By Client Services Composer and arranger Dave Slonaker believes that we are in a new Golden Age of creativity for big bands and large ensemble jazz, and considering the success of his debut recording, INTRADA (2013), he is probably right. Not only was the album nominated for a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, INTRADA also received stellar reviews. Jack Bowers of All About Jazz said, “Slonaker´s music is contemporary in the best sense of the word, harmonically sophisticated yet always accessible thanks to an unswerving reliance on time-honored melodies and rhythms. In other words, thi…