's top collegiate music ensembles. Omar has had a number of celebrated singers perform over his arrangements, including Stephanie Mills, Yolanda Adams, Nona Hendryx, BeBe Winans, Kenny Lattimore, Marsha Ambrosius, Sheila E., Raul Midon, Leela James, Dionne Warwick, and Chaka Khan. His work is featured on Dianne Reeves's Grammy Award-winning album, "Beautiful Life." Omar's first album, "I AM," debuted at #1 on iTunes Jazz Charts and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Chart. His second release, " We Will Know: An LGBT Civil Rigths Piece in Four Movements," has been hailed by Grammy Award-wining drummer, composer, and producer Terri Lyne Carrington as being a "thought provoking, multi-layered masterpiece" which has "put him in the esteemed category of great artists." "We Will Know" was awarded two OUTMusic Awards, including "Album of the Year." For this work, Omar was named the 2014 Lavender Rhino Award recipient by The History Project, acknowledging his work as an up-and-coming activist in the Boston LGBTQ community. Says Terri Lyne: "Omar Thomas will prove to be one of the more important composer/arrangers of his time."

Omar is a retired military veteran and leads a multidisciplinary team of professionals that provide legal sacred medicine experiences in Mexico focusing on the shamanic and therapeutic use of mushrooms, peyote, changa, and temazcal ceremonies.  "Integration Retreats," provides clients with all inclusive retreats that include medicine ceremonies, on-site professional therapy-based integration, skilled facilitators, thermal spa, bilingual host/guide, airport pick up and drop off, meals and ongoing integration support.   Omar's journey began as a first-generation immigrant to the US from Panama where he was steeped at an early age in Afro-Caribbean and and Afro-Latino spiritual practices by his grandfather, founder of two Central American esoteric temples.  Omar is a graduate of William Paterson University with a degree in biology and a graduate of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.  He began his recovery from PTSD in the 1990s after 30 days of fasting, isolation, and intensive sacred mushroom work under shamanic guidance.  Now retired with over 25 years of sacred mushroom experience, Omar is a permanent resident of Mexico who works to help preserve shamanic culture while connecting other to safe, guided and transformational ceremonies.    More information about Omar and Integrations Retreats can be found at:  https://www.integrationsretreats.com https://www.facebook.com/pg/integrationsretreats/about/?ref=page_internal (The views expressed by the guests are expressly their own and do not represent the advice or practices of the host.  No legal advice is intended by this podcast.  And certainly not medical, psychological, or shamanic--indeed, the host does not even play any of these on TV.   In fact, the host does not own a TV come to think of it.)

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On this episode, Jonathan talks with Omar Thomas, founder of 5 in the Dark Life Coaching, retired Army Ranger, and fellow partner, facilitator and Visual Media Director at MycoMeditations, which offers Psilocybin-assisted retreats and therapeutic experiences in beautiful Treasure Beach, Jamaica. Omar is also the founder of CannaMed Consultants, a medical cannabis nutraceutical company. In this conversation, Jonathan and Omar discuss their mutual excitement after their recent experience facilitating together for the first time on Treasure Beach, Omar's personal struggles with PTSD, and what it means to be a Psychedelic Dad. Omar also chimes in on our eternal question: How old is "old enough?" Full Podcast Notes at: http://www.psychedelicparenting.org/psychedelic-parenting-podcast-32/

By Rob Hochschild July 18, 2011 Photo by Douglas Levy Photography Award-winning composer Omar Thomas, a faculty member in Berklee's Harmony Department, leads an 18-piece band showcasing some of Boston's finest young jazz players. The Omar Thomas Large Ensemble also features several Berklee faculty members. The group's repertoire includes Thomas's original compositions and arrangements, several of which will appear on his forthcoming album, I Am. Tenor saxophonist Tucker Antell solos on the Thomas track featured in this episode of Sounds of Berklee, "And When It Rains." Catch the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble performing at the Berklee Performance Center on July 27.