| 单词 | saxophonist |
| 例句 | We would walk around the features department singing “Polka Dots and Moonbeams” and “It’s You or No One” by saxophonist Dexter Gordon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert Ayler was an amazing, avant-garde saxophonist known only to the most die-hard jazz enthusiasts. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel walked over to where the performers were, past the saxophonist and the orator. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z They all zip past the saxophonist without a glance or a coin to spare, so I do, too, even though I don’t feel very good about it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One was young and developing: the saxophonist Aaron Burnett. Music Review: Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio With Johnny O’Neal at Jazz Standard 2012-06-17T22:08:15Z “He was a saxophonist, pioneering composer, an improvisational genius who ushered in a new era of jazz.” Interactive Shadowboxes Breathe Life Into the Legacies of Village Artists 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z It became a small sensation: She doesn’t just nail every note; she approximates the saxophonist’s inflection, approaching moments of climax with a similar ramping effect, while exerting her own bright persona. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z In that sense it’s like a few other indie labels, notably Inner Circle Music and Marsalis Music, both established by leading saxophonists of Mr. Douglas’s generation. Greenleaf Music Label Turns 10 With a Show at SubCulture 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z He booked a saxophonist and photographer and found a spot near the city’s downtown river walk where the artists could look inconspicuous. When the Story Line Is This Easy, You Just Know 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z But “More Than Meets the Ear,” due out in November, will be the first big band effort under Mr. Eubanks’s own name, featuring brisk new arrangements deftly executed by peers like the saxophonist Antonio Hart. Jazz Listings for Aug. 28-Sept. 3 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Whalum will appear on Aug. 11, as one of the saxophonists in a popular Guitars and Saxes package; Ms. Abair, yet another saxophonist, is scheduled for Aug. 25. Jazz Takes an Easy Ride on the Smooth Cruise 2010-07-22T22:01:00Z Black Moon, led by the rapper Buckshot, played much of its set with a backing band, including saxophonists mimicking smeared samples. Music Review: Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill at Rock the Bells - Review 2011-09-04T22:41:25Z It was slashing stuff, the densest and most cacophonous of the evening, with the saxophonists often braying shoulder to shoulder. Music Review: A Kind of Orthodoxy Built on Improvisation 2011-06-09T22:53:47Z Brubeck got the inspiration for "Take Five" after hearing Morello playing a 5/4 beat while warming up backstage before a concert with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Legendary jazz drummer Joe Morello dies at 82 2011-03-13T23:46:04Z Meanwhile, multi-Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Michael Brecker ordered his last album, "Pilgrimage," to mirror the final stages of his life as he battled cancer. Grammy winner explains why Adele is right – album tracks should not be shuffled 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z By the 1940s, he was writing arrangements and performing with such stars as drummer Buddy Rich and such unlikely musicians as saxophonist Alan Greenspan, the future chairman of the Federal Reserve. Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, dies 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z There’s a coolheaded but decisive tension between moment-to-moment details and the arc of a larger design in the recent music by the alto saxophonist Tim Berne. Review: Tim Berne’s Snakeoil at the Jazz Standard 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z He quickly set out to establish his individuality, inspired by the advice of elders like the saxophonist Von Freeman, and by the example of experimentalists like the saxophonist and composer Henry Threadgill. Steve Coleman, a Jazz Outlier, Rides a Wave of Acclaim 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Paul Horn, a flutist and saxophonist whose mellow, meditative recordings helped lay the groundwork for New Age music, died on June 29 at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Paul Horn, a Founding Father of New Age Music, Dies at 84 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Joining them for these Tuesday and Wednesday performances is Mr. Zenón, an alto saxophonist with a brilliant and soulful style. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z A saxophonist of broad tone and clear articulation, Mr. Doxas is about to release a sophomore album, “Rich in Symbols.” Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z His spry quintet — with the tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, the pianist Sam Harris, the bassist Harish Raghavan and the drummer Justin Brown — knows how to flesh out his ideas in an unfolding present tense. New Music: Albums From Aloe Blacc, Sara Evans and Ambrose Akinmusire 2014-03-10T20:57:47Z But “More Than Meets the Ear,” released last year, is the first big band effort under Mr. Eubanks’s name, with brisk new arrangements deftly executed by peers like the saxophonist Antonio Hart. Jazz Listings for Sept. 2-8 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z His alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, had traced a melody in 5/4 time over a drum pattern that Morello was using to warm up before concerts. The best of Dave Brubeck – in video clips 2012-12-06T11:38:57Z In this concert, the saxophonist and educator Tim Sullivan will acquaint little listeners with the recordings of Louis Armstrong and his studio band the Hot Five. Spare Times for Children for July 11-17 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Charles Gayle, an uncompromising saxophonist who spent years living and performing on the streets of New York before beginning a recording career when he was nearly 50, died on Sept. 5 in Brooklyn. Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z His six-piece band involves a saxophonist and backing vocalist, yet lean, minimalist arrangements are the rule. Pitchfork Festival Day 3: Tree, Foxygen, Killer Mike kick things off 2013-07-22T00:56:00Z Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, died early on Tuesday after a long illness at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Bobby Keys, longtime Rolling Stones saxophonist, dies at age 70 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z This alto saxophonist and multimedia artist has a deep, integrative way of pulling audiences into her head space, and into her explorations of American history and culture. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer In jazz, the tenor and soprano saxophonist Lucky Thompson isn’t the one that got away. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z Joining them is Mr. Zenón, an alto saxophonist with a brilliant and soulful style. Jazz Listings for Dec. 2-8 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, he kept up collaborations with the eldest statesmen of jazz, such as his current run with the seventy-seven-year-old saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Wilco’s Music for Adulthood 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z A Swedish track is "sort of hurdy gurdy with sampled loops"; jazz saxophonist Andy Hamilton, who died recently, is remembered as "one of jazz's nice guys and probably already jamming with Errol Flynn". A week in radio: The Shed; Cerys Matthews' Blue Horizon; Midweek 2012-06-14T20:00:01Z His serviceable set of neatly sculpted originals only really took off near the end, when the young alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, his frequent collaborator, assumed the lead on Mr. Ross’s ballad “Touched by an Angel.” At the NYC Winter Jazzfest, Learning How Less Can Be More 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z With a broad tone and tenacious flow on the alto saxophone, she was clearly in possession of virtuoso talents; two leading alto saxophonists from jazz’s heyday — Phil Woods and Lee Konitz — become her mentors. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z “When he talks about songwriting, he talks about how mysterious the process is and how unconscious it is,” said his son, Levon Henry, a saxophonist who has played sessions for many of his father’s albums. Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z He returned to California and struck a rapport with the tenor saxophonist Harold Land. Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphonist With Coloristic Range of Sound, Dies at 75 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z His counterpart is Mr. Zenón, 37, a Puerto Rican alto saxophonist and composer, who was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008. Jazz Listings for June 27-July 3 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Webber, a saxophonist and flutist, will celebrate the release of “Simple,” a deceptively named trio album featuring Mr. Hollenbeck and the pianist Matt Mitchell. Jazz Listings for Sept. 19-25 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z She gigged constantly, whether as the leader of her own groups or a guest in the ensembles of the saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and the vocalist Fay Victor. Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z His father, Nick, was a classical saxophonist and his mother, Christine, was a music teacher. Richard Turner obituary 2011-08-28T12:25:31Z Among the other outstanding musicians featured in the boxed set is the tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, recorded at twenty-two in a 1947 Detroit session led by the baritone saxophonist Leo Parker. The Year’s Most Essential Jazz Reissue 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Winter Jazzfest: Saxophone Whiz, Inspired by a Whale The saxophonist Colin Stetson, who performed a scarily proficient solo set at the Bitter End tonight, is a one-man astonishment engine. ArtsBeat: Winter Jazzfest: Colin Stetson - Saxophone Whiz Inspired by a Whale 2013-01-13T09:16:43Z Here they welcome Bob Stewart, a tuba stalwart who has a lot of history with Mr. Altschul, notably in groups led by the saxophonist Arthur Blythe. Jazz Listings for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Jones returned with more firepower at the Old Whiskey Mill on a set with the sizzling young alto saxophonist Grace Kelly. Trumpets steal the show at Jazz Port Townsend’s opening night 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Coltrane is a saxophonist best known for his recording "A Love Supreme." Philly jazz lovers seek to repair Coltrane house 2012-04-13T16:40:09Z “To meet someone like Keith LaMar, who’s not only incarcerated, but on death row, unfairly, unjustly, it’s a heavy thing,” said Washington, a tenor saxophonist and jazz educator with a doctorate from Harvard. Jazz Freed Keith LaMar’s Soul. Can It Help Him Get Off Death Row? 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Last year he won the rising star tenor saxophonist award in DownBeat magazine’s critics poll, putting an exclamation mark on his ascent. James Brandon Lewis, a Saxophonist Who Embodies and Transcends Tradition 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z And one of them — Jeff Newell, the saxophonist — mentioned to me that he had a composition about 25 minutes long that he felt was too long to play in a club. Music: Under Peskanov, Bargemusic Keeps Evolving 2010-05-20T22:17:00Z One of the great vocalists on the planet, Nascimento is best known to Americans for his appearance on saxophonist Wayne Shorter's album "Native Dancer." Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-06-22T22:03:03Z A soprano saxophonist with a streamlined intensity and a flinty iconoclasm, Mr. Newsome is most often heard these days on his own solo-sax recordings. The Playlist: Mavis Staples Warns of Deadly Force, and 9 More New Songs 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z His engaging new album, “Space Squid,” spotlights the same longtime band joining him at the Village Vanguard, with the tenor and soprano saxophonist Seamus Blake, the pianist Bill Carrothers and the bassist Ben Street. Jazz Listings for May 20-26 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z “Scenes have life cycles,” said Sam Hillmer, 33, a saxophonist with the trio ZS who was drinking a beer on the loading dock as the waves of sound from the stage washed around him. Monster Island to Close, and Underground Clubs Lose a Haven 2011-09-11T20:57:56Z On “Twin Flame,” the set’s opener, Mr. Hill and the alto saxophonist Braxton Cook traded solos, Mr. Hill issuing adamant, downward runs and Mr. Cook rising up in sunny flares. Live Jazz: Three September Standouts, From Fay Victor to Starebaby 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Yosvany Terry, a saxophonist, percussionist and composer from an influential musical family in Camagüey, Cuba, is a leader among the current generation, which keeps finding ways of deepening its inquiry. Jack White’s ‘Lazaretto,’ About Controlling and Letting Go 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Mark Turner is one of them, a saxophonist of sublime clarity who explains Shorter’s influence in terms of altruism and equanimity. Jazz icon Wayne Shorter can play anything. He’s still trying to say everything. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The saxophonist Joshua Redman “prioritized an agenda of direct emotional clarity.” A Case for the New Jazz Sound That Will Inspire Playlists 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Then, as the tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock wove small, asymmetrical patterns around her, Ms. Serpa started to sing, using no words but maintaining the sense of inquiry and rectitude that her reading had established. Review: A Jazzfest Marathon Where Voices Lead the Way to Resistance and Renewal 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z In them, the New Yorker not only showed he was a free-jazz saxophonist of petrifying power but a 24/7 iconoclast determined to transform every musical situation he got into. Ultramagnetic MCs, Trash Talk, Zorn@60: this week's new live music 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z Two Saxophonists Step in as a Pair of Substitutes Joe Lovano, the tenor saxophonist, couldn’t make it to the Village Vanguard this week. Music Review: Two Saxophonists Step in as a Pair of Substitutes 2010-08-25T21:53:00Z “Like, this summer, I had to listen to every version of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ which led me to an album by a saxophonist called King Curtis and an organist named Billy Preston. Anna Deavere Smith Contains Multitudes 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z When Davis and Griffin blew through town, they were already firmly established as a dueling duo of tenor saxophonists in the tradition of Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray. New releases of vintage jazz recordings show Seattle jazz haunt The Penthouse in its prime 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The two hit it off, with Karlsson suggesting that Cherry meet another saxophonist friend staying in Copenhagen. Don Cherry is a deserving giant of jazz. Now his wife, Moki, gets her due as his visionary collaborator. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Jim James of My Morning Jacket arrived in suit and tie with saxophonist Jim Bruening to sing a stressed and wounded “Sycamore Trees” like a man in need in of TM quiet time. All-star tribute to David Lynch lights up the Ace Hotel 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Paul Jeffrey, a saxophonist who was a mainstay of the great pianist and composer Thelonious Monk’s last working group and later a prominent jazz educator, died on March 20 at his home in Durham, N.C. Paul Jeffrey, Saxophonist Who Worked With Thelonious Monk, Dies at 81 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But only Mr. Lovano is recognizably skilled as a saxophonist; the others were adding amateur energy, which this band knows how to use. Music Review: Jack DeJohnette’s Spring Quartet at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2014-03-02T21:26:07Z The veteran keyboardist will perform alongside saxophonist Wayne Shorter, his longtime collaborator and former bandmate in Miles Davis' vaunted '60s-era quintet, and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble. L.A. Phil to join Playboy Jazz Fest again 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z A few years ago, the tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel made a video series called “The Seasons,” performing a set of compositions dedicated to the 12 months, each performed with a different duet partner. The Playlist: Bad Bunny Gives Drake a Spanish Lesson, and 12 More New Songs 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Potter is one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation; Smith is an accomplished and much sought-after technician. Review | Chris Potter’s Circuits Trio made a splash at Blues Alley — with jaw-dropping moments from James Francies 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z He was also active on the after-hours scene on Central Avenue, jamming with local heroes such as the tenor saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray. Buddy Collette obituary 2010-10-06T17:06:00Z Because of obvious precursors, saxophonists may be the chief new inheritors of the style. Tristano School, Back in Session 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z Side A features the drummer Chad Taylor and the saxophonist David Boykins, finding meandering purpose in static harmony. Playlist: New Albums: Tift Merritt, Rangda, Randy Newman 2012-09-29T23:43:03Z One commanding post-bop quartet led by the tenor saxophonist J. D. Allen spent a half-hour taking down “Straight No Chaser,” its first tune. Music Review: 30 Bands Perform in Jazz & Colors at Central Park 2012-11-11T22:52:39Z Rhythm truly was the order of the night for Oh and her quartet, which features guitarist Matthew Stevens, tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer Eric Doob. Review | An evening of exceptional rhythm from jazz bassist Linda Oh 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z They perform here on a bill with Matana Roberts, an alto saxophonist and a multimedia storyteller of manifold approach. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Battiste began his career as a saxophonist in New Orleans, notably with a combo called the American Jazz Quintet in the mid-1950s. Harold Battiste, Musician, Mentor and Arranger, Dies at 83 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And the saxophonist Maceo Parker reprised a handful of tunes from the James Brown songbook, playing whiplash funk with an eight-piece group that was locked like lattice. Newport Jazz Festival Begins a New Era, With History as a Guide 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The tenor saxophonist fully used his body and footwork, whether he was shattering the highest registers of his instrument or whispering its lowest notes. Earshot Jazz Festival scores with James Carter and Gretchen Parlato 2010-10-25T23:48:00Z George Crowley Quartet Paper Universe Whirlwind At first, much of this album from the young UK saxophonist George Crowley sounds more like old than the cutting-edge. George Crowley Quartet: Paper Universe – review 2012-05-24T22:29:01Z Led by baritone saxophonist Ted Hogarth, the band will play a new transcription of "Birth of the Cool," plus several original pieces inspired by it, making this a multi-faceted reflection on a cultural landmark. Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' heats up again 2011-03-07T15:00:00Z Mr. DeJohnette went on to work with the saxophonist Charles Lloyd and the trumpeter Miles Davis, among many others, and established his own admirable track record as a leader. Review: Spontaneous Invention From the Jack DeJohnette Trio 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Most of the group’s members — including the drummer Bob Moses, who would also join the Burton quartet, and the saxophonist Jim Pepper — had jazz backgrounds. Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had a Name, Dies at 73 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z When I made that record, I was a tenor saxophonist playing alto for the first time on record and I was trying to find the right notes, to be truthful. Saxophonist James Moody dies of pancreatic cancer 2010-12-10T17:24:00Z One of today’s premier tenor saxophonists, Allen spent the last decade working with a steady trio, developing a sturdy but flexible sound based around minor melodies and bristling postbop rhythms. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The festival will also bestow a lifetime achievement honor on the free-jazz saxophonist Charles Gayle, featuring him in several groups on Wednesday night, notably a large-scale Vision Artist Orchestra. Jazz Listings for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z "Wrecking Ball" is Springsteen's 17th album and the first since the death of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons last summer. Springsteen announces 2 new saxophonists for tour 2012-02-09T16:58:12Z “He didn’t do us any favors,” Timothy McAllister, Prism’s soprano saxophonist, said. 2010-01-31T06:12:00Z "A lot of hearts are broken now," said the saxophonist, Leriandre Silva, who is from Brazil and lives in Boston. Fans kept from funeral mourn Houston in NJ streets 2012-02-19T02:01:04Z He is the son of a Panamanian jazz tenor saxophonist with the same name, though his father didn’t raise him; he lived with his Irish-American mother in Duluth, Minn.; Seattle; and Minneapolis. Pop: José James’s ‘No Beginning No End’ 2013-01-18T23:37:45Z He was named musician of the year for the second year in a row and won for best record and best tenor saxophonist to boot. ArtsBeat: Sonny Rollins Is Big Winner at Jazz Awards 2012-06-21T17:59:45Z Turner's Round Trip quartet grew out of Con gigs in 2007 with his close friend the drummer Josh Morrison and bassists Phil Donkin and Empirical's Tom Farmer, with saxophonists Tom Challenger and Mark Chillingworth. Richard Turner obituary 2011-08-28T12:25:31Z It had been almost two decades since Sanders, the tenor saxophonist and American jazz eminence, had released a major new album, but he said he would like to try working with Shepherd. Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points Meet in the Atmosphere 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The solo by saxophonist Alto Reed — the Silver Bullet Band’s answer to Clemons — is an indelible part of the recording’s throwback vibe to the days when sax played a key role in rock. R.I.P. Raphael Ravenscroft: More sax that made music pop 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Inspired by the American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, he switched instruments and soon began composing, arranging and recording music on both sides of the Atlantic. 2010-02-07T10:53:00Z The connection between the saxophonists goes back further. Music Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bunky Green and Common Ground 2010-04-21T22:42:00Z Any institution learns to adapt, and the Vanguard band has survived not only an evolving roster — the saxophonist Joe Lovano is among its distinguished alumni — but also several changes in leadership. For the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Just This Once, Every Night Is Monday Night 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Remarkably, Mr. Diehl brings the same spirit to his interactions with the tenor saxophonist Stephen Riley, whose breathy sonority recalls vintage Ben Webster. Review: Aaron Diehl’s ‘Space Time Continuum’ Is a Jubilant New Album 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Here’s your chance to catch up with two young alto saxophonists, both with histories in the Midwest and promising futures in New York City. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z In addition to the bassist Rick Rosato, a longtime compatriot, he calls on two fine saxophonists, Will Vinson and Chris Cheek. Jazz Listings for July 31-Aug. 6 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Next came a trio with the pianist D. D. Jackson and the tenor saxophonist Kidd Jordan. Music Review: Milton Graves at Center of Vision Festival’s Opening Night 2013-06-13T21:03:09Z “But, in ‘Soul,’ we can actually hear Dorothea’s virtuosity as both a saxophonist and as a bandleader.” Why Is It So Hard to Show Black Women’s Musical Genius Onscreen? 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z He owns an alto that was played by the brilliant saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and a tenor saxophone that is rumored to have belonged to the iconic tenor man Lester Young. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z An alto and soprano saxophonist whose career has taken him through postbop, jazz funk and free jazz, Mr. Bartz continues to draw connections in his music. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z As such, he appears here on the Monk-in-Motion series, with his own band, which features another former competition finalist, the saxophonist Godwin Louis. Jazz Listings for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Julie’s attention falls on a traveling jazz saxophonist who checks into her Airbnb for a long weekend, only to get far more than he paid for. Two Novels on the Complexities of Revisiting Past Loves 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Louis Armstrong was there the following year and Duke Ellington made history in 1956, his band’s set featuring an extraordinary, 27-chorus solo from saxophonist Paul Gonsalves that almost single-handedly revived the middle-aged Ellington’s career. George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath joins in for a celebration of his 89th birthday. Jazz Listings for Oct. 23-29 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z For the next 50 years, Mr. Cranshaw was the rhythmic and harmonic anchor for the powerful saxophonist, considered by many the most influential jazz musician of his time. Bob Cranshaw, jazz bassist who spent five decades with Sonny Rollins, dies at 83 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z In his own music, Mr. Finlayson brings a bladelike attack to complex materials; his current band includes the saxophonist Brian Settles and the pianist Matt Mitchell. Jazz Listings for Nov. 7-13 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Rollins, the tenor saxophonist who at 84 is upheld as one of jazz’s greatest improvisers and a living embodiment of its ideals, comes across as rueful and cowed in the piece. Jazz’s Year of Complaint, Citing ‘Whiplash’ and The New Yorker 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z And it’s no coincidence that the band, stocked with aces like the saxophonists Loren Stillman and Tony Malaby, sets up shop in the run-up to Election Day, with sets through Sunday. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z This may be the first you’ve heard of Mr. Sun, a tenor saxophonist, but that will soon change. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and the drummer Chad Taylor both improvise in a way that runs rampant and discursive, but their music stays firmly centered in their bodies. 15 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The trend is nothing new — jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt released an album called Previously Unreleased Recordings in 1960 — but recent years have seen a lot of it. Pink Floyd’s Endless River Is Just the Latest Album to Recycle Old Material 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z It has included fruitful stints with Art Blakey and Wayne Shorter as well as more outlandish affiliations, such as a long-term partnership with the saxophonist Oliver Lake, a strident free improviser. N.E.A. Jazz Masters Include Roscoe Mitchell and Dorthaan Kirk 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z A charming tenor saxophonist with a warm demeanor and great comedic timing, he also had a gambling addiction and endured bouts of depression. A Hallowed London Jazz Club Comes to Life Onscreen 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Yuri Honing, the 47-year-old Dutch saxophonist, last played in London almost exactly 13 years ago, and his return visit this September made the long wait hard to fathom. Take Five: John Fordham's month in jazz – September 2012-09-28T08:00:00Z “Rotation is a big part of what we do,” said Cecilie Strange, an instructor and saxophonist. Girls Are Outnumbered in Jazz. At This Summer Camp, They Run the Show. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z This weekend, celebrating the release of an album recorded on this bandstand, that means the saxophonist Abraham Burton, the vibraphonist Steve Nelson, the pianist David Bryant and the bassist Dezron Douglas. Jazz Listings for May 16-22 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Their leader is thought to have been Xanti Schawinsky, who was trained as a saxophonist, though the players weren’t known to have ever practiced. At the Bauhaus, Music Was More Than a Hobby 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Those are qualities well suited to his quartet for this weekend run, which features the alto saxophonist Tim Green, the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer McClenty Hunter. Jazz Listings for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The emphasis on Thursday will be on Mr. Hemingway’s compositions, as played by collaborators like the saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and the bassist Brad Jones. Jazz Listings for July 24-30 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Dupree’s most enduring associations were with Ms. Franklin and the saxophonist King Curtis. Cornell Dupree, Guitarist and Sideman to the Stars, Dies at 68 2011-05-15T06:23:01Z On his new album, “Eye of I,” the tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis makes it both militant and questioning. Karol G and Romeo Santos’s Sensual Goodbye, and 10 More New Songs 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z One obvious prize — “the pièce de résistance,” said Mr. Schoenberg and others — is a live recording of “Body and Soul” by the tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. ‘The Savory Collection,’ a Mythical Trove of Jazz Recordings, Will Get a Digital Release 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Not far away, a saxophonist, a bassist and a drummer competed for the attention of passers-by, prompting Mr. Venticinque to ask people to please shut off their cellphones and “silence your jazz trios.” Laughter in the Park Series Puts Comedy Outdoors 2010-07-29T20:13:00Z Along with the alto saxophonist and composer Benny Carter, Mr. Collette became a leader in the struggle to eliminate segregation in the American Federation of Musicians. Buddy Collette, Musician Who Played With Jazz Greats, Dies at 89 2010-09-29T04:30:00Z “It was pretty much undisputed that Arthur Blythe was the best alto saxophonist out there on the West Coast,” the tenor saxophonist David Murray said in a phone interview. Arthur Blythe, Jazz Saxophonist Who Mixed Sultry and Strident, Dies at 76 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z On the track, the virtuoso saxophonist picks up and holds to the light the theme from Bruce Lee’s film of the same name, from 1972, finding in its martial aggression a current of furious grace. Our Favorite Songs of 2018 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z As The Chicago Tribune wrote in 1998, his playing “represents a standard by which other tenor saxophonists must be judged.” Von Freeman, Fiery Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 88 2012-08-19T05:50:05Z When the tune neared its end, the two saxophonists threw out little, charmlike notes and dashes. March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He also created purely instrumental works and, for a time, led an ensemble comprising three saxophonists, two electric guitarists, an electric bass guitarist and two drummers. Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Benjamin is a fine young alto saxophonist with a luminescent, liquid tone and a devotion to gregarious grooves. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z “He was clearly the greatest tenor saxophonist of that era.” A Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge for Sonny Rollins 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The jazz saxophonist Lester Young, the first musician to wear sunglasses while performing in nightclubs, coined and popularized the term in the early 1940s. Museums Special Section: In Washington, 100 Examples of the Epitome of Cool 2014-03-19T20:36:17Z For the first time in the UK, the singer was partnered by his regular group, including fiery Japanese alto saxophonist Yosuke Sato. Gregory Porter ? review 2012-02-12T17:49:22Z Still, that pause hardly slowed the onrushing momentum that Mr. Washington, a commandingly charismatic tenor saxophonist and bandleader, has gathered since the release of his momentous debut, “The Epic.” For Kamasi Washington, It’s About Keeping an Open Mind 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z After starting his career as a straight-ahead tenor saxophonist, he took a left turn — soaking up inspiration from the Arab world, sub-Saharan Africa and Japan, and focusing mostly on the solo soprano saxophone. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “Blue and Sentimental” is a sensuous, evocative album by the tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, who also worked as a talent scout for the label. Jazz Records Reissued, Thanks to Readers of The Times 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z One of the most casually prodigious alto saxophonists of today, Zenón devotes most of his creative energy to exploring the music of his native Puerto Rico, always through a vigorously intellectual lens. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The saxophonist's legacy and place in the band was captured in the song, "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out." Bruce eulogizes sax man Clemons at Fla funeral 2011-06-22T00:16:09Z It’s a leaner, brighter version, and it was a great fit for the energy and ardor of the young players, from a thicket of saxophonists to the really wonderful concertmaster, Paul Halberstadt. Review | Looking for the District’s orchestra highlight? Go to Maryland. 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Tempo later recorded and performed as a jazz saxophonist, but Ms. Stevens never returned to singing. April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Although he studied piano as a child, Mr. Silver began his professional career as a saxophonist. Horace Silver, 85, Master of Earthy Jazz, Is Dead 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In 1947 the saxophonist Sam Rivers studied orchestration with Hovhaness, who at the time was teaching at a conservatory in Boston, and cites Hovhaness as an important early influence on his development as a musician. ?American Mystic? Marks Alan Hovhaness?s Centennial 2011-11-04T20:26:09Z The alto saxophonist Oliver Lake, the bassist Reggie Workman and the drummer Andrew Cyrille hail from the same broad-minded jazz generation and share an agenda of rugged epiphany. Times Critics’ Guide: What to Do This Week 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z An alto saxophonist and composer originally from Chicago, Ms. Roberts has found oblique but potent uses for narrative throughout her “Coin Coin” series, in performance and on two albums, released in 2011 and 2013. Releases From Bob Dylan and Diana Krall 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The only cover is of saxophonist Steve Lacy's hypnotic Image, which sounds like a Thelonious Monk theme in very low gear. Blink: Twice – review 2012-07-12T21:34:00Z Another quartet performance — “Sweet Lorraine,” featuring the tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath in mellow, articulate form — was dedicated to Ms. Gordon, the steadfast proprietor of the Village Vanguard. Music Review: 2013 N.E.A. Jazz Masters Are Honored 2013-01-15T22:24:48Z In this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and saxophonist’s new memoir, “Easily Slip Into Another World,” he recounts a youthful attempt to fly from a window using a “contraption” of his own devising. Henry Threadgill’s Musical Spring Is Varied and Extreme. Like He Is. 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z The saxophonist once described performing as his natural environment. Springsteen saxophone player dies 2011-06-19T04:10:33Z The saxophonist Archie Shepp remembers, with equanimity, a hurtful encounter with Davis after approaching him to sit in with his band. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ Review: A Complicated Artist 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings doesn’t always need solid grounding or clattering pulse to establish the power and conviction of his music. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The master saxophonist’s recording, captured on Dec. 9, 1964, is perhaps the most famous one made there. Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Now that the saxophonist has left the earthly realm, at the age of 89, does that distinction become eternal? Wayne Shorter, a Jazz Hero Whose Goal Was ‘to Fear Nothing’ 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Springsteen calls the saxophonist a "beloved comrade" and described the stroke as "serious." Springsteen: Band mate Clemons' stroke 'serious' 2011-06-14T21:50:18Z The saxophonist Julian Velasco, for example, excelled as part of a mixed professional and student ensemble in Julius Eastman’s “Femenine” on Friday, and as part of a duo playing Shelley Washington’s “BIG Talk” on Saturday. As Bang on a Can Returns, a New Generation Rises 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The Fountain of Youth Band — it has gone through several iterations over the last decade — now has the saxophonist Jaleel Shaw as well as the bassist David Wong and its mainstay pianist, Martin Bejerano. Music Review: At Lincoln Center, Using Both Sound and Silence 2010-09-26T06:11:00Z That’s an odd takeaway from a performance by Chris Potter’s Circuits Trio, led by saxophonist Potter, but a power trio if ever there was one. Review | Chris Potter’s Circuits Trio made a splash at Blues Alley — with jaw-dropping moments from James Francies 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Playing it with the orchestra, he takes the tune’s only solo, subtly harking to the hollering style of the early R&B saxophonists he grew up hearing. Demi Lovato’s Anguished ‘Anyone,’ and 11 More New Songs 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z “Night Song,” his second novel, published in 1961, caught the attention of critics with its compelling picture of the jazz world of Greenwich Village and the retrospective ruminations of its hero, a dying saxophonist. John A. Williams, an Underrated Novelist Who Wrote About Black Identity, Dies at 89 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Then the saxophonists each took a chorus, and here they transmitted their differences, surgical arpeggios versus smoky abstractions. Music Review: Two Saxophonists Step in as a Pair of Substitutes 2010-08-25T21:53:00Z The saxophonist is a postbop player with the inevitable Coltrane and Wayne Shorter connections, but his improvising – a blend of steadily accumulating iron logic and slippery, light-toned lyricism – has a character all his own. This week's new live music 2013-01-26T06:00:08Z They tend to open onto acres of space where the tenor saxophonist can improvise and conjure. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Washington, contemporary jazz’s reigning mainstream sensation, is touring in support of “Heaven and Earth,” his magisterial follow-up to “The Epic,” the equally grandiose 2015 album that turned this Los Angeles tenor saxophonist into a star. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Released with the blessing of her son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, it features a mix of the album he only discovered recently, featuring just her Wurlitzer organ accompaniment and a voice disarming in its immediacy. Perspective | Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice. 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z There, he won over people such as saxophonist Jimmy Heath. Forget retirement. Wayne Brown returns to Detroit to run an opera. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Photograph: Caroline Forbes The great English saxophonist Evan Parker has been refining a unique and influential virtuoso technique for over 40 years. Music picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:21:00Z Moving to New York City in 1956, he found work as a jazz pianist, initially with the saxophonist Al Cohn. Mose Allison, a Font of Jazz and Blues, Dies at 89 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z And crucial to the opening hours of “Buddha” were the saxophonists Erin Rogers and Patrick Shiroishi. Now Celebrated, Julius Eastman’s Music Points to a New Canon 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Ingrid Laubrock, a German saxophonist who started her career in London and has spent the last 15 years playing there, sounds happily unsettled. 2010-01-15T04:14:00Z Then there’s the serendipity: those times when we encounter a jazz band performing on a subway platform or a saxophonist playing amid the trees in a park. Great Jazz on the Great Hill, and Club Fare in Harlem and the Village 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z On Saturday at 6 p.m., the British saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael will perform; and at 8, the capstone show will feature the drummer Makaya McCraven, the vocalist Samara Joy and the writer Mahogany L. Browne. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The performance is a collaboration with composer and saxophonist Phillip Johnston, and consists of Spiegelman doing a scripted presentation about early 20th century woodcut comics, while accompanied by musicians playing compositions inspired by the art. Moment of Friday: Comics artist Art Spiegelman is bananas for vaudeville 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z "All the poems have posed challenges," concedes saxophonist Jim Gailloreto, one of Chicago's more accomplished jazz musicians and composer of "Sea Songs." Bringing a jazz pulse to e.e. cummings and friends 2011-03-14T13:54:10Z Poncho offered the only real disappointment, when virtuoso saxophonist Greg Osby delivered a spiritless concert with a trio of young musicians not in his league. Miguel Zenón among Earshot’s remaining don’t-miss acts 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z She pounded on drums while singing and standing up, backed by a bass player whose tone was set to reggae-level fatness, and occasionally a saxophonist. SXSW 2011 post #5: Shabazz Palaces, Tune-Yards, James Blake 2011-03-18T18:32:06Z He was fired in Natchez, Miss., he said, for trying to teach bebop to one of the band’s other saxophonists. Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z His younger brother Seun, also a saxophonist and singer, performs with the remnants of their father’s orchestra, Egypt ’80, and specializes in cover versions of Fela’s songs. Femi Kuti, Guarding the Legacy of His Father, Fela 2010-07-11T22:42:00Z No influence looms larger over the Grammy-winning pen of Terence Blanchard — an esteemed jazz trumpeter known for his Spike Lee film scores — than the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, with his terse yet seemingly horizon-less compositions. John Coltrane’s Unearthed Live ‘A Love Supreme,’ and 12 More New Songs 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Even though legendary jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon was his godfather, it’s been the world of hard and heavy music — music for people slow to take direction and quick to draw the middle finger. Metallica's unlikely origin story: Injecting Americana into the metal universe 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Angela Morris, a fellow saxophonist, shares some of Webber’s style, while also drawing more heavily on the influence of Impressionist composers and jazz’s most ancient styles. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z What immediately followed the slide show was a duet consisting of the drummer Muhammad Ali, who played with Mr. Ware in recent years, and the alto saxophonist Darius Jones, who studied his example. Memorial Service for David S. Ware, Jazz Saxophonist 2013-01-08T23:13:50Z "And the great thing is it's not just about Spandau," says saxophonist Steve Norman, who calls George Hencken's documentary "a nice snapshot of pop culture throughout the 1980s". Spandau bring 'emotional' film to Cannes 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z They embodied the focused effort of the tenor and soprano saxophonist Azar Lawrence, leading an assembled quintet. Music Review: Azar Lawrence Quintet at Jazz Standard - Review 2011-12-15T23:04:44Z Mr. Harper was of the most consistently exciting tenor saxophonists to emerge in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z And that ensured that long after the set was dismantled, and the saxophonist caught the bus home, the story of Cat On a Hot Tin Roof would lurk somewhere at the back of our minds. Murk of the Mississippi envelops theatre-goers in Leeds 2012-11-07T21:03:00Z The book begins promisingly in 1940s Los Angeles, with active participants in the music scene including tenor saxophonist Big Jay McNeely and songwriter Mike Stoller. Review | ‘Rock Concert’ goes behind the scenes with the people who made the biggest shows happen 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Several of the Messengers often backed Morgan on his later releases as leader, particularly pianist Bobby Timmons and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Hank Mobley. Lee Morgan’s ‘Live at the Lighthouse’ was a masterpiece that turned out to be a farewell 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Daniel Schnyder, a Swiss-born saxophonist and composer, had been commissioned by Opera Philadelphia and Gotham Chamber Opera to write an opera, and had landed on the pioneering jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker as a subject. Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The tracks build from piano and earnest percussion toward sometimes lavish instrumentation; the saxophonist Kamasi Washington did arrangements for French horn, tuba, flute and bass clarinet. ‘I Never Thought I Would Talk About It.’ So Florence Welch Put It in a Song. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Inspired by King Pleasure, the saxophonist on the Coasters’s hit “Yakety Yak,” Mr. Keys taught himself to play the saxophone and was working professionally by age 15. Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist with the Rolling Stones, dies at 70 Sonny Rollins Is Big Winner at Jazz Awards Sonny Rollins, the veteran saxophonist, was the big winner on Wednesday night at the annual Jazz Awards in New York, taking home three trophies. ArtsBeat: Sonny Rollins Is Big Winner at Jazz Awards 2012-06-21T17:59:45Z The drummer brought a hipness and imaginative awareness of contemporary grooves to the gig that even had the normally statuesque Norwegian saxophonist shaking his booty. This week's new live music 2013-01-19T06:00:03Z Instead of being drawn toward Judaism, as Anna might be in another kind of film, she literally lets down her hair, removing her wimple and befriending a good-looking saxophonist. ‘Ida’ and ‘The German Doctor’ Reframe a Familiar Narrative 2014-04-25T18:55:18Z Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, who composed music for the Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming,” picked up a nomination for outstanding music composition for a documentary series of special. Pharrell, Beastie Boys, RZA, halftime show score Emmy nods 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z There she met her husband, the saxophonist Curtis Amy, who was Charles’s musical director. The Unstoppable Merry Clayton 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z “All That Is Solid Melts Into Air” seems a fitting title for the new release by the saxophonist, clarinetist and electro-acoustic experimenter Lea Bertucci. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z A searing alto saxophonist and master flutist, Dolphy transformed the bass clarinet from a marginal instrument into a highly expressive vehicle for improvisation. Pianist Geri Allen brings her Tribute to Eric Dolphy to Seattle's Jazz Alley 2010-09-16T22:22:00Z Richie first got his start in the music business as a singer and saxophonist for funk/soul band the Commodores. Listen: From Lionel Richie to Nas, a playlist of songs by musicians playing in Seattle Aug. 16-Aug. 22 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Heath, the saxophonist, big-band leader, composer, arranger and middle brother of the Heath Brothers, who shared the bill, is also seemingly ageless at 84. Music Review: Jon Hendricks and Jimmy Heath at Rose Hall - Review 2011-09-25T22:00:26Z After the formation of the Kollektief, the saxophonist and his cohorts frequently appeared in both musical and acting roles. Willem Breuker obituary 2010-07-29T17:27:00Z Mr. Thielemans also started studying the work of bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker, and took his nickname, according to one version of the story, from sax player Toots Mondello and trumpeter Toots Camarata. ‘Toots’ Thielemans, master of the jazz harmonica, dies at 94 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Ditto an insistent, pinprick-like solo by Wayne Shorter, who joined Hancock, saxophonist Jimmy Heath and vibraphonist Stefon Harris, among others, for a sprightly take on Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home." Bill Clinton is lauded at all-star jazz gala. But he left his sax at home. 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z The evening closed with a freely improvised set, featuring the powerhouse young tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and the 83-year-old tenor player Kidd Jordan. Jazz Giants Dave Burrell and Archie Shepp Retrace Their Five-Decade History 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z One of jazz’s standard-bearing tenor saxophonists since the 1990s, Mr. Potter revels in an unflinching command at almost every part of his instrument. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Rounding out the group are the pianist Gary Versace and the bassist Matt Clohesy; the tenor saxophonist Joel Miller joins as a guest on Saturday only. Jazz Listings for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In another gallery you can glimpse the Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson vigorously playing this piece on one of a series of short clips from performances of Mr. Marclay’s works. Art Review: Christian Marclay: Festival at the Whitney Museum 2010-07-08T21:49:00Z Conspiracy stories abounded, from Mafia drug hits, to global plots against radical black musicians, but the saxophonist's companion Mary Parks later insisted that he had jumped from a ferry. 50 great moments in jazz: The shortlived cry of Albert Ayler 2010-09-27T16:53:00Z Since Watson’s extended stint in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers that began over 40 years ago, he has been known as one of the more dexterous and affecting alto saxophonists in straight-ahead jazz. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z She was backed by an all-female band, which includes, among others, two saxophonists, a sinuous guitar player, a seven-piece string section, a peppy pianist and a superfluous conductor. Music Review: Closer to Her Fans and Further Away From Her Past 2011-08-15T22:00:35Z Highlights include the earliest sessions by the tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon and sparkling work by the trombonist J. J. Johnson, the trumpeter Fats Navarro and the baritone saxophonist Leo Parker. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps more significant, its personnel features the impeccable pianist George Cables and the intently soulful alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, working colleagues of Mr. Henderson’s for about the last 40 years. Eddie Henderson and Quintet Regales the Crowd at Smoke 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Grand, a tenor saxophonist, and Ross, a vibraphonist, are two of the most-buzzed-about young players on the New York jazz scene — each with their own sleek, sanguine take on mainstream jazz. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The Kennedy Center announced on Wednesday that Ms. Streep will be honored this year alongside the singers Barbara Cook and Neil Diamond, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the saxophonist Sonny Rollins. ArtsBeat Blog: Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond and Yo-Yo Ma Among Kennedy Center Honorees 2011-09-07T15:02:01Z A number of musicians played for the inmates including Morgan's protégé, saxophonist Grace Kelly. 'The Frank Morgan Story' sounds like a fine fit at L.A. Film Festival 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z That includes a dozen original songs, by four out of the group’s five members, notably the keyboardist Adam Benjamin and the saxophonist Ben Wendel. Sept. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z Not a music video, per se, but in this case, something better: a two-hour chunk of material from the tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington’s album-release concert at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles. The Year in Music Videos 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z He continued to perform with mainstream musicians and in 1963 appeared on the landmark recording “Sonny Meets Hawk” with saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins. Paul Bley, innovative pianist in modern jazz, dies at 83 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Is this breathtaking triple album from the L.A. jazz saxophonist and composer an outlier on this list? Essential albums of 2015: Bjork, Kendrick and 8 others on the edge of pop 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Whenever saxophonist Sonny Stitt came to Washington, he sought out Mr. Hill for friendly “cutting sessions,” or tests of a musician’s improvisational skill. Buck Hill, saxophonist and D.C. ‘local legend,’ dies at 90 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z One week later, on Sept. 30, Palmetto Records will release “Proximity,” which finds Mr. Cyrille in transfixing duologue with the tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry. 10 Fall Pop and Jazz Albums (and One Festival) You Shouldn’t Miss 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z He celebrates the release of his new album, “The Evolution of Oneself,” by augmenting his trio with different guests over this four-night run — starting on Thursday with the versatile saxophonist Steve Wilson. Jazz Listings for Sept. 4-10 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z This year’s festival, presented by the City Parks Foundation with support from the Dalio Foundation, began Thursday with a Parker-focused public conversation between Mr. Mahanthappa and the alto saxophonist Oliver Lake. Review: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Subtly Recalls Its Inspiration 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z This gig demands not only a saxophonist equally strong on tenor and soprano, but also one who can resist mannerisms. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z I am also quite sure that great saxophonists like Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz would like to rise up from their graves at this desecration of their chosen instrument. Letters to the Editor 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z His first prominent calling card was the saxophonist Harold Land’s 1960 album “The Fox,” an outstanding example of hard bop from a city not known for it. David Axelrod, Music Producer Who Bridged Genres, Dies at 85 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Ted Nash, a saxophonist, takes a loftier and less topical approach on “Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom,” which he’ll perform next Tuesday and Wednesday at Jazz Standard, with live updates on election night. Swinging the Vote: Jazz Inspired by the Presidential Race 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z When he discovering that this man was, indeed, the famous Giuseppi Logan, Mr. Lavelle became dedicated to bringing the saxophonist back into the music world. Henry Grimes and Giuseppi Logan, Lost and Found Jazz Stars, Are Both Gone 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Rounding out the band are the tenor saxophonist Abraham Burton, the bassist Nat Reeves and the drummer Billy Williams. Jazz Listings for Jan. 16-22 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The saxophonist was most recently heard on Lady Gaga's latest album, "Born This Way," which sold more than 1 million copies in its first week of release. Clarence Clemons dies at 69 2011-06-19T02:20:00Z Tall and thin, with pinkish eyes and chalk-white skin and hair, he — like his brother and occasional collaborator, Edgar, a keyboardist and saxophonist — had albinism, a fact that commentators rarely failed to mention. Johnny Winter, Virtuosic Blues Guitarist, Dies at 70 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The two saxophonists planned a collaborative album for the Pi record label. Music Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Bunky Green and Common Ground 2010-04-21T22:42:00Z The saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin turned a broken jaw from a car accident into inspiration for her new album, “Phoenix.” Wanda Sykes Kicks Off ‘Daily Show’ Stint by Panning a Eulogy From Trump 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Mr. Coleman gravitated to the music of Charlie Parker, another alto saxophonist with a highly specific language of improvisation. Steve Coleman, a Jazz Outlier, Rides a Wave of Acclaim 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The saxophonist's fiery playing contrasted with Hall's subdued guitar lines. Jazz guitar master Jim Hall dies at 83 2013-12-11T14:40:49Z Young and unassuming, Thomas, an alto saxophonist, is gaining recognition on the New York scene simply by virtue of his talents. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Wayne Shorter, the enigmatic, intrepid saxophonist who shaped the color and contour of modern jazz as one of its most intensely admired composers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Hearts & Minds recently played a show at Boot & Saddle, a country-western bar in South Philadelphia, along with an honored guest: Marshall Allen, the 92-year-old saxophonist who leads the Sun Ra Arkestra. The Playlist: David Bowie’s Unreleased Songs and a ‘Putin’ Satire 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Hancock remembers how the rhythm section would spread its wings behind saxophonist George Coleman, but played conventionally behind Davis. Profile of jazz maestro Herbie Hancock: From the archive, 12 Feb 1975 2013-02-12T07:00:00Z Ms. Roberts, a riveting saxophonist and multimedia artist, uses her instrument, her voice and a mixture of visual media to communicate a strong, rooted message about inheritance and memory and vision. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z And there can be no better guide to its glories than Loren Schoenberg, a jazz historian and tenor saxophonist whose booklet essay delivers boundless insights and no less empathy. Reissues: ’50s Moxie, ’60s Soul and ’90s Hip-Hop 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z “Tenor saxophonists really influenced the way I play,” he told The Times in 1990. Jim Hall, Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 83 2013-12-11T03:50:57Z Mr. Allen, with orange beard, red hat and red cape, didn’t address the audience much; he left that to the saxophonist Knoel Scott. Review: The Vision Festival Gives Experimental Jazz a Big Hug 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In the 1950s and ’60s, Rollins’s lyrical, buoyant playing established him as one of the most respected tenor saxophonists in jazz history. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But in one of Mr. Motian’s dark, stubborn originals — a minor-key, modal song — the saxophonists stepped it up, both using the full range of the horn. Music Review: Two Saxophonists Step in as a Pair of Substitutes 2010-08-25T21:53:00Z Many of them were driven by baritone saxophonist Danny Ray Thompson, in particular a reworking of Ra’s classic “Space Is the Place” that was as hip and brassy as anything Trombone Shorty might perform. Sun Ra Arkestra’s big-band swing and big, otherworldly personalities 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The alto saxophonist Vincent Herring projects his sound in a strong, centered beam, and even his most intense moments suggest a controlled combustion. Review: ‘Night and Day,’ Vincent Herring’s New Album 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Traces of its style can be detected in other groups, including those led by the saxophonist Chris Potter and the trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Wayne Shorter’s New Album Is ‘Without a Net’ 2013-01-31T17:38:26Z Some notable musicians outside the New York spotlight — say, the Chicago saxophonist and organizer Fred Anderson and the Los Angeles pianist Horace Tapscott — died without receiving recognition as a Jazz Master. N.E.A. to Honor Jazz Masters Under a Cloud of Uncertainty 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Emulating Saxophone Styles Across Decades, in Standards and Abstractions There’s an intriguing, good-humored wariness in the playing of the tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry. Music Review: The Bill McHenry Quartet at the Village Vanguard 2012-03-21T21:12:12Z “He grew up like that,” said the tenor saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, who also played with Davis. The Ensembles of Miles Davis Epitomized Cool 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z On Thursday Mr. Taborn plays with the “Daylight Ghosts” ensemble; on Sept. 9 he and the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter will helm a quintet; and on Sept. 10 he will perform a solo set. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z They also might play selections from saxophonist Ted Nash’s new “Presidential Suite.” Wynton Marsalis: Too busy for the White House — but not for a tour stop in Seattle 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z But his band, featuring a wise tenor saxophonist, Mark Turner, finesses his songs in a way that feels — not easy, exactly, but effortless. Ambrose Akinmusire, Drake, the Roots, St. Vincent 2011-12-17T03:03:14Z The set also bears sonic witness to the musical partnership that saw Monk through the sixties, with the tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. The Best of Thelonious Monk 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “It was really the golden age of the Cornish situation,” said trumpeter and saxophonist Jay Thomas, a Knapp ensemble regular. Trumpeter Jim Knapp, key architect of Seattle’s modern jazz scene, dies at 82 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The eminent jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders teamed up with the electronic musician and composer Floating Points, né Sam Shepherd, to record “Promises,” which both expanded and cooled down each musician’s natural aesthetics. For Jazz Musicians in 2021, Two Was the Magic Number 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Later in the month Mr. Barken intends to present the pianist Cedar Walton on a bill with the saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. ArtsBeat: Jazz Impresario to Present Shows at Iridium 2012-12-06T18:46:07Z Ritter can recount endless stories about legendary jazz saxophonists whose horns he has repaired. The exacting art of saxophone repair 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z When he first heard the saxophonist play, Stollman found himself dancing to the music, even though he had no idea where the strange and disturbing melodic trajectory was coming from. 50 great moments in jazz: The shortlived cry of Albert Ayler 2010-09-27T16:53:00Z Mr. Cuzme is also a saxophonist, and live music will be a mainstay. Why Settle for a Brew When There’s a Whole Brewery? 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The tap dancers, accompanied by the saxophonist Stacy Dillard, started things off, aggressively stamping on platforms arranged in an artfully askew manner, while the hip-hop dancers stared back with puffed-up chests and disdainful expressions. Dance Review: Futuristic Face-Off Caps a Four-Part Program 2010-10-07T22:20:00Z The first of three discs here is defined by the kinetic synergy between the saxophonist’s quartet and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Unexpectedly, so does sometime saxophonist and former US president Bill Clinton – who heralded Brötzmann's work when asked to name a musician people would be surprised to learn he liked. 50 great moments in jazz: Peter Br?tzmann's Machine Gun 2010-11-22T12:23:00Z At the same time, bebop — an insurgent, often frenetic strain of modern jazz, typified by virtuosos like the alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and the pianist Bud Powell — was a source of endless fascination for him. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z A few years ago Shabaka Hutchings, a rising British tenor saxophonist, discovered a milieu of kindred spirits on South Africa’s vibrant jazz scene. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Seattle-bred saxophonist Kenny G, whose star has somewhat dimmed since the demise, nationally and locally, of the smooth jazz radio format, appears Thursday through Jan. 27. Jazz from A to Z in Seattle this week 2013-01-17T22:08:23Z Early in his career he worked with the avant-garde saxophonist Archie Shepp, appearing on his albums “The Cry of My People” and “Attica Blues.” John Blake Jr., Versatile Jazz Violinist, Dies at 67 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, who was born in England and raised in Barbados, has become a young pacesetter on the London jazz scene. Preview NYC Winter Jazzfest in 7 Tracks 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Joachim’s project is close in spirit to “Coin Coin,” the saxophonist, composer and visual artist Matana Roberts’s series of extended works, now in its fourth volume of a projected 12. Lifting the Cone of Silence From Black Composers 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Jimmy Heath, a saxophonist, and Tootie Heath, a drummer, have experienced more than a century of jazz history combined, and they bring a soulful enterprise to their quartet, otherwise made up of attentive youngsters. The Week Ahead 2012-03-09T19:52:13Z She alternately made her base in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York through the 1950s, working with such acclaimed musicians as Jones, Hampton, saxophonist Gigi Gryce and trumpeter Art Farmer. Ernestine Anderson, Grammy-nominated jazz singer, dies at 87 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z James Brandon Lewis, the tenor saxophonist whose album “Jesup Wagon” topped many jazz critics’ appraisals of last year’s releases, has that creative community partly to thank for shepherding his career. Where Jazz Lives Now 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z "I'm a saxophonist who got known for being a tuba player," Malkovich once said of the way film had supplanted theatre in his life. Homage to Harold Pinter 2011-08-07T20:31:01Z The guitar player, the saxophonist, the trumpeter: they all had solos. Music Review: Black Eyed Peas Play Central Park Benefit Concert - Review 2011-10-02T21:57:48Z The shows will be the first for the band since Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist who for decades served as Mr. Springsteen’s onstage foil, died of complications of a stroke in June. ArtsBeat Blog: Springsteen and E Street Band Plan First Tour Since 2009 2011-11-21T16:25:30Z The jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd’s new quintet has some effective signal-scrambling in it. Review: Charles Lloyd & the Marvels Defy Easy Categories 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Now that he’s resumed performing, saxophonist Ron Blake said he is trying to be optimistic. Jazz venues have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. They are hoping the worst is over. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z To illustrate the importance of the words, she cited the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young, who, she said, memorized the lyrics for every song he played. Music Review: Elaine Stritch at Caf? Carlyle - Review 2011-09-14T21:45:11Z Second Saturday update: Well, Roosevelt got its shot and they sounded great, especially tenor saxophonist Adrian Noteboom on the ballad, "I've Just Seen Her." Roosevelt makes top three at Essentially Ellington 2012-05-07T19:01:05Z Among the esteemed artists in that category is the saxophonist Ron Blake, featured on this weekend run. Jazz Listings for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Joseph Jarman, a saxophonist who was long central to the group, will be on hand, but will not perform. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The alto saxophonist and producer Terrace Martin released his proper debut album, while collaborating with a visionary elder, Herbie Hancock. For Kamasi Washington, It’s About Keeping an Open Mind 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z James Carter, a wildly charismatic tenor saxophonist, and Petra Haden, an equally irrepressible vocalist, had a moment halfway through “A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets,” at Town Hall on Wednesday. Pairings Fulfill ‘A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z With the rise of rock-and-roll, Mr. Thompson began to tour widely beyond New York and teamed with longtime collaborators such as trumpeter Buck Clayton and saxophonist Don Byas. Sir Charles Thompson, jazz pianist who bridged swing and bebop, dies at 98 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z That was when the saxophonist lumbered around the drum kit, grabbed a pair of sticks and took over, without breaking the chug-a-lug on a ride cymbal. Music Review: Ad Hoc Quartet With Common Roots 2010-08-29T21:38:00Z Fine saxophonist and Hayes scholar Simon Spillett provides the typically illuminating album notes. Tubby Hayes: Little Giant Steps – review 2013-03-07T22:45:01Z While Coleman is the most famous name on offer, the de facto star of the program is another saxophonist, Oliver Lake, whose music is heard three times. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Born in 1933, he was a prodigious alto saxophonist as a teen-ager and a rising star at twenty-two, burdened with sloganeering praise as “the second Charlie Parker.” The Best Archival Jazz Releases of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z On Monday, the saxophonist, composer and educator Hayes Greenfield will lead young visitors on an exploration of rhythm and tempo, using their own voices and bodies, in “Give Me Sound!” 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z A downtown loft run by the esteemed saxophonist Sam Rivers and his wife, Beatrice, Rivbea — and its resident big band — gave musicians young and old a space to rehearse and perform on their own terms. 35 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The live audiences for Michel Herrera, 36, a saxophonist known all over Cuba, are smaller now that he performs on his rooftop for elderly neighbors, with Old Havana as the backdrop. Cuba's artists make music and dance on rooftops during lockdown 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Those are qualities well suited to his longtime quartet, with the alto saxophonist Tim Green, the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer McClenty Hunter. Jazz Listings for April 22-28 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He continued to play the oboe after he became a record producer, most notably on the recordings the great jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker made with a string orchestra. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z They are a saxophonist whose instrument is western and decadent, a lawyer who thinks that defendants should be allowed to plead their cases, and a professor who refuses to renounce western literature. Jiří Menzel: a daring, defiant beacon of European cinema 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The following year, Dixon played alongside the saxophonist Jimmy Lyons on Taylor's classic Conquistador! album, revealing new ways for a traditional hard-bop horn section to function in a radically transformed context. Bill Dixon obituary 2010-07-22T17:15:00Z Ms. Bloch, a Russian-born, Brooklyn-based tenor saxophonist, recently released “Heart Knows,” an album of original compositions with loose but deliberately plotted structures and an air of wistful beauty. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The theme music from “Rocky,” segueing into “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” played by a saxophonist seeking tips from the crowd on the museum steps. Bird Song, Sirens and Saxophones for a Stroll Between Museums 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z The members of Composers Concordance, along with the accordion virtuoso Bill Schimmel, the saxophonist Demetrius Spaneas, the drummer Jacob Bassman and the poet and narrator Jacob Miller, will oversee their own works. ArtsBeat: Queens New Music Festival to Offer Eclectic Works 2014-05-01T19:18:14Z Before the show, the saxophonist James Fei, who performs on Friday’s set, told me that Composition No. 279 is essentially a compendium of jokes. An Experimental Master Gets His Due Onstage in New York 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z By Wednesday Mr. Cobb had added a regular compatriot, the saxophonist Javon Jackson, giving the group a welcome heft but possibly diminishing its sense of purpose. Music Review: Jimmy Cobb Expands His Act at Village Vanguard 2013-08-22T21:37:37Z The arrangements broke no ground but made expressive use of the band’s palette, often calling on the saxophonists to double on flute while adding a layer of muted horns. Music Review: Words and Music: A Jazz Trumpeter Plays, Sings and Blogs 2011-03-02T22:19:39Z "There were a few moments of tension," the saxophonist recalled in a 1995 interview. E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons dies 2011-06-19T01:55:13Z The saxophone part for that work called for a classically-trained saxophonist who could play a very difficult part in a 1950s jazz-style. Classical Saxophone in Proms spotlight 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The saxophonist played on two key songs on the singer's 1972 debut album, "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night," and then joined him on his first national tour. Clarence Clemons dies at 69 2011-06-19T02:20:00Z “Love is an emotion in action,” the eminent saxophonist, poet and visual artist Oliver Lake, 79, recites over the Sonic Liberation Singers’ suspended, open-vowel harmonies. SZA’s ‘Ctrl’ Bonus, and 8 More New Songs 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown is best known in jazz circles as one of the two drummers with Us Five, an acclaimed band led by the saxophonist Joe Lovano. Albums by Leonard Cohen, Otis Brown III and Lee Ann Womack 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z “Except for Clarence,” he said about Clarence Clemons, his larger-than-life saxophonist. Books of The Times: ‘Bruce,’ a Springsteen Biography, by Peter Ames Carlin 2012-11-06T13:00:00Z Along with singer and saxophonist Mark Lindsay, Mr. Revere, a keyboard player, formed a band called the Downbeats in Boise in 1959. Paul Revere, frontman for hitmaking 1960s rock band the Raiders, dies at 76 Named after a peerless alto saxophonist and bebop lodestar, the festival usually spotlights one of his former contemporaries. Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Has Free Shows for Many Tastes 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Each generation in jazz produces a small number of significant vibes players, as opposed to scores of pianists, saxophonists, trumpeters, drummers, bassists, even trombonists. Creating Uncommon Vibes 2011-07-22T20:52:11Z The tenor saxophonist and flutist Anna Webber recently put out “Clockwise,” an album full of atonality and friction and discomfited momentum — not to mention, some of New York’s premier improvising musicians. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The four saxophonists who are holding forth at the Jazz Showcase this week understand their power. 'Four Others' charge hard at Jazz Showcase 2011-04-01T15:34:00Z The young tenor saxophonist Aaron Burnett, originally from Chicago, can play a ballad standard with feeling, and then head into an improvisation with wide intervals and split-tone effects. | Pop: New Variations on Standard Jazz 2014-02-28T23:22:37Z The evening’s bill at the museum — which also included a set by the saxophonist Matana Roberts — was connected to the Whitney’s current exhibition “Blues for Smoke,” framed around the idea of the blues aesthetic. Critic’s Notebook: Keiji Haino at Issue Project Room and Whitney Museum 2013-04-21T21:46:54Z “It’s an impressive building, and has a certain grandeur,” said the saxophonist Joshua Redman on Wednesday. Critic’s Notebook: At SFJazz Center, a Genre’s Boundaries Are Flexible 2013-01-26T15:43:57Z At one point she heard a knock on the exit door to the side of the stage and answered it; it was the saxophonist Tony Malaby, wandering around between gigs. The Winter Jazzfest Marathon Unfolds 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z By certain appearances, the alto saxophonist Logan Richardson’s performance at Smalls should have made a listener feel impatient or unfocused. January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z On the scene now for some six decades, the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master played in the groundbreaking Jimmy Giuffre Trio and recorded classic albums with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Guitarist Jim Hall masterful at Jazz Alley Thursday 2011-03-18T20:32:04Z Chinen tries to dismantle a handful of them and starts by examining the runaway success of the young saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Review | How the Internet transformed contemporary jazz 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “She always had a saxophonist, a flutist or a cellist, and she moved with her poems. She has a line in her poem, she says ‘music was like smack to me,’ and you knew it.” ‘Told It Like It Was’: Ntozake Shange’s Tales of Black Womanhood 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s a Coltrane band, the tunes are not far from Coltrane, either, but the saxophonist is still “as weird as Wayne.” The World’s Greatest Living Jazz Composer Celebrates His Eighty-fifth Birthday 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Titled, starkly, The Breakdown, it showed a naked flapper dancing the Charleston to the accompaniment of a jazz saxophonist. When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women's liberation 2013-04-29T06:00:22Z The British jazz saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, who lived in Barbados from ages 6 to 16, is at the core of multiple groups with different lineups. Red Hot Chili Peppers Honor Eddie Van Halen, and 10 More New Songs 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He mentioned a recent orchestral recording by the saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, a frequent collaborator of his, and noted with pride that an earlier performance of some of that material was presented by the Tri-Centric Orchestra. Anthony Braxton Composes Together Past, Present and Future 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Moon Hooch — two saxophonists and a drummer — played a live version of dance music, with repeating riffs and excursions that always settled back into the beat. ArtsBeat: After the Rain, a Night of Rock 2013-06-09T19:08:59Z "Her story is our story," the saxophonist Sonny Rollins tells Rothschild. The Baroness: The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild by Hannah Rothschild – review 2012-06-01T21:52:01Z On this tune the tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown improvises with a combination of breezy insouciance and sharp rhythmic assurance. The Playlist: The 1975 Talk About Its Generation, and 9 More New Songs 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Taking a seat near the bar, Ms. Seales, 36, who plays the fancy publicist Tiffany on “Insecure,” ordered cod fritters and sipped sparkling water as she nodded in time to the alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity. Amanda Seales of ‘Insecure’ Revisits Her Harlem Haunts 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Rohter floated a few answers himself, lobbying for the tenor saxophonist and flutist Sam Rivers, and in particular his breakthrough 1964 debut, “Fuchsia Swing Song.” Jazz Records Reissued, Thanks to Readers of The Times 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z At the height of his career, the saxophonist moved to the East Village, where the shadowbox now hangs. Interactive Shadowboxes Breathe Life Into the Legacies of Village Artists 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z On his superb new album Bird Songs, a set of adventurous interpretations of Charlie Parker classics, the gifted American saxophonist demonstrates what he means, but keeps the mercurial source material explicitly displayed. Joe Lovano Us Five ? review 2011-03-30T18:15:00Z “To look at and see our audience, and to feel that energy, I’m going to be overwhelmed,” said Ted Nash, a saxophonist and composer. Jazz at Lincoln Center Reopens, With Four Young Players in the Spotlight 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Tarbaby, the searchingly rugged piano trio, wisely teamed up this year with Mr. Lake, an intrepid alto saxophonist and a seasoned elder of the post-1960s avant-garde. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z Mr. Zenón is a brilliant saxophonist and composer, one of the best working in jazz. Critic?s Notebook: Returning to Newport, Encountering Jazz?s Present 2011-08-08T18:25:03Z During “Midnight City,” one of the most distinctive songs on the album, pulsing with early 1980s muscle and idiosyncrasy, a saxophonist, Ian Young, emerged like a conquering hero. Music Review: M83 Plays Webster Hall - Review 2011-11-23T23:28:11Z A saxophonist, but destiny chose another path for me, and I’m glad it happened that way. Engelbert Humperdinck: 'Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Elvis: I knew them all' 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z On the wall was an old Christmas card from saxophonist Frank Wess, who pulled the young repairman’s leg by feigning anger when picking up his horn. The exacting art of saxophone repair 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z He was also a really great tenor saxophonist. The Fashion Outlaw Dapper Dan 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z When he’s not on the road with Lauryn Hill’s band, this alto saxophonist is often found in the basement of Smalls, partaking of late-night jam sessions with other young jazz improvisers. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Both saxophonists have strong, bright tones, and when playing together their unison sound was gorgeous: it had a pulsation, an inner life. Review: John Zorn and Collaborators in a Village Vanguard Run 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z He traveled to Mumbai for the Shankar track "The Song Goes On," which also features R&B singer Chaka Khan, jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter and a group of Indian musicians. Jazz star Herbie Hancock goes global with album 2010-02-26T17:23:00Z Can this ambitious saxophonist really pull off such a high-stakes détente? ‘Heaven and Earth’ by Kamasi Washington Review: Musical Miracle Worker? 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Bob Belden, a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and record producer who was both a historian of the music and a force in moving it forward, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. Bob Belden, Jazz Saxophonist and Historian of the Music, Dies at 58 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z While introducing the band during “My City of Ruins,” Mr. Springsteen coaxed the crowd to applaud for several minutes for a missing member: Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist who died last summer. ArtsBeat: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Apollo Theater in New York 2012-03-10T09:43:47Z The Players Are Many, The Effect Subdued The title of the latest CD by the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, which will be released on Tuesday, is “Without a Net.” Music Review: Wayne Shorter and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2013-02-04T23:17:19Z But the alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw outdoes them all with his performance at the end of Mr. Evans’s alternately peaceful and baleful piece “Jena 6.” Playlist: Revisiting the Cassette Era and Tito Puente 2011-03-25T19:04:13Z Her concern was “Iphigenia,” the opera that she was working on with her musical hero-turned-mentor-turned-collaborator, the saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z “This album is not a tribute to Charlie Parker,” the alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa writes in the liner notes to “Bird Calls.” Reviews: Rudresh Mahanthappa and Father John Misty Get Deep 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z From this standpoint, few musicians have said more than the saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. “If You’re in the Song, Keep on Playing”: An Interview With Pharoah Sanders 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z He played in the prestigious Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, and with Duke Ellington saxophonist Johnny Hodges's group in the early 50s, with the organist Jimmy Smith, and then from 1955 with Miles Davis. 50 great moments in jazz: John Coltrane's giant step for improvisation 2010-08-09T15:49:00Z When he was finished, he called on the saxophonist to score his film. Perspective | Is ‘Hereditary’ really the best horror movie in years? Sure sounds like it. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z “They’re folks who would otherwise have subscribed to the chamber orchestra or the symphony,” said the saxophonist Michael Brockman, one of the orchestra’s artistic directors and a longtime University of Washington faculty member. Alt-Rock Hub, Purring With Jazz 2010-08-26T19:16:00Z Her mother played the saxophone in an all-female big band while her father was an oboist and saxophonist performing regularly in pit orchestras in London and provincial theatres. Brenda Averty obituary 2013-01-03T18:26:51Z She was good enough that Illinois Jacquet, the jazz saxophonist, urged her to drop out and tour with his group. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z For years, she and her husband, saxophonist Lew Tabackin, led a swinging modern big band, but nine years ago she announced she was putting aside the large group to concentrate on solo piano. Seattle musicians blow 'Winds for Hope' to tsunami-struck Japan 2012-03-08T22:03:06Z This time, though, he was a star attraction, starting a long evening that included sets by the saxophonist Joe McPhee and the pianist and performance artist Charlemagne Palestine. Music Review: Steve Dalachinsky and Charlemagne Palestine at Issue Project 2013-09-05T21:54:11Z And while Portland's not quite "local," it's great to see scintillating tenor saxophonist Rich Halley back on the block. Earshot has Keith Jarrett, other hot headliners 2011-10-13T18:30:06Z He recently released his first album as a leader, “Gone,” featuring the same colleagues found here: the alto saxophonist Loren Stillman and the drummer Russ Meissner. Jazz Listings for June 27-July 3 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z On Friday, Melissa Aldana, one of the more exciting young tenor saxophonists today, joined as a special guest. Live Jazz: 3 May Standouts, From Sullivan Fortner to Dana Murray 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The festival, whose 22nd edition ran over the weekend, involves free outdoor concerts in Harlem and the East Village, neighborhoods where Parker, the pioneering alto saxophonist and bebop lodestar, once lived. Review: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Subtly Recalls Its Inspiration 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Escoffery, a tenor saxophonist of fluid and beaming power, is celebrating the release of “Vortex,” an album recorded with his longstanding quartet. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z As a budding tenor saxophonist he drew inspiration from Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon, strong stylists who made the transition from swing to bebop. Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82 2011-07-27T03:26:25Z “Back Home,” the fourth and finest album by the tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, shows what can happen when that dynamic no longer feels so fraught. Review: Melissa Aldana Makes a Focused Statement in ‘Back Home’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z He formed a new band including the tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman; among their records, for Blue Note and Columbia, were “New York Is Now!” Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell’s “9/9/99, With Cards” relies on a notation system that the composer has also used to help orchestras improvise. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Ana’s father, Jimmy Greene, a jazz saxophonist, remembers standing with his arms outstretched as the choir sang. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Black appears with Mr. Morgan and Teddy Klausner on piano this weekend, and on Friday at 10 p.m. they will be joined by the saxophonist Tim Berne. Jazz Listings for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:23:06Z It was also the home of the saxophonist Sam Rivers, his wife, Bea, and their children. How Sam Rivers and Studio Rivbea Supercharged ’70s Jazz in New York 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most grounding idea in “Playing Changes” comes directly from saxophonist Steve Coleman, a Chicago native who stands as one of the most cerebral composers around. Review | How the Internet transformed contemporary jazz 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The Kering dinner proved to be a fun night for the actress, who later stood on her chair to dance with Larson as a saxophonist played nearby. Michelle Yeoh Has Some Advice for the Cannes Jury 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z As improvisers the two musicians had an uncommonly special connection; Carter, who died in 1991, was a good saxophonist but a great clarinetist, clear and strong and resourceful, with few peers in his time. Playlist: CDs From Guillermo Klein, Kris Davis and the Body 2010-08-08T00:47:00Z This month, we focus on Ornette Coleman, the iconoclastic saxophonist and bandleader whose style prioritized atonal chords over traditional rhythm and harmony, which helped establish the subgenre of free jazz in the late 1950s. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Ornette Coleman 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Robinson, a saxophonist and composer drawn to mythological antiquity, led his Janus Ensemble over an intriguingly shifting landscape. Jazz Listings for Jan. 1-7 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z And the Sun Ra Arkestra, led by the 91-year old saxophonist Marshall Allen, still carries the galactic fervor of its namesake, with all appropriate brio. Jazz Listings for May 6-12 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Sound Prints, the collaboration between saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas, is only one of many highlights on this year’s Earshot Jazz Festival, a marathon that runs more than four weeks. 17 highlights of the four weeks of Earshot jazz fest 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z For those watching closely, this tenor saxophonist — who plays with a wary tone and folds bubbling rhythms into his molten improvisational flow — appeared poised for an illustrious career as a bandleader. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Steve Lehman’s mother prepared him for his ultimate career early on by using recordings of works by experimental composers to soundtrack their own haunted house. 8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z For all the excitement, saxophonist Smith admits there’s “still a tinge of sadness” wondering what could have been without the COVID-19 interruption. 2 of Seattle’s hottest live bands, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and The Dip, kept sizzling through pandemic 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z She released an album with the saxophonist Nick Mazzarella and one with Hear in Now, a powerful trio of female string players. For Women in Jazz, a Year of Reckoning and Recognition 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Von Freeman, Fiery Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 88 Von Freeman, who was considered one of the finest tenor saxophonists in jazz but attained wide fame only late in life, died on Aug. 11 in Chicago. Von Freeman, Fiery Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 88 2012-08-19T05:50:05Z The tenor saxophonist Isaiah Collier is the latest in line. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Jackson and the tenor saxophonist Kidd Jordan; and one an ensemble bringing together the tenor saxophonist Charles Gayle, the trombonist Roswell Rudd, the bassist William Parker and the poet Amiri Baraka. ArtsBeat: Vision Festival Announces Its Lineup 2013-04-18T16:52:43Z "It was quite literally an overnight success kind of thing," the saxophonist recalls. Chicano rock pioneers Los Lobos marking 40 years 2012-12-15T17:52:09Z The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins first went to Ronnie Scott’s in the 1960s as part of a deal that allowed American musicians to play British venues and vice versa. A Hallowed London Jazz Club Comes to Life Onscreen 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Moody's bassist Todd Coolman said the 85-year-old saxophonist, who is recuperating from recent gall bladder surgery, was following the streamed broadcast of the awards ceremony from his California home. Saxophonist Lovano hits trifecta at Jazz Awards 2010-06-15T16:38:00Z But in place of rasping, long-haired dudes with weathered telecasters, three saxophonists improvised over a driving Rhodes riff. ‘This is cool music’: A younger crew of Seattle jazz-informed musicians bend genres, creating their own sound 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Before that was the Oliver Lake Organ Quartet, led by its well-traveled namesake alto saxophonist. Music Review: A Wide-Ranging Festival Savors Some Late-Night Jazz 2011-06-29T21:55:14Z Buck Hill, a renowned saxophonist and mainstay of the Washington jazz scene for more than 60 years and who was known as the “Wailing Mailman” for his day job with the U.S. Buck Hill, saxophonist and D.C. ‘local legend,’ dies at 90 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z And it’s hard to imagine a better example than the quartet that tenor saxophonist Tedd Baker brought to Bohemian Caverns for the first installment of his month-long Tuesday night residency there. Tedd Baker leads an explosive performance at Bohemian Caverns The saxophonist Jason Robinson has embraced this idea wholeheartedly, making it the hinge of his recent work, including a rugged and scintillating new album, “Tiresian Symmetry.” New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z She is working on an opera with the saxophonist Wayne Shorter based around the myth of Iphigenia. Esperanza Spalding Will Record ‘Exposure’ in Front of the World 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Mahanthappa, an alto saxophonist, writes along the divide between contemporary jazz and South Asian classical, always with a sense of acute direction and well-hewn architecture. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z "Wrecking Ball" is Springsteen's 17th album and the first since the death of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons last year. New Bruce Springsteen album out March 6 2012-01-19T12:46:10Z The saxophonist Marty Ehrlich, sensitively accompanied by Ms. Stern-Wolfe, fully brought to life the music’s conversational immediacy with passages of sunny optimism followed by mocking cackles, cunning microtonal slides and colorful riffs. Review: Summoning Erwin Schulhoff’s Zest for Life 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Here he leads a trio with a pair of assertive partners, the saxophonist Chris Cheek and the bassist Matt Garrison. Jazz Listings for Oct. 3-9 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The group’s members started to come together after its future leader, Idris Ackamoor, returned to Antioch following a work-study period in Los Angeles, where he was mentored by the saxophonist Charles Tyler. Revisiting the Pyramids’ ‘Avant-Garde African Jazz,’ Four Decades Later 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z This happy tradition remains mostly unchanged, albeit this year with an addition that was a sign of the times: a mask that covered saxophonist David Hillyard’s face and mouthpiece. The Slackers are the ska stalwarts who keep on going 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z At Threes Brewing, the ensemble will play music from its most recent album, “Sounds From the Deep Field,” with help from a special guest, the acutely virtuosic alto saxophonist David Binney. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z In contrast to Mr. Glover’s usual sprawl this show is disciplined to a fault, a brisk hour based around a dominant figure of an earlier era, the game-changing saxophonist Charlie Parker. Dance Review: Jason Samuels Smith at Joyce Theater 2012-07-04T21:26:01Z Its long list of contributors included the trumpeter Don Cherry, the saxophonist Gato Barbieri and the bassist Jack Bruce, of Cream. Carla Bley, Still Improvising and Inspiring as She Turns 80 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Three of his band’s most famous alumni, the pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, the bassist Marcus Miller and the saxophonist Wayne Shorter will be on hand to celebrate him. In Transit: In Paris, a Tribute to Davis Featuring Three Famed Alumni 2011-07-15T10:00:46Z On Inauguration Day, Mr. Preminger, a tenor saxophonist, released “Meditations on Freedom,” an album featuring versions of famous topical songs and a few of his own works of musical protest. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Crouch is a novelist, cultural critic and biographer whose most recent book is “Kansas City Lightning,” the first part of a planned two-volume biography of the jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Nine Authors, Playwrights Win $150,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes 1456-09-16T05:00:00Z It proceeded in logical sections, with pauses: first all three together, then a Zorn-Graves duo, then a Coleman-Graves duo, then the two saxophonists alone, then the trio again. Review: John Zorn and Collaborators in a Village Vanguard Run 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Wednesday’s show began with a speedy, upbeat “September in the Rain,” one of several numbers in which her trumpeter, Wayne Tucker, and saxophonist, Matt Simons, played tag. Music Review: Cyrille Aim?e and the Surreal Band at Birdland 2012-02-17T22:43:09Z Tenor saxophonist Sam “The Man” Taylor’s screaming solo is the icing on the cake of this track. R.I.P. Raphael Ravenscroft: More sax that made music pop 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z That was part of a poignant tribute honoring four Jazz Masters who died last year - Jones, Lincoln, saxophonist James Moody, and pianist and educator Billy Taylor. Marsalis Family among 2011 NEA Jazz Masters 2011-01-12T10:16:03Z One friend, the shapeshifting saxophonist King Curtis, had been murdered the year before; another, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., nearly four years earlier. ‘Amazing Grace’ Review: Aretha Franklin Is Glorious in a Rousing Concert Film 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Daring lightning to strike twice, Earshot presents protean New York alto saxophonist Darius Jones at the same venue where the late great Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson played a memorable gig in 2002. Earshot Jazz Festival features a wide range of first-rate performers 2010-10-14T20:56:00Z The circular formation gave the band communal power: The tenor saxophonist Mr. Washington writes the music, but the spirit of the band is essentially collective. Review: Kamasi Washington’s Spiritual Circle, Looking Inward 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The band didn’t quite mesh; the rhythms were a little stiff, the interaction between the two saxophonists was somewhat tentative. Seeing Through “A Love Supreme” to Find John Coltrane 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z A Canadian-born tenor saxophonist on the rise in New York, Doxas boasts a tonally rich, flexible style of improvising and a willingness to blend influences from jazz, Western classical and prog rock. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z He was a singular, secretive painter who kept a snare drum and a conga in his studio and was a friend of the great jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Review | Bob Thompson died young, but his colorful jazz- and Old Master-inspired paintings speak to the ages 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Now 23, Dugdale is a jazz saxophonist with a recent undergrad degree from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Tapper, musician Alex Dugdale cuts a rug at ‘Sacred Music’ 2013-12-23T20:06:42Z With "Triple Chase," the orchestra offered a fiery opening statement marked by an early solo from saxophonist Kamasi Washington, who joined Gerald Wilson's band years ago when he was still a student at UCLA. Playboy Jazz Festival keeps the party moving at the Bowl 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z All three albums feature serious, style-blending guitarists and brisk, authoritative saxophonists. Critic’s Notebook: Jeff Ballard and Other Jazz Drummers Step Out Front 2014-02-05T23:02:56Z The decorated young British tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia recorded her new album, “Source,” with thoughts swirling about her own identity and family history. Mariah Carey Calls for Action, and 12 More New Songs 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z “I think he plays on that tour differently from how he plays on any other recording,” said the saxophonist Simon Spillett, who assembled the collection. In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play. “What Goes Around Comes Around,” written with the saxophonist Everette Harp, sounds like hold music, or something heard in the waiting room at the dentist’s office. Critics? Choice: CDs by Blake Shelton, Mike Posner, George Duke 2010-08-08T22:33:00Z “This really fulfills a niche that hasn’t been fulfilled since Bradley’s,” said the saxophonist Joel Frahm, who had stopped into Mezzrow en route to a gig at Smalls. Mezzrow Seeks to Fill a Jazz Niche in the Village 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z More than any saxophonist, Mr. Parker has helped define the sound of funk music. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z His work paved the way for other notable artists, like the tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and the multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, to play there. A Hallowed London Jazz Club Comes to Life Onscreen 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Also in the band, for this weekend run, are the tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, the pianist Mike LeDonne and the bassist David Williams. Jazz Listings for Sept. 9-15 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z He and Mr. McHenry, 45, a tenor saxophonist, released a powerful duo album last year called “Proximity.” Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z All along, Mr. Napoleon maintained a prolific recording career that included dates opposite saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, trumpeter Charlie Shavers and Henry “Red” Allen, among others. Marty Napoleon, vivacious jazz pianist for Louis Armstrong, dies at 93 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Carrington produced Benjamin’s new album, tweaking compositions while adhering to the saxophonist’s own vision for the LP. A Car Accident Couldn’t Halt the Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s Rise 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The live recordings on “The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6” capture the tenor saxophonist just as he is starting to define the eruptive, gut-emptying style that would eventually revolutionize jazz’s avant-garde. The Playlist: Shawn Mendes Shows His Scars, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z What I did hear in that time slot was a calmly smoldering performance by James Brandon Lewis, a tenor saxophonist originally from Buffalo, just barely in his 30s. Critic’s Notebook: NYC Winter Jazzfest Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary 2014-01-13T00:17:41Z On Thursday, the tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III leads a quintet that prominently features Fabian Almazan on piano. Jazz Listings for Sept. 5-11 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Eventually the bassist Malachi Favors and the saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell arrived, and the casino act morphed into a five-man parley of percussion before the horn players finally took up their main instruments. 50 Years On, the Art Ensemble of Chicago Is Still Transforming 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The rhythmic nuance of bebop, the melodically complex jazz form that came of age during World War II and is best personified by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, also has its appeal. In Victor Provost’s hands, the steel pan becomes a mesmerizing ride 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z And if the home of a professional saxophonist often resembles a small-town music shop of decades past, with perhaps a dozen instruments, Frank Catalano’s home is more like a saxophone Wal-Mart. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z The saxophonists were an astonishing pair: Hughes’s inquisitive phrases seemed to ask questions of Settles’s monumental tone. Review | Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash is making a jazzlike sound you can look forward to 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Robert is also a saxophonist who often plays on his dock just as the sun is going down — dreamy, almost melancholic music that emanates from his dock along the shoreline on a quiet evening. Want to take a bite of sunshine? These lemony citrus cooler cookies are the answer 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z That bearing puts Mr. Williams, a poet, roughly in common with David Murray, the eminent tenor saxophonist whose warbling style is equal parts ribaldry and pique. The Playlist: The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Join Forces, and 15 More New Songs 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The peerless jazz saxophonist and composer is often my own go-to in disorganized moments; he can lead you into the depths unease, then slip past it toward a distant, beckoning peace. 2018’s best dance: A year when human warmth burned brightly 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Like tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, they favor a smooth, elided, swinging approach on their instruments, which makes everything they do sound easy –which of course it isn’t. Peter and Will Anderson play joyous jazz | Concert preview 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Ania Reynolds performs a sound score that morphs with the movement of the children, who may get shakers and noisemakers themselves. Spare Times for Children for July 27-Aug. 2 2012-07-26T22:37:49Z About a year ago he played a week at the Village Vanguard with the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter and the pianist Jason Moran, younger musicians of steady intellect and acute perception. Playlist: Making Mischief Along With the Melodies 2010-02-27T03:47:00Z Caroline Davis, an alto saxophonist, earned a Ph.D. in music cognition, but her focus lately has been on the heart, not the head. The Playlist: Shawn Mendes Shows His Scars, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z By July 5, Paul attempted a reggae version of the song, with George hastily recruiting a trio of saxophonists and a bongo player for the session. The Beatles’ struggle to finish “The White Album”: How bad did it get? 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and his quartet make bristling, physical music, both leaning into and pulling against the swing rhythm that has historically been the backbone of jazz. On ‘The 7th Hand,’ Immanuel Wilkins Sees Jazz as an Escape Pod 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Swinging At a cocktail hour and buffet dinner after the reception, also at the Wythe, Ms. Carter led a jazz band that included her husband, the drummer Alvester Garnett, and the saxophonist Mark Gross. She Sang. So Did His Heart. 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Jones, an alto saxophonist, here presents two pieces of imaginative musical critique. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The saxophonist’s music was so far removed from the smooth, easy Dave Brubeck tones then popular with the mainstream as to sound like an utterly alien art form. Why was Ornette Coleman so important? Jazz masters both living and dead chime in 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Inside Straight includes musicians a little older and younger than its leader, like the drummer Carl Allen and the saxophonist Steve Wilson, both 50, and the vibraphonist Warren Wolf, 32. Music Review: Christian McBride at Village Vanguard - Review 2011-11-30T23:30:42Z The group typically interrogates compositions by all three members: Ms. Laubrock, a saxophonist, Ms. Davis, a pianist, and Mr. Sorey, a drummer. Jazz Listings for July 3-9 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Less officially, his ideas find traction on two excellent new albums by tenor saxophonists: J. D. Allen’s “Americana” and Noah Preminger’s “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.” The Blues? Overcoming Hard Times Through Swinging Elegance 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The context, like a garment that pinches in some places and bags in others, sounds inhibiting to both saxophonists. Seeing Through “A Love Supreme” to Find John Coltrane 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Wendell Morris Logan was born on Nov. 24, 1940, in Thomson, Ga. His first musical studies were with his father, an amateur alto saxophonist. Wendell Logan, Composer of Jazz and Concert Music, Dies at 69 2010-06-22T23:32:00Z His mother loved ’90s R&B, and his father, a saxophonist, played old records by Charlie Parker. Pink Siifu, a Shape-Shifting Musician With One Demand: Don’t Box Me In 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z This year the saxophonist Sherman Irby will serve as musical director, with the unerringly soulful jazz singer Catherine Russell as a featured guest. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “This is the only vacant lot on the tour,” he said, as we looked through the car window at the former home of Bechet, the legendary saxophonist and clarinetist. New Orleans celebrates 300 years of letting the good times roll 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z But muttering "yes, yes" to himself, the saxophonist soon uncorked a typical torrent of bluesy runs and soulful cries, and became looser still on an almost abstract coda to his 1980s original Time Will Tell. Bobby Watson/GMF festival – review 2013-04-01T15:57:27Z Much later, after 2 a.m., the saxophonist Jeremy Udden filled the space with the echoing sound of his band, Plainville: a distinctly contemporary wash, warm and rusticated, with a strong pull of nostalgia. Music Review: A Wide-Ranging Festival Savors Some Late-Night Jazz 2011-06-29T21:55:14Z A jam session led by the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton provides five tracks, including a version of “Stardust” featuring the tenor saxophonist Herschel Evans. ‘The Savory Collection,’ a Mythical Trove of Jazz Recordings, Will Get a Digital Release 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Richards has outlived many of his longtime musical collaborators, most recently the Stones’ saxophonist Bobby Keys, who made one of his last studio appearances on Mr. Richards’s album. Keith Richards on ‘Crosseyed Heart’: It’s Solo Rock ’n’ Roll, but He Likes It 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z But this tenor saxophonist has somehow managed to pull it off. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z For the past three decades she toured and recorded with her own band, the Firespitters, whose members include her son, from her first marriage, to the saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman. Jayne Cortez, Poet and Performance Artist, Dies at 78 2013-01-04T01:23:58Z Among the most prolific tenor saxophonists of his time, Murray, 64, is always chasing after the next big idea. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z He was one of two musicians named Frank in the band’s saxophone section, the other being the tenor saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82 2011-07-27T03:26:25Z He works often with American partners, and has a good crew for this engagement: the tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, the bassist Scott Colley and the drummer Clarence Penn. At 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z After an injury sidelined his college football career, he worked odd jobs and sat in at local clubs, with guidance from a music mentor, the saxophonist and pianist Kamau Kenyatta. Gregory Porter: A Fist Raised in Sweetness 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z In the late 1950s, the iconic version of Davis’s quintet turned the trumpeter into jazz’s leading man and crowned Coltrane as the tenor saxophonist to watch. In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play. The cover of his latest recording depicts the saxophonist literally walking on water. ‘Heaven and Earth’ by Kamasi Washington Review: Musical Miracle Worker? 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Contemporary Palmer Johnson, a pianist, said Waldron “lost his lip” for cornet, but remained a top-flight saxophonist and teacher. Seattle guitarist revives work of vintage Seattle composer | Concert preview 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z He was a big-boned a rock ‘n’ roll saxophonist with riveting stage presence and a tone that seemed to rip through the audiences. ArtsBeat: New Jersey Declares Clarence Clemons Day 2013-06-14T19:57:58Z These rhapsodic yet tragic shots, accompanied by a recording of the avant-garde jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, are the film’s most personal, spontaneous, original, and inspired elements. A Filmmaker Trying to Break Free from Instagram Modernity 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Irby also chose an inspired variety of material, including the plantation spiritual “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow,” which the saxophonist Ted Nash reimagined as a Third Stream excursion. It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Coleman was an alto saxophonist and composer who emerged from obscurity in 1959 with the album “The Shape of Jazz to Come,” which had a revolutionary effect. Ornette Coleman, innovative force in jazz and modern music, dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The touchstone for saxophonists in this style is still Grover Washington Jr., whom Mr. James acknowledged as an early influence in his preface to “The Moment.” Review: Boney James Performs with Panache in Smooth Cruise Kickoff 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z He calls out Ben Webster’s name and there’s a cut to the saxophonist. The Swinging, Jamming Musical Charms of 1940s Soundies 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z At a dinner after the program, he was introduced to Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, and they chatted easily about music — Mr. Patrick’s father was a saxophonist who played with Sun Ra. Lil Buck Expands Jookin’s World 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z At some point, longevity became his calling card: He calls his nimble quartet, featuring younger dynamos like the alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, the Fountain of Youth Band. Listeners Will Get the Birthday Gift 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Among the players he attracted were two mainstays from the Tzadik scene, the trumpeter Frank London and the saxophonist Greg Wall, who is also a rabbi. ‘Zion80,’ Combining the Music of Fela and Carlebach 2013-06-05T21:29:00Z A rollicking tenor saxophonist with his feet firmly planted in the soul-jazz tradition, Person improvises with great fluency and creativity — treating blues clichés as valid ingredients, but mixing in plenty of lyrical originality as well. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z After shaking my hand and taking my coat, this composer and saxophonist — a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, an N.E.A. Anthony Braxton Composes Together Past, Present and Future 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Bill Harris’s play finds B, a profoundly gifted black saxophonist, at ends as ragged as his fraying pinstripe suit. | 'Cool Blues': A Jazzman Encounters His Life and Death 2011-03-30T22:00:46Z The quintet led by the saxophonist Azar Lawrence, from Los Angeles, is of that form and that model. Azar Lawrence Quintet Focuses on ‘The Seeker’ 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z As the tenor saxophonist Jeremy Powell rose to solo, muted trumpets filled in below. ‘They’re Doing It Out of Love’: The Big Band Rises Again 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z One of the most revered and accomplished tenor saxophonists in jazz, he has recorded 22 albums for Blue Note and on almost every one has put forward a new concept. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z First, it entailed the breakup of his great mid-sixties working group, a quintet that featured the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the pianist Herbie Hancock, the bassist Ron Carter, and the drummer Tony Williams. The Best Jazz Reissues of 2014 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Wrapping up a two-week run, he leads Trip, a sinuous band featuring the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, which just released its self-titled debut album. Jazz Listings for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Garcia, 31, the saxophonist, gave herself a directive in the studio: Just be free and in the moment; don’t interrupt anything going on between other musicians. 53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’ 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z For this one-nighter, the drummer is Bill Stewart, and the featured guest — technically making it a quartet gig — is the tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry. Jazz Listings for Jan. 31-Feb. 6 2014-01-30T23:59:54Z His death occurred a day after that of another notable Stones contributor, saxophonist Bobby Keys. Ian McLagan, famed keyboardist and Rolling Stones collaborator, dies 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z But you don’t get those records without the Second Great Quintet, and artists like Carter, Hancock, the tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and the drummer Tony Williams pushing Davis’s music to uncomfortable places. At 85, the Jazz Bassist Ron Carter Still Seeks ‘A Better Order of Notes’ 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z His new band seems likely to swing the pendulum in both directions: it features the alto saxophonist David Binney, the guitarist Adam Rogers, the bassist Orlando le Fleming and the drummer Ben Perowsky. Jazz Listings for March 4-10 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But long before that, there was Jimmy McGary, a saxophonist little known outside the scene in Cincinnati. Pop: Jazz and Its Changing Apprenticeship Systems 2012-07-20T17:21:28Z Legendary British saxophonist Evan Parker sits in with the group, using his signature circular breathing techniques to help elevate the groove to an even more ecstatic place. Perspective | Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z What to ask the Devon-born saxophonist when he came to Showing Off HQ for an interview? Paul Morley on free jazz composer and musician John Surman 2010-03-26T12:35:00Z “I know he wants to play more, that’s for sure,” said the saxophonist Bill Pierce, a member of Mr. Eubanks’s touring band, and a colleague for more than 30 years. Kevin Eubanks Begins Life After ?The Tonight Show? 2010-05-30T21:03:00Z The legendary tenor saxophonist has been known to grab the microphone for a tune or two on his record and concert dates. Review | Archie Shepp’s performance at the Kennedy Center was absolutely beautiful 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z This saxophonist has cited composers like Feldman and Xenakis as inspirations for some of the pieces on her album, but the tour through colors and dynamics that Ms. Webber produces with her group sounds fresh. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Frank Gehry, a longtime friend of Shorter’s, designed the set, with a looming, shimmery backdrop that seemed to harmonize with the saxophonist’s vaulted arrangements. Wayne Shorter, a Jazz Hero Whose Goal Was ‘to Fear Nothing’ 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z For this one-nighter, Mr. Holland will take a backseat role in a trio that also features the fine saxophonist Jaleel Shaw. Jazz Listings for Sept. 2-8 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Pharoah Sanders looks rock-solid onstage in New York while another musician, Sun Ra, is clearly an E.T. about to lift off, his sparkling gold scarf streaming like a comet tail behind him. Ming Smith’s Poetic Blur 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The saxophonist Jacob Duncan offers a fiery, brooding riposte to Grimes’ restrained playing on “The Herald,” one of the album’s most wondrous tracks. Listening Booth: Rachel Grimes’s “The Clearing” 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Alexander, a tenor saxophonist with a taste for smartly surging hard bop, has a productive history with Mr. Mabern, a well-traveled and soulful pianist. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z An early version of the All-Stars was made up of musicians from Los Angeles’s Central Avenue jazz scene, including the tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards and the pianist Hampton Hawes. Howard Rumsey, Musician Who Invigorated West Coast Jazz Scene, Dies at 97 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z This powerhouse saxophonist boasts the academic cred of holding a faculty position at Berklee College of Music and the mainstream cool factor of having served as a soloist in Beyoncé’s band for years. 10 Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 shows not to miss 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He began his career as a tenor saxophonist but also mastered the flute, oboe and bassoon and used woodwind instruments from many countries in his music. Jazz musician Yusef Lateef dies 2013-12-24T10:22:03Z Deradoorian grew up in Sacramento, the daughter of artists; her father is a painter and saxophonist, and her mother is a visual artist and wire sculptor. Angel Deradoorian Channels Cosmic Energy (and Ozzy Osbourne) 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z In mid-September 2021, the saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin was driving home from a performance in Cleveland when her car slid off the highway, careened through a wooded area and flipped into a drainage ditch. A Car Accident Couldn’t Halt the Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s Rise 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Every once in a while Mr. Zorn, the alto saxophonist and experimental music figurehead, infiltrates the Vanguard, straight-ahead jazz’s temple, for a one-off matinee show. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Rather than wait for the bass drop, a roomful of electronic music fans roared their approval as the saxophonist soared higher. In 2015, jazz reasserted itself 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z This concert, a celebration of the station’s own 75th anniversary, will feature the avant-garde bassist Henry Grimes and a postbop quartet led by George Coleman, the eminent tenor saxophonist. Jazz Listings for Oct. 7-13 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z This heightened the drama of solo recitals by the saxophonist David S. Ware, the vocalist Dean Bowman and Mr. Wilson, the drummer. Music Review: A Wide-Ranging Festival Savors Some Late-Night Jazz 2011-06-29T21:55:14Z "Man, the other bands back then, they always wanted to get back to the party," said Clarence Clemons, the E Street Band's mighty saxophonist, who died last year. Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin, Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll by Marc Dolan – review 2012-11-28T08:00:01Z “I’m one of the few who stayed in the front trenches, stayed in the struggle to inspire people,” the 84-year-old saxophonist said. In Kennedy Center Honors first, ‘Hamilton’ to be awarded prestigious arts prize 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Jonathan Moritz, another saxophonist, and Jason Stein, a bass clarinetist, take guest turns on two tracks apiece. New Music: The National, Mike Pride and Hush Point Release Albums 2013-05-20T21:46:46Z As it happens, Mr. Frisell is due to appear on Sunday at the Montreal Jazz Festival, in collaboration with Mr. Moran and the venerable saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd. Critic’s Notebook: California Dreaming Adds Sweep to Bill Frisell’s ‘Big Sur’ 2013-06-23T21:08:56Z “They had heard that I had played in Holland with Coleman Hawkins, who was the greatest saxophonist in the world,” he said in 1989, in an interview with the musicologist David Bloch. The Jewish Trumpeter Who Entertained Nazis to Survive the Holocaust 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Villegas, the saxophonist, used the classic gag of casting an invisible fishing line and reeling himself offstage. Review: In ‘Alma,’ the Flamenco Star Sara Baras Warms Up 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z “She can play one note and you can tell what her artistic intentions are,” said Shabaka Hutchings, the British saxophonist known as something of a godfather to the scene. Nubya Garcia, Tapping Into the Past to Make Jazz for a New Generation 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z The exception is “Marivi,” the album’s centerpiece and the only track not to include the saxophonists. Marta Sánchez Finds Beauty in Loss With a Refreshed Quintet 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z In truth it was just another night's work for the octogenarian -piano star Stan Tracey, his drummer son Clark, and the unique improvising saxophonist Evan Parker – but with one big difference. Evan Parker/Stan Tracey/Clark Tracey – review 2012-07-31T17:34:22Z Their featured guest is Mr. Allen, a tenor saxophonist of mellifluous charm. Jazz Listings for Dec. 18-24 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Musically, Powell adapted the fleet, harmonically complex lines of saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker to the piano. ‘Wail’: A biography of Bebop piano pioneer Bud Powell 2013-06-26T22:25:54Z Mr. Threadgill — a Pulitzer Prize winner himself, and the only alto saxophonist on the festival — brought his own brand of bluesy acridity. Ornette Coleman’s Innovations Are Celebrated at Lincoln Center 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z On the final two nights of a 10-day festival here celebrating Monk’s 100th birthday, two of today’s great tenor saxophonists put their hands on his music. At 100, Thelonious Monk Gets a Hero’s Celebration 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The house band was composed of his former sidemen, including the saxophonists T. K. Blue and Bill Easley and the bassist Hill Greene. Jimmy Scott Honored at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z His trio was joined by tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, who played on a couple of tunes by his father's former boss, Thelonious Monk. A lot of chitchat — and some music — at Playboy Jazz Festival 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Roscoe Mitchell, a saxophonist and composer of rigorous disposition, closed the program with some of its strongest music. Vision Festival Celebrates Jazz, Both Past and Future 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Along with peers like the saxophonist Mark Taylor, they are now stalwarts of the jazz mainstream here, working at places like the New Orleans Creole Restaurant and Tula’s Jazz Club. Alt-Rock Hub, Purring With Jazz 2010-08-26T19:16:00Z Tubby Hayes Quartet Lament Savage Solweig Records Savage Solweig Records represents the late, great British bop saxophonist Tubby Hayes' undiscovered legacy – tapes from his personal archive, featuring the remarkable virtuoso in full cry. Tubby Hayes: Lament ? review 2010-10-14T22:30:00Z The saxophonist, 85, is also one of the genre’s last remaining figures to have come of age in the 1950s, when jazz was a popular music as well as an intellectual one. Wayne Shorter, Jazz’s Abstruse Elder, Isn’t Done Innovating Yet 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Wayne Shorter was himself a Coltrane acolyte, and he didn’t shy from that affiliation when he made back-to-back albums with Coltrane’s own side musicians. McCoy Tyner’s Essential Recordings: Listen to 11 Tracks 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z He then worked with the clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Jimmy Giuffre, whose adventurous approach to both composition and improvisation had a lasting impact on Mr. Hall’s own music. Jim Hall, Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 83 2013-12-11T03:50:57Z His septet is stocked with American peers like the trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, the tenor saxophonist Kyle Wilson, the pianist Sam Harris and the bassist Matt Brewer. Jazz Listings for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Since it started making records 10 years ago, it has consisted of the lanky, bearded, restless tenor saxophonist Sam Hillmer, with various others. Music Review: Zs, With Extra Life and Wet Ink Ensemble, at 285 Kent 2012-08-30T21:51:33Z Rollins, 81, is a jazz saxophonist who has shared the stage with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, among others. Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors 2011-12-05T14:27:10Z The tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard, one of the best in New York right now, plays wide-ranging, charging lines, elongating into screams. Playlist : Melissa Aldana, Raime and Others With New Music 2012-12-23T08:30:06Z Mr. Potter is a hyper-articulate tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist, subject to all the attendant triumphs and pitfalls. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Silver, who started as a saxophonist, reinvented himself as a pianist with Stan Getz and went on to join Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers collective, representing, to me, legacy, hope and potential. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Still Stepping Into the Unknown and Testing Fate The saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter turns 80 on Aug. 25, and he has started the commemorations early. Music Review: Wayne Shorter’s 80th Birthday and Legacy of Perpetual Flux 2013-06-30T21:30:21Z But its spark plug is the tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, even if the brusque intelligence of his improvisation often evokes Branford Marsalis. Playlist : For Longtime Artists, Dawning of a New Day 2011-07-17T01:30:27Z McBride, who played bass on the saxophonist's debut recording in 1991, is comparably skilful and imaginative, at ease with jazz, R&B, hip-hop and soul. Joshua Redman/Christian McBride – review 2013-05-14T18:29:22Z Mr. Hart has recorded before on Mr. Eicher’s label, ECM, notably with the saxophonist Charles Lloyd. New Music: A New Album From Billy Hart and the Soundtrack to ?Once? 2012-03-26T22:44:04Z Maripol swayed back and forth as James Chance, a saxophonist, serenaded her. Fly by Night 2011-06-29T21:12:52Z The pair of electromagnetic, almost sensual albums released by the saxophonist Sam Gendel and the bassist Sam Wilkes seem to be having an intimate conversation with this moment. For Jazz Musicians in 2021, Two Was the Magic Number 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z He draws expressly from the album on Saturday night, with several of the musicians who appear on it, including the baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley. Jazz Listings for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Roberts is an alto saxophonist with a big, blooming tone. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z He played this one-nighter, a CareFusion Jazz Festival concert, with a band that featured two of the most influential musicians of the last 10 years, the pianist Jason Moran and the saxophonist Mark Turner. Music Review: Ambrose Akinmusire at Jazz Standard 2010-06-27T21:24:00Z Recently, it premiered the chamber opera "Charlie Parker's Yardbird" about the famous saxophonist. The Apollo Theater in New York City has named a new executive producer 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z His brother Wake Campbell is a professional saxophonist. He’s a 6-foot-6 corrections-officer-turned-singer. And D.C.’s toddlers love him. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z A tenor saxophonist of svelte tone and free-flowing lyricism, Mr. Freeman, 67, is most at home in a swinging post-bop mode. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Morgan was an accomplished saxophonist by the time he was a teenager; it’s said that when he performed with Billie Holiday, his music made her cry. Review: ‘Sound of Redemption’ Traces Frank Morgan’s Route From Jazz Musician to Prisoner and Back 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z He describes how it upended the old order represented by the swing music that his father, a clarinetist and saxophonist, played in a band called the Squadronaires. Books of The Times: ‘Who I Am: A Memoir,’ by Pete Townshend 2012-10-09T00:36:11Z Brass and reeds augment some tracks, as does the incisive phrasing of long-time oud and guitar partner Amos Hoffman, and soprano saxophonist Jimmy Greene. Avishai Cohen: Seven Seas ? review 2011-03-17T21:16:01Z Most jazz flutists are saxophonists who double on the instrument and play it only occasionally. Jeremy Steig, Jazz Flutist, Dies at 73 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Both “The Declaration of Musical Independence” and “Proximity,” a duo recording with the saxophonist Bill McHenry, bolster that impression, if not close the case entirely. Andrew Cyrille’s Late-Career Renaissance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The daytime band had been led by Joe Brazil, a saxophonist and prominent bandleader on the Seattle jazz scene, who died in 2008. What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The saxophonist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist Matana Roberts dips into U.S. history and autobiography in her ongoing cycle “Coin Coin,” a growing saga of arresting power. What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend: Raúl Esparza, “Seared,” and Yvonne Rainer 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Among them are the saxophonist Troy Roberts, the pianist James Francies and the bassist Orlando Le Fleming, his working band here — and the fine guitarist Paul Bollenback, who joins from Friday on. Jazz Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The Grammy-nominated clarinetist/saxophonist leads this quartet to kick off the D.C. The best concerts of summer 2019 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, 24, is high on the list of young jazz innovators today, and like Coltrane sees both composing and improvising as something akin to a form of worship. What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z At Smoke, as on the album, there was a fascinating contrast between the styles of the two saxophonists, who have taken separate paths through the post-Coltrane tradition. 2010-02-15T01:06:00Z She has a veteran front-line commentator in the tenor saxophonist Houston Person, and together they give each song a simmering, lived-in feeling, and a kind of no-nonsense extravagance. Playlist : Improvisatory Responses To Post-Punk Chirping 2011-01-23T02:30:15Z Nearing his 80th birthday in March 2018, the tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd wanted to commemorate the occasion by revisiting old music with a new band, mixing longtime collaborators and first-timers. Charles Lloyd Revels in the Flow on a Stellar Live Album 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The ’56 live version from Newport is legendary for the saxophonist Paul Gonsalves’s immortal 27-chorus “wailing interval,” but it’s “Diminuendo” that sets the stage. Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Duke Ellington 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He tells a story about someone excitedly approaching free-jazz saxophonist Evan Parker after a gig, before being visibly disappointed to find out he made music up on the spot. About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv 2011-03-31T21:29:00Z He was soon in demand as an accompanist, working with leading jazz musicians like the saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Horace Silver, 85, Master of Earthy Jazz, Is Dead 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z An uncle had been a jazz saxophonist and had been somewhat obsessed with Parker. Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z After more than a year offstage, jazz saxophonist Dave McMurray was itching to get back on the road and in front of live audiences. Jazz venues have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. They are hoping the worst is over. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z A tenor saxophonist drawn to a light and lyrically swinging style, Mr. Brown turned 83 last month, with just a handful of albums to his name. Tristano School, Back in Session 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z In 1964 he appeared on “Discovery!,” the debut album by the tenor saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd. Don Friedman, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Dies at 81 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z He also released “Cosmic Lieder,” a scintillating duo album with the saxophonist Darius Jones, and “Knives From Heaven,” with the bassist William Parker and members of Antipop Consortium, the alternative hip-hop crew. New Music: New Albums From Estelle, Lambchop and Matthew Shipp Trio 2012-02-27T23:36:19Z Wayne Jackson, a standout trumpeter who played on rock-and-roll, soul, R&B and pop mainstays with Memphis Horns partner and tenor saxophonist Andrew Love, died June 21 at a hospital in Memphis. Wayne Jackson, trumpeter of the Memphis Horns, dies at 74 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z More than almost any other musician today, the tenor saxophonist and serial bandleader Shabaka Hutchings has helped drive a new and real interest in jazz among younger listeners. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The identical twins Remy and Pascal Le Boeuf — a saxophonist and a pianist, originally from Santa Cruz, Calif. — share a foundation in classical music as well as modern jazz. The Playlist: Pusha T Spurns the Doubters and Kendrick Lamar Tempts the Critics 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z She started playing arrangements of classic 1920s New Orleans pieces, which led her to jazz's pioneering soloists, soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet and trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Israel's Anat Cohen plays Jazz Alley April 27-28 2010-04-22T21:15:00Z One of the quietest — and the one that most rewards careful listening — features the saxophonist and avant-garde eminence Roscoe Mitchell. For Jazz Musicians in 2021, Two Was the Magic Number 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z But he is best known for his work with Mr. Davis, the saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill, and others who were central to the development of American composition and improvisation in the late 20th century. Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z But “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird,” given its New York premiere on Friday at the Apollo Theater, evoked none of that masterly saxophonist and composer’s wild beauty and mesmerizing focus. Review: ‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’ at the Apollo Hails a Bebop Giant 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z On Friday and Saturday, he’ll play that music with the core band featured on the album: the cornetist Ron Miles, the saxophonist Jeff Lederer, the bassist Martin Wind and the guitarist and vocalist Dawn Thomson. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z His work travels way beyond that however and as a saxophonist he swerves between 1930s swing and Charlie Parker's double time, in territory between Sonny Rollins and free jazz. This week's new live music 2012-12-15T00:05:21Z The current Arkestra, led by the saxophonist Marshall Allen, reclaims the song without words, as a leisurely bolero with saxophones or wordless voices carrying the succinct melody over Afro-Caribbean percussion. Billie Eilish Contemplates Distraction, and 10 More New Songs 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Besides his son Mark, he is survived by another son, Chico, a prominent tenor saxophonist, and a brother, George, a jazz guitarist. Von Freeman, Fiery Tenor Saxophonist, Dies at 88 2012-08-19T05:50:05Z When trumpeter Wayne Jackson and saxophonist Andrew Love joined them, they called themselves the Mar-Keys. A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Brubeck resumed working with a quartet in the late 1970s — finally settling into a long-term touring group featuring the saxophonist Bobby Militello — and thereafter never stopped writing, touring and performing his hits. Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z Bryan and the Haggards This Brooklyn band, led by the tenor saxophonist Bryan Murray, only plays songs associated with the outlaw country legend Merle Haggard. Playlist: New CDs From Blk Jks, Deer Tick, Dr. Lonnie Smith 2010-06-04T20:27:00Z Mr. Lehman, 39, is an alto saxophonist at the forefront of experimental improvised music. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It had the calmly challenging poise of the composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who died on Thursday at 89. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Her grandfather Matt Carrington had played drums with Duke Ellington and Fats Waller, and her father, Sonny, was a professional saxophonist. Terri Lyne Carrington on the Power of Betting on Yourself 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z For me, the 66-year-old saxophonist is the greatest living exponent of free improvisation. Evan Parker's musical utopia 2010-04-22T21:35:00Z Working first with saxophonist Georgie Auld and sitting in wherever he could, he was recommended to Woody Herman, an engagement which he cited as "the beginning of my career as a full-time musician". John Bunch obituary 2010-05-03T19:59:00Z A Norwegian postbop guitarist with a knack for streamlining all manner of rhythmic and harmonic complexities, Mr. Lund shares a core aesthetic with the alto saxophonist Greg Osby, who joins him here. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until Steve Griggs, another area saxophonist, gained permission from Brazil’s widow, Virginia, to sort through his collection that the “A Love Supreme” reel surfaced. What a Rare, Live ‘A Love Supreme’ Reveals About John Coltrane 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Mouzon played on a 1970 recording session by the saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, who then brought him into Weather Report; he appeared on the band’s debut album, “Weather Report,” released in 1971. Alphonse Mouzon, Jazz and Fusion Drummer, Dies at 68 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Some of Mr. Friedman’s earliest work came with West Coast jazz stalwarts like the trumpeter Shorty Rogers and the saxophonist Buddy Collette. Don Friedman, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Dies at 81 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z A tenor saxophonist of lissome tone and square-shouldered attack, Mr. Stephens released an album this year titled “Gratitude.” Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z D.C. alto saxophonist Sarah Hughes named her Sunday night trio gig at Twins Jazz “Calling All Voices.” A one-of-a-kind performance from Sarah Hughes — and a handful of audience members 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z An alto saxophonist hailing from Cuba, Mr. Filiú is not heard often enough as a leader. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Particularly well known for his stint in Miles Davis’s band during the 1960s, this tenor saxophonist uses a lissome, slippery tone to craft melodies of scattered beauty. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The saxophonist Wayne Shorter has led his quartet for a dozen years now, somehow preserving an endless air of expedition. The Best Concerts of 2012, as Seen by Times Critics 2012-12-26T23:38:02Z Classical saxophonists, he says, are "much more involved in the world of commissioning new music", than other classical instrumentalists. Classical Saxophone in Proms spotlight 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z On the other hand, he has distinguished himself as a saxophonist with an uncommonly round tone, a layer of grit underneath that tone and an organic approach to improvisation. Review | Saxophonist Azar Lawrence’s Coltrane devotion takes center stage at Blues Alley 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z He soon branched out to arranging, working not just with Mingus but also with a host of musical luminaries including the saxophonist Lee Konitz and the arranger and bandleader Quincy Jones. Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Sharing the bill is another quintet, led by the alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius, that has the same personnel with one substitution: the guitarist Miles Okazaki. Jazz Listings for Feb. 7-13 2014-02-06T23:46:32Z “Come Sunday” was originally written in 1943 as a feature for alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges on the suite, “Black, Brown and Beige.” Stephen Newby spreads Duke Ellington's sacred message | Concert preview 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z His solos, especially from the 1920s, have long been celebrated — in one of Pelt’s “Griot” interviews, the saxophonist J.D. Louis Armstrong’s Last Laugh 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Both Aldana, a tenor saxophonist, and Diehl, a pianist, are decorated young musicians with fearsome chops and deft, judicious styles of improvising. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z As a pianist and singer, he was part of saxophonist Charlie Ventura’s Big Four group in the early 1950s that included drummer Buddy Rich and bassist Chubby Jackson. Marty Napoleon, vivacious jazz pianist for Louis Armstrong, dies at 93 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Six of “Eclipse’s” 11 tracks are originals; “Fourteen” is a highlight with an appearance by the eminent tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman. The Playlist: Christina Aguilera’s Bizarre Puzzle, and 13 More New Songs 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Eskelin is a tenor saxophonist of delicate warble and gentle persuasion; listen for his lyricism, then for his rich variegations in tone. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z What prevented “Sir Simpleton” from a similar fate was Mr. Moran, hammering at a central riff; his bond with Mr. akLaff held firm, and the saxophonists were free to stutter-step and caterwaul around them. Henry Threadgill Festival at Harlem Stage 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z He learned to play the trumpet at the elbow of his uncle and mentor, the saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr., whose career took off after a stint in Art Blakey’s band. A Trumpeter Stretches Past the Bounds of Jazz 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The melody of “Little Girl I’ll Miss You,” composed by another formative influence, alto saxophonist Bunky Green, invites the album’s most tender moments. ‘Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets)’ by Steve Coleman Review: The Complex Made Accessible 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z His quartet — with the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, the pianist Ethan Iverson and the bassist Ben Street — will draw partly here from its most recent album, “One Is the Other.” Jazz Listings for Aug. 14-20 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “When you remove the template, you’re now the one creating the structure. In his playing, that’s completely deep,” said the saxophonist Logan Richardson, 34. In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play. Lateef, a tenor saxophonist known for his impressive technique, also became a top flutist. Saxophonist Yusef Lateef dies at age 93 2013-12-24T07:33:07Z It's curiously paradoxical music, simultaneously brutal and beatific, and the live addition of a saxophonist, trombonist and drummer adds a degree of vulnerability and humanity to their digital dreamworld. Mount Kimbie – review 2013-05-26T16:41:56Z Among the highlights in the coming week are the saxophonist T.K. Jazz Listings for May 8-14 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It had to be Macdonald's carving, which appeared on the cover of Down Beat magazine in 1965, an issue that commemorated the 10th anniversary of the saxophonist's death. Charlie Parker: a genius distilled 2010-03-21T21:30:00Z There are always music-school students whose lives are being overturned by some saxophonist they saw somewhere; given the chance they’ll tell you about it. 2010-01-11T08:05:00Z Among them are the saxophonist Troy Roberts, the pianist James Francies and the bassist Orlando Le Fleming, his working band here — and the fine guitarist Paul Bollenback, who joins beginning next Friday. Jazz Listings for Sept. 18-24 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z This tenor saxophonist — a blistering, continental colossus of jazz uplift and spectacle — returns this month with “Heaven and Earth,” his first full-length since “The Epic,” the biggest breakout success in jazz over the past decade. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Katy B was backed by a full band, including a trumpeter and a saxophonist. Music Review: Katy B Plays the Studio at Webster Hall - Review 2011-09-15T23:02:21Z Anyone trying to tune into the present moment in jazz could do a lot worse than starting with Immanuel Wilkins, an alto saxophonist whose playing is at once dazzlingly solid and perfectly lithe. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Take Control, and 10 More New Songs 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z When New Orleans alto saxophonist Donald Harrison plays the Jazz Showcase, he steps into his bebop persona — for good reason. Saxophonist Donald Harrison goes back to bop 2011-01-21T15:36:28Z “It was a meeting point for my cohorts that were like-minded,” said the saxophonist Oliver Lake, who taught at C.M.S. in the 1970s. Creative Music Studio Changes Hands at a Critical Moment for Jazz 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Faulkner confirms his rising-star status as he engages in intricate dialogues with the tenor saxophonist and pianist on Marsalis' "Whiplash" before climaxing with a riveting, powerhouse drum solo. Review: Drummer propels Branford Marsalis Quartet 2012-08-13T20:31:14Z Chicago-based saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Vandermark's long-running quintet played the first half of a spectacular double bill, also featuring Norwegian/Swedish quintet Atomic – and it was like hearing several decades of evolution in an hour. Vandermark 5/Atomic 2010-09-21T20:45:00Z If you’re talking about probably the most influential saxophonist and what he liked, and you pick up this horn, your hair gets all tingly.” Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z US saxophonist Timothy McAllister was drafted in for the job, and when Adams heard him play, he decided to write the Saxophone Concerto for him. Classical Saxophone in Proms spotlight 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z As for protean, there are those many musical worlds he inhabits as composer, saxophonist and keyboard player. A protean John Zorn musical marathon at LACMA and UCLA 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z "There is a synchronicity in failing, and then finding yourself again," he said.Jazz saxophonist Matana Roberts could relate. Future of Music Summit 2013: Dreams, modest and otherwise 2013-10-30T02:12:00Z No surprise there — the saxophonist has recorded nearly 100 albums as a leader, with dozens of bands. David Murray: A jazz innovator leads from the center to the edge 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Next week he’ll present Trip, a sinuous band featuring the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, which just released its self-titled debut album. Jazz Listings for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The saxophonist Sherman Irby will premiere a new commission, called “Musings of Cosmic Stuff.” Next Jazz at Lincoln Center Season Will Celebrate Wayne Shorter 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The set includes a batch of the most rip-roaring recordings Monk ever made: live at the Five Spot with a quartet featuring the bluff, virtuosic tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin and Haynes on drums. The Best of Thelonious Monk 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z A quartet and a saxophonist won this year’s Martin E. Segal Awards, given to emerging artists who are associated with Lincoln Center. ArtsBeat: Segal Awards Go to JACK Quartet and Melissa Aldana 2014-04-10T17:00:20Z He plays here in a quartet featuring Frahm, a luminous tenor saxophonist. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “The Epic,” the tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington’s big debut on the national stage three years ago, worked partly because it functioned as a provocation — an act of extravagant ambition. Kamasi Washington, Still in an Epic Mind-Set on ‘Heaven and Earth’ 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z And as I left, reluctantly, just after 2:30 in the morning, there was the alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, addressing a slippery arrangement of “Cantaloupe Island.” Music Review: Honoring Herbie Hancock?s 70th, at Carnegie Hall 2010-06-26T00:35:00Z There are few saxophonists in jazz today as silvery and deft as Ravi Coltrane, who blew a handful of melted-ore solos throughout the evening, bending in all sorts of directions without slurring the notes themselves. March in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He has chosen the loosest of frameworks, and some able partners, including the trumpeter Bruce Harris, the saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines and the trombonist Vincent Gardner. Jazz Listings for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z He was part of a wave of young artists who defined the label’s forays into experimentalism, including the pianist Andrew Hill and the alto saxophonist Jackie McLean. Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphonist With Coloristic Range of Sound, Dies at 75 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Woods was widely regarded as an heir to Charlie Parker, the alto saxophonist who, along with trumpeter Gillespie, introduced the lightning-fast and intricate bebop style in the 1940s. Phil Woods, celebrated alto saxophonist in jazz, dies at 83 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Two young saxophonists of bright, perfervid attack and deep assurance, Richardson, 39, and Wilkins, 22, have a lot in common. 6 Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z When they started the project, Jefferson called an uncle who’s a jazz saxophonist to ask — really, what made Armstrong so special? Secret No More: Louis Armstrong Center Amplifies Satchmo’s Vision 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z When the alto saxophonist Angélla Christie strode onstage on Friday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, she was joined only by a piano player. Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z It also featured two notable elders of the avant-garde: the bassist Henry Grimes and the composer, saxophonist and flutist Henry Threadgill. Review: Celebrating Cecil Taylor, a Pianist of Endless Influence 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z "He was Mr. Jazz in Seattle," recalled saxophonist and trumpeter Jay Thomas. Community remembers Seattle jazz lion Chuck Metcalf 2012-03-12T20:09:05Z In the fourth decade of a jazz career in which he has always made a subtle art sound easy, US saxophonist Scott Hamilton still caresses old standards with the same urbane ecstasy he always has. Scott Hamilton – review 2013-01-08T17:00:03Z Becker was born in 1950 and grew up in Queens, New York, where he began as a saxophonist then switched to guitar while a teenager. Steely Dan Co-Founder Walter Becker Dies at 67 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z A few times, the group passed by other outdoor music-makers, including a drummer playing plastic tubs and metal pots, and a saxophonist offering a medley of Christmas carols. Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Zorn, a saxophonist and seminal figure on New York’s improvising avant-garde, has staged “Cobra” and “Hockey” — the game pieces presented here — many times through the years. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Broad public awareness caught up with him in the late 1960s, when he was in a zeitgeist-capturing group led by Charles Lloyd, a saxophonist and flutist. Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z More than a showcase for impressively fluent and focused trumpet playing, it’s a proper band album, featuring peers like the tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown. Jazz Listings for July 1-7 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z He was prominently featured on the thrilling “Hollywood Stampede” recordings of 1944-1945 in a band headlined by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and trumpeter Howard McGhee. Sir Charles Thompson, jazz pianist who bridged swing and bebop, dies at 98 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Two of them, the alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs and the bass trombonist Bill Lowe, join him in a bleary overture before the rest of the band kicks in. New Music: New Music: Javier Colon and Taylor Ho Bynum - Reviews 2011-11-28T23:08:05Z The saxophonist will join the pop star for a live rendition of his hit song “In Your Eyes” on Sunday at the 2020 American Music Awards. The Weeknd, Kenny G to join forces at American Music Awards 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Grand, 25, is a rising tenor saxophonist with a strong musical personality already intact. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Other collaborators over the years included Jones, saxophonist and bandleader Benny Carter, drummer Buddy Rich, pianist Thelonious Monk, and trumpet and flugelhorn master Clark Terry. Phil Woods, celebrated alto saxophonist in jazz, dies at 83 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Just passing through Washington Square Park, I heard a saxophonist busking under the arch and a group of street acrobats taunting a crowd. Review: Make Music New York Teaches Buildings How to Sing 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z A saxophonist tried to pick up the slack, to no avail. Prince at the United Center more fizzle than sizzle 2012-09-25T06:45:00Z The luminary tenor saxophonist David Murray has long been both an avant-garde pacesetter and a guardian of tradition. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Threadgill, a saxophonist and flutist, didn’t touch an instrument, and conducted sparingly. Critic’s Notebook: NYC Winter Jazzfest Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary 2014-01-13T00:17:41Z I'd heard a bit about him – he was an alto saxophonist who developed a radical approach to improvisation – but I'd not heard his records at that stage. Holding out for a hero: Soweto Kinch on Joe Harriott 2011-07-21T21:30:01Z He returns with his quartet, featuring the alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, the bassist Jay Anderson and the drummer Billy Drummond. Jazz Listings for June 24-30 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Bear this in mind when you listen to Immanuel Wilkins, 23, an alto saxophonist from outside Philadelphia who just released a startling debut album, “Omega,” on Blue Note Records. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z A septet will play each night; on Sunday the tenor saxophonist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master George Coleman will appear as a special guest. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z And the honest work continued for bebop sages like the pianist Barry Harris, who just turned 87, the singer Sheila Jordan, 88, and the saxophonist Jimmy Heath, who celebrated 90 in the fall. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z “He just had a 360 view of things, and a completely open mind on the scene,” said the alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, who took part in the sessions. Jazz Musicians Unite With One Goal: Celebrating Frank Kimbrough 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z He appears here with a working band that includes the alto saxophonist Brandon Cook, the guitarist Matthew Stevens and the bassist Kris Funn. Jazz Listings for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:23:06Z But his musical messages are in especially good hands with his own ensemble, now directed by the 96-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen. Best Jazz Albums of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z A key example: Thompson had originally envisioned the Father as a professional saxophonist; it was Tesori’s idea to put him in uniform. ‘Blue’ is the opera on police violence that America needs to see, but can’t 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist and composer who was one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, died on Thursday morning in Manhattan. Ornette Coleman, Jazz Innovator, Dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z A dauntless young tenor saxophonist whose concept and ambition seem to grow broader by the week, Grand is unwilling to accept anything as a given — stylistically, culturally, whatever. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Shorter, a 10-time Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist, who expressed surprise that he was picked for the honor, said he would attend either way. Kennedy Center 2018 Honorees Include Cher and ‘Hamilton.’ Will President Trump Attend? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z He worked for decades with the trumpeter Clark Terry, a popular emblem of swinging ebullience, and also commingled with pioneers of free jazz like the alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Don Friedman, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Dies at 81 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Marcus Strickland The saxophonist Marcus Strickland uses the liner notes of his new album to describe the music as weighty, both in sonic density, and, I guess, in emotional resonance. Playlist: New Music From Mark McGuire and Twin Sister 2011-09-24T22:15:07Z Past collaborator Ken Vandermark is also on the bill, so don’t be surprised if the saxophonist joins the fray at some point, 8 p.m. Greg Kot at SXSW: P.S. I Love You rules 2011-03-16T17:18:56Z This adventurous saxophonist and composer presents his debut recital for the organization Young Concert Artists, which named him the winner of its prestigious international auditions competition in 2019. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in March 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, died early on Tuesday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, after a long illness. Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for Rolling Stones, dies 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z In more recent times the trio have also developed a powerful original repertoire and the first of these Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival gigs features a special project incorporating versatile US saxophonist Joshua Redman. This week's new live music 2012-07-20T23:05:00Z Now, hardly any living links remain to the music's formative decades - but Sonny Rollins, the 80-year-old tenor saxophonist from New York, is an extraordinary exception. 50 great moments in jazz: The rise of saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins 2010-05-11T14:05:00Z Through most of his set, Mr. Martin — a saxophonist, keyboardist, composer and producer, not always in that order — leaned heavily on material that brought him recent renown in collaboration with the rapper Kendrick Lamar. Review: BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn Wraps Up With a Mesh of Styles 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z In 1958 the alto saxophonist Marshall Allen joined the band, and today at the age of 92 he leads the current version of it, through a rigorous touring life. Review: The Vision Festival Gives Experimental Jazz a Big Hug 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The Grammy-winning composer and saxophonist was happy to jump on board and worked on the soundtrack’s 24 tracks, including “El Train,” released last month. New this week: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and Paul McCartney 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z In an alternate universe, the release of new music from the tenor saxophonist Abraham Burton and the drummer Eric McPherson would be a major event. Beyoncé’s Dance-Floor Salvation, and 12 More New Songs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Shepp, a tenor saxophonist who was one day shy of 81, was perched a few feet away. Jazz Giants Dave Burrell and Archie Shepp Retrace Their Five-Decade History 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Mahanthappa, the alto saxophonist, lived in Chicago for several years in the early 1990s, earning his master’s degree in arts at DePaul University and developing his complexly constructed, urgently propulsive music. Chicago News Cooperative: Two Jazz Greats, Tightly Bound by Chicago 2010-09-24T04:45:00Z The saxophonist, often displaying that mix of self-satisfaction and defensiveness which marks artists who’ve received fame and derision in equal measure, remains undaunted. ‘Listening to Kenny G’ Review: Good Sax? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Bob Cranshaw, a versatile jazz bassist best known for his association with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, whom he accompanied on virtually every concert and album since 1962, died Nov. 2 at his home in Manhattan. Bob Cranshaw, jazz bassist who spent five decades with Sonny Rollins, dies at 83 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z A slow waltz by the tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Chet Doxas, from Montreal, it inhabits a kind of arid terrain between Protestant hymn and cowboy tune. New Music: New Rocordings by Riverside, Jessica Lea Mayfield and August Alsina 2014-04-14T21:25:54Z He appears with his quartet, featuring the alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, the bassist Jay Anderson and the drummer Victor Lewis. Jazz Listings for Oct. 2-8 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z His “San Jose Suite” explores connections among three cities with the same name — in California, Costa Rica and Trinidad — with musical partners including the saxophonist Brian Hogans and the pianist Victor Gould. Jazz Listings for June 24-30 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Thanks to two Seattle saxophonists — the late Joe Brazil, who recorded the Penthouse show, and Steve Griggs, who discovered the tapes 50 years later — a recording of that performance has come to light. How John Coltrane’s Seattle recording of ‘A Love Supreme’ was found, thanks to 2 local saxophonists 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “I’m tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop,” says Sugar “Kane” Kowalczyk, the ukulele player with a soft spot for saxophonists. Viewing Party! Let’s All Watch ‘Some Like It Hot’! 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z It has an arresting, raucous sound, supplied in part by the saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his band, whom Bowie had first seen in at the 55 Bar, a jazz club in the West Village. My Most Memorable Cultural Moments of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Here they will be joined by Mr. Allen, a tenor saxophonist of mellifluous charm. Jazz Listings for March 28-April 3 2014-03-27T22:23:06Z Pharoah Sanders, a saxophonist and composer who was celebrated for music that was at once visceral and spiritual, purposeful and ecstatic, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. Pharoah Sanders, Whose Saxophone Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z He works here with the alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, the pianist Xavier Davis, the bassist Gerald Cannon and the drummer Willie Jones III. At 7, 9 and 10:30 p.m., Jazz Listings for May 30-June 5 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z In both cases, younger saxophonists will be featured guests. Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces New Season 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z A German saxophonist with a history of Stateside collaboration, Mr. Brötzmann is famous — insofar as any European free-jazz musician can be famous — for a hardheaded, fulminating style devoid of any trace of bathos. Music Review: A Kind of Orthodoxy Built on Improvisation 2011-06-09T22:53:47Z Jack Rael, a saxophonist and band manager, heard her on the air and brought her to Chicago, where she briefly sat in with Benny Goodman before signing a Mercury Records contract in 1947. Patti Page: The Oklahoma Thrush With ‘The Tennessee Waltz’ 2013-01-04T21:54:52Z Fela - a singer, composer and saxophonist - pioneered the Afrobeat sound by combining organ riffs with West African drumming and brass instruments. France's president visits Nigerian music legend's nightclub 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Headlining the kickoff concert, in Harlem on Friday night, is another forward-thinking alto saxophonist, Oliver Lake, with his big band. Jazz Listings for Aug. 21-27 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Steve Coleman, an alto saxophonist and composer given to complex systems, has honed his flagship band like a steel blade, and here was a set that capitalized on all of its flexible slippery strengths. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z There’s a calmly heartbreaking moment near the close of “Beautiful Life,” a poignant new album by the saxophonist Jimmy Greene. Jimmy Greene’s 'Beautiful Life' Is a Eulogy to a Daughter 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z It’s also true of the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who was a guest of honor, with his younger rhythm team, on the new album by Norah Jones. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z At these concerts, Mr. Daniels is joined by Mr. Nash, a saxophonist and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, who arranged some tunes on “Heart of Brazil.” 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Lino Gomez, the guest saxophonist, more than held his own in this exalted company. Review: New York Philharmonic’s Summer Host Beats the Cold 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “Temporary Kings,” the debut album from saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson, finds these two quiet killers immersed in a deep, fragile, highly focused form of play. Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson’s jazz? It sounds like Stravinsky and the blues 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z An article last Sunday about recently reissued albums misstated the connection between the jazz historian and saxophonist Loren Schoenberg and Count Basie. Reissues: ’50s Moxie, ’60s Soul and ’90s Hip-Hop 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z In any event, our saxophonist needs a larger roster than the New York Yankees. ‘Heaven and Earth’ by Kamasi Washington Review: Musical Miracle Worker? 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z On New Year’s Eve its owner, Spike Wilner, will take over piano duties, leading a quintet that also features the potent tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm. New Year’s Eve 2017: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z There are moments, in the tumble of a typical improvisation, when the saxophonist Chris Potter seems to be embarked on a hero’s journey. Music Review: Conversation for Four, With Homeric Accents 2011-02-10T00:15:10Z The charity named its annual Big Man of the Year award for E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons in 2009, two years before he died. Rock Hall of Famers, Kids Celebrate Darlene Love 2013-10-18T15:18:43Z In its premiere episode, before a word of dialogue was uttered, a saxophonist licked and then adjusted his reed. “It’s not just a party, it’s our life”: Jazz musicians led the way back to the city after Katrina — but what is this “new” New Orleans? 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z On Jan. 22, they were joined by seven other musicians, including the saxophonists Tia Fuller and James Carter, the bassist Ben Williams and the drummer Marcus Gilmore. January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Long considered Washington’s premier tenor saxophonist, Mr. Hill shared the stage with jazz royalty such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Max Roach. Buck Hill, saxophonist and D.C. ‘local legend,’ dies at 90 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Charles Lloyd Quartet Mirror ECM The American saxophonist Charles Lloyd was once treated as an early-fusion lightweight by aficionados, but not any more. Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror 2010-09-30T21:15:00Z “Malcolm X” is a standout from the tenor saxophonist Hal Singer’s album “Blues and News,” which was released only in France. 15 Essential Black Liberation Jazz Tracks 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z For the past three years, Seattle jazz saxophonist Steve Griggs has been combining his considerable skills as a musician, journalist and historian to produce “Songs of Unsung Seattle,” which mix original music with historical exposition. Drink in Steve Griggs, his ‘Cup of Joe Brazil’ on Dec. 5 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z That vision extended to a guest front line consisting of the alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, the tenor saxophonist J. D. Allen and the trumpeter Freddie Hendrix. Music Review: A Veteran Sideman Takes the Lead 2011-08-03T22:14:09Z He moved to New York at the urging of the alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, whom he had met at a jazz camp in Florida. Alphonse Mouzon, Jazz and Fusion Drummer, Dies at 68 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The subject on “Bird Songs” is Charlie Parker: bop’s blazing paragon and a saxophonist of superhuman craft. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2011-01-10T22:51:16Z Donny McCaslin, a saxophonist and bandleader, came to the city 30 years ago and worked the club trenches for years, learning on his feet and making a living gig by gig. Jazz Lives in Clubs. The Pandemic Is Threatening Its Future. 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell, a saxophonist and composer, helped found the seminal Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in Chicago in 1965. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Boisterous and urgent, the tenor saxophonist Burnett sounds like he could be living on the jazz avant-garde of the 1970s, or surviving a cyborg apocalypse three decades in the future. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Here he performs with the tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Peplowski, who’s possessed of a warm, soothing tone and a similar love for old jazz repertoire. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z “Promises,” a collaboration between the storied American saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and British producer Floating Points, with the London Symphony Orchestra, sounded handsome, hospitable and even optimistic when it arrived in late March. Perspective | Two saxophone masters delivered resonance in pandemic times — but one of them sounded a bad note on vaccines 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The drummer Antonio Sanchez will lead a quintet, the tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens and the pianist Shai Maestro will each bring a trio, and the pianist Aaron Parks will perform a solo set. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z For the band’s last performance before quarantine, at Roulette in Brooklyn, Mr. Ross composed an extended piece using excerpts from improvisations he had recorded with the saxophonist Sergio Tabanico. How the Vibraphonist Joel Ross Keeps Finding Fresh Rhythms 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Next week they welcome Mr. Allen, a tenor saxophonist of mellifluous charm. Jazz Listings for March 21-27 2014-03-20T22:40:06Z On his return to the US, Byrd teamed up with the excellent baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, and the two continued to mine the hard-bop seam with various partners, including the then little-known pianist Herbie Hancock. Donald Byrd obituary 2013-02-12T10:20:40Z With two saxophonists, two bassists and three drummers, the group is really a combination of separate bands Cherry had been leading in New York and Sweden. A Fresh Look at the ‘Organic Music’ of Moki and Don Cherry 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Distilling New Orleans down to basics, the production initially evokes the city via a saxophonist, a policeman and a dive bar run by twin sisters. | 'The Argument': In City of Loss the Dead Shall Dance 2011-03-09T22:00:45Z The alto saxophonist and vocalist Braxton Cook has a rare mix of Cannonball Adderley-like saxophone chops and svelte, tightly arranged fusion tunes. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The stage in the revamped airy, white space has already attracted marquee names like the saxophonist Bill Evans and the pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. 36 Hours in Copenhagen 2010-07-08T18:04:00Z “It’s always been my laboratory,” the renowned saxophonist Charles Lloyd said in an interview. Jazz Lives in Clubs. The Pandemic Is Threatening Its Future. 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z David Robertson leads an incisive performance; the saxophonist Timothy McAllister sizzles. Classical Playlist: John Adams, Handel, Lewis Spratlan and More 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Terry, a deft and blistering alto saxophonist hailing from Cuba, recently partnered with Mr. Trotignon, a French pianist of rippling sensitivity. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The late baritone saxophonist Andrew Carrico, who died tragically young in 2012, used to describe his sound as “somewhere between a cry and a roar.” Cafe Racer celebrates five years of far-out jazz | Concert preview 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z High on Weeds’ wish list for future releases, however, are organist Jack McDuff, saxophonist Harold Land and blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon. New releases of vintage jazz recordings show Seattle jazz haunt The Penthouse in its prime 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Robert De Niro is the ambitious saxophonist with designs on both. The Week Ahead: June 12 ? 18 2011-06-10T14:14:07Z “I wanted to sound like four tenor saxophonists,” he told the British music magazine The Wire in 2012. Peter Brötzmann, 82, Dies; His Thunderous Saxophone Shook Jazz Traditions 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The same month, the composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter told The Times that he and his quartet “never rehearse anything.” What’s on TV Wednesday: The Kennedy Center Honors and ‘Nova’ 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z "Tenor saxophonist Getz had on a white suit and he looked like somebody from outer space," said Pierce. Historic Seattle jazz recording rescued from obscurity 2012-04-07T22:42:04Z The Triple Door, where the volcanic saxophonist James Carter performed with his Heaven on Earth quintet Friday, is a room with a unique gravity. Earshot Jazz Festival scores with James Carter and Gretchen Parlato 2010-10-25T23:48:00Z This spring is shaping up to be a busy season for the tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who at 76 may be approaching yet another peak in a long career. A Busy Spring for Charles Lloyd 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Stetson is a Montreal saxophonist who uses circular breathing techniques to create looping phrases that spiral off in the direction of infinity. Review | Ex Eye is an overwhelming band for overwhelming times 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The saxophonist worked closely with jazz legends like Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson and composed the music for a string of films and television programs. 2010-02-07T10:53:00Z He emerged in the 1960s as a tenor saxophonist and in-house composer for pace-setting editions of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and the Miles Davis Quintet, two of the most celebrated small groups in jazz history. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He returns next week with his quartet, featuring the alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, the bassist Jay Anderson and the drummer Billy Drummond. Jazz Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Whalum, a Grammy-winning saxophonist, was so inspired that he plans to write an original score for the Ghetto Classics orchestra, while Mr. Marsalis has donated reeds, which are hard to find in Kenya. A Classical Music Lover Changes Kenyan Children’s Lives 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Also on the bill is the James Brandon Lewis Trio, led by an audacious young tenor saxophonist whose sound is a grimy sluice. The Jazz Trio Harriet Tubman in a ‘We Resist’ Concert 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Rollins, currently touring New Zealand, was also named best tenor saxophonist at Saturday's awards ceremony at the City Winery club. Sonny Rollins takes top honors at Jazz Awards 2011-06-12T00:01:05Z He brings a touring approximation of the album next week, including two of the younger talents who appear on it, the tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington and the singer Chris Turner. Jazz Listings for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z One of the most stirring moments of that concert came when the vocalist Renée Neufville sang a tribute song that she and the saxophonist Justin Robinson had finished writing that same day. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The saxophonist Jon Irabagon closed a recent set at the Jazz Standard with “The Original J,” a brisk new tune in a willful state of flux. Jon Irabagon Paints Tradition in New Hues 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Besides Ms. Kihlstedt, who also plays violin, “Orphic Machine” features the trumpeter Ron Miles and the tenor saxophonist Rob Sudduth, blending or jostling by turns with Mr. Goldberg’s woodsy clarinet. Review: Ben Goldberg’s ‘Orphic Machine’ Influenced by Poetry 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z After his breakthrough in the 1930s, "Billy Tipton" enjoyed three decades of success as a jazz saxophonist and pianist, sharing his glittering career with a number of devoted girlfriends and his three adopted sons. Hoax is where the art is: music biz scams 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z The alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella’s long tones, sometimes run through a harmonizer, are unnerving, rather than providing balance. Makaya McCraven Sees the Future of Jazz Through Layers of History 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Allen, 46, working with a still-new trio, welcomed David Murray, a stalwart saxophonist one generation Mr. Allen’s senior. At the NYC Winter Jazzfest, Learning How Less Can Be More 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Reed’s quartet, with the saxophonist Victor Goines, the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer Rodney Green, celebrates Lucky Thompson through Sunday at Dizzy’s. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z The first Chess release was the jazz saxophonist Gene Ammons’s recording of “My Foolish Heart.” Phil Chess, Whose Record Label Elevated Unknown Blues Musicians, Dies at 95 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The experimental alto saxophonist and composer Matana Roberts didn’t release an album this year, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t busy — touring at home and abroad, organizing residencies, forging new collaborations. The Playlist: New Songs From Prince and Garth Brooks, if You Can Find Them 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The alto saxophonist Yosvany Terry blends twisty contemporary jazz with buoyant Cuban folklore, sacrificing little along the way. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Soon he became a known saxophonist around town, and a writer with a special voice. How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Take “Feather Report:” The alto saxophonist and bandleader Caleb Wheeler Curtis started with the sunny melody to “Confirmation,” one of Parker’s best-known tunes, then made drastic alterations to its rhythm. The Playlist: Unreleased Chris Cornell, and 12 More New Songs 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z McAllister's own journey as a classical saxophonist began in his school concert band, before one of his tutors made him aware of an "underground society of classical players". Classical Saxophone in Proms spotlight 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z As the hours melted away, he was joined in collaboration by a saxophonist, a female vocalist and an interpretive dancer. Music: Nicolas Jaar, Electronic Musician and Student at Brown 2012-03-09T17:00:00Z Those with ears close to the London turf already know about Shabaka Hutchings, the tenor saxophonist whose star is ascendant across the globe. The Playlist: Janelle Monáe Feels the Funk, and 13 More New Songs 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z There, on Friday, I heard the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner’s quartet, whose terse and mysterious music centers on the moving harmonies of Mr. Turner and the trumpeter Avishai Cohen. Hot Sets and Warm Chilly Nights at NYC Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Davis’s starting point was in bebop, the revolutionary jazz of the 1940s associated with saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Here’s how Miles Davis and Nina Simone were alike and different 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z They included the Buffalo Springfield's Stephen Stills, drummer Buddy Miles, saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood and bassist Billy Cox, with whom Hendrix had served in the U.S. military. Jimi Hendrix estate rolls out "People, Hell and Angels" studio set 2013-03-03T14:51:45Z Its kickoff on Tuesday will be “Summer Swing Party,” with musicians including the tenor saxophonist Harry Allen and the trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso. Jazz Listings for July 15-21 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Among them were the members of Davis’s second great quintet: the pianist Herbie Hancock, the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, the bassist Ron Carter and the drummer Tony Williams. Music: Miles Davis Reissue, ?Live in Europe 1967? 2011-09-09T16:30:32Z Mr. Giraudo celebrates the album’s release, shining a spotlight on not only the new music but also on dynamic soloists like the trumpeter Jonathan Powell and the saxophonist Todd Bashore. Jazz Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Allen, a saxophonist one generation ahead of Wilkins, who solved the riddle, in a chat that summer: When he listened to Wilkins, he said, James Spaulding came to mind. On ‘The 7th Hand,’ Immanuel Wilkins Sees Jazz as an Escape Pod 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z He has had a fruitful affiliation with the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner; for this one-nighter he will team up with another prominent voice on that instrument, Chris Potter. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Alto saxophonist Herb Scott did a series of “pop-up” jazz performances, including those at three neighborhood libraries. Another freedom to celebrate in Washington: Jazz 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z But no Big Man: this is Mr. Springsteen’s first tour without Clarence Clemons, the tenor saxophonist who did as much as anyone to define the E Street sound, before his death last year. Music Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Izod Center 2012-04-04T10:27:12Z She celebrates the album’s release with her regular quartet, featuring the saxophonist Steve Wilson, the bassist Michael O’Brien and the drummer Matt Wilson. Jazz Listings for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z A preceding panel discussion, at 6 p.m., will feature those and other association members, including the saxophonist Henry Threadgill. Jazz Listings for Oct. 9-15 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The highlight of the night was Garfield alto saxophonist Ben Lindenburg’s golden solo on Jones’ sinuous ballad, “The Midnight Sun Never Sets.” Seattle Symphony salutes Quincy Jones’ career in suitably eclectic style 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z There was the guitarist David Gilmore carving up “One Finger Snap,” followed in turn by the tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. Music Review: Honoring Herbie Hancock?s 70th, at Carnegie Hall 2010-06-26T00:35:00Z Spirit of Parker, Freely Inhaled The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, now in its 21st year, doesn’t always genuflect directly to its namesake, the alto saxophonist and bebop paragon commonly known as Bird. | Jazz: Spirit of Parker, Freely Inhaled 2013-08-16T19:07:54Z Among the most preternaturally gifted saxophonists working today, Irabagon puts few limits on his expression. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The album features a string orchestra alongside his quartet, which appears without reinforcements here, consisting only of Mr. Wind, the saxophonist Scott Robinson, the pianist Bill Mays and the drummer Joe La Barbera. Jazz Listings for May 30-June 5 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “It’s definitely evolved in terms of musicianship and the amount of original music being produced,” said Lawrence Ku, a Chinese-American saxophonist based in Shanghai, who previously lived in Beijing. Blue Note Jazz Club Plans Expansion to China 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z In this case, the newer talent is Mr. Castro, a tenor saxophonist in his mid-20s, raised in Puerto Rico and now carving a space on the New York scene. Jazz Listings for June 27-July 3 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z He joked that people think the five saxophonists employed for the upbeat score are there "for musical reasons, but it's just social," eliciting a faux look of consternation from Higgins. Bowl concert plays as an elegy to James Horner, and an ode to composers of movie music 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z It was 1965, and the saxophonist was in the midst of a radical transformation, infatuated with a style of playing that was rapturous and free. Fifty Years of Worship at the Church of John Coltrane 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The British saxophonist Evan Parker, pictured here in 2009, will be one of the performers at the “Great British Jazz” festival. In Transit: London Festival Celebrates Six Decades of British Jazz 2011-07-18T10:00:09Z There are many lessons to be learned from Ms. Gordon’s new book, “Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon,” a biography of her husband, the heroic bebop saxophonist, who died in 1990. Jazz Wouldn’t Be the Same Without Them. But Few Applauded These Hidden Figures. 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Marsalis started out as a saxophonist before switching to the piano in high school. Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Pianist and Music Family Patriarch, Dies at 85 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Two enduringly popular stars of the fusion and funk end of jazz – the searingly bluesy saxophonist David Sanborn and pianist Bob James – are now at the Barbican on 16 November. Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – May 2013-05-21T16:06:18Z On “Homeward Bound,” his Blue Note debut, Blake is joined by the alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, the vibraphonist Joel Ross, the pianist David Virelles and the bassist Dezron Douglas — today’s cats, basically. 15 Songs We Almost Missed This Year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Then Lewis Evans, the saxophonist, crooned two songs. Black Country, New Road, a Breakout Band, Starts Over (Again) 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z One of the last standing from his generation, Harper, who turns 80 on Tuesday, is still revered in the jazz world as both saxophonist and composer. At 80, Billy Harper’s Rhapsodic Saxophone Is Still a Towering Force 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z A saxophonist by trade and an organizer by nature, Mr. Harrison, 77, recalled when this table was the home base for the Tribe collective. The Enduring Power of the Detroit Jazz Collective Tribe 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z More poignantly, the song takes on an even more haunted feeling, given that it comes in the wake of the deaths of both Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott and the band's longtime saxophonist Bobby Keys. Listen to the Rolling Stones' new acoustic version of 'Wild Horses' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z A saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and cheerleader for the unexpected, the Dutchman was one of the brightest stars of European free-jazz and contemporary classical music for almost four decades. Willem Breuker obituary 2010-07-29T17:27:00Z They call themselves Four Others, a whimsical play on Four Brothers, a quartet of saxophonists who cut a hit recording by that name in 1947. 'Four Others' charge hard at Jazz Showcase 2011-04-01T15:34:00Z Mr. Morgan, who died in 2007 at 73, was an alto saxophonist with a quiet but penetrating sound, limpid and centered and beautifully personal. Critic’s Notebook: Michael Connelly Wants to Make a Film About Frank Morgan 2012-06-05T21:15:15Z And the stars are four saxophonists, not Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver, who appeared in the film about an accidental president. Week Ahead: May 30 ? June 5 2010-05-28T15:11:00Z Because even three guitars aren’t enough for this Chicago quintet, they were joined by a small brass section, including Yakuza saxophonist Bruce LeMont. Rain returns, but can't slow down Pitchfork rockers Atlas Moth and Cloud Nothings 2012-07-14T19:41:00Z The institute has built its entire program around mentorship, with input from a board that includes Mr. Hancock and the saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Pop: Jazz and Its Changing Apprenticeship Systems 2012-07-20T17:21:28Z It's the band's first tour since the death of longtime saxophonist Bobby Keys, who played on "Sticky Fingers" and other classic Stones albums and died from liver cirrhosis last year. The Rolling Stones' Zip Code tour: Five things you need to know 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The pianist made an album of standards with saxophonist Sidney Bechet, a New Orleans contemporary of Louis Armstrong's with a blazing tone, who was almost canonised in his adopted France. Piano legend Martial Solal on jazz, France and Godard 2010-05-20T21:00:00Z But if these two saxophonists play with an even, almost chilly undemonstrativeness, their melodic ingenuity is dazzling – a demonstration of creativity within the strict boundaries of chord forms that almost rivals Charlie Parker's. Lee Konitz/Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh 2010-07-15T21:31:00Z The saxophonist Zoh Amba recently led a guest into the Upper West Side brownstone that houses the Vedanta Society of New York. For the Saxophonist Zoh Amba, Free Jazz Is Gospel 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z As Levin explains, the curly haired saxophonist is to China what David Hasselhoff is to Germany – a godlike figure in a land of worshipful mortals. Kenny G is great at driving people away 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z On three tracks there’s another saxophonist: the tenor player George Garzone, one of Mr. LoRe’s mentors. Playlist: New Albums From Erica Campbell and Ai Aso 2014-04-04T19:38:27Z Gary Bartz and Vincent Herring, two esteemed alto saxophonists, pay tribute to the instrument’s greatest hero, Charlie Parker, on the weekend after his birthday. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Gonzalez’s kicky samba “Brazilian Girls” found Lawrence and Lewis hitting the rhythmic accents hard, the saxophonist making powerful use of his gritty underside and offsetting his emphatic rhythm with another organic solo. Review | Saxophonist Azar Lawrence’s Coltrane devotion takes center stage at Blues Alley 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z She will probably inhabit both of those roles at once in this hit with several close compatriots: the tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens, the pianist Sam Harris and the drummer Kendrick Scott. Jazz Listings for Feb. 21-27 2014-02-21T00:02:41Z The saxophonist candidly joked in response to a recent interview in which Prince said the Internet is completely over. Kenny G to Prince: The Internet is not dead 2010-07-08T12:00:00Z |
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