Inner Circle Music | Greg Osby – 9 LEVELS [Nu-Jazz]

Tags

African American, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz, Saxophone

Greg Osby, "9 Levels Front"

Influenced by the vibrant music of St. Louis since childhood. Bringing insight and innovation to the current generation of jazz. A passionate live performer, a shining beacon on the contemporary scene.

Saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator Greg Osby has made an indelible mark on contemporary jazz, as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest artist with other acclaimed jazz groups for the past 20 years. His recorded works and live performances have earned numerous awards and critical acclaim.

Return Of The Prodigal Son | Stanley Turrentine

Tags

African American, Blue Note Records, Jazz, Saxophone

Blue Note Records recently released a collection of classic gems by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, title “Return of The Prodigal Son.”

Stanley Turrentine, "Return of the Prodigal Son"

On CD for the first time are two 1967 tentet sessions by Stanley Turrentine, soulfully arranged by Duke Pearson, with the locked-in rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, and Ray Lucas. Seven of the ten selections have been previously issued in the LPs but they are now brought together in complete form here, totaling 59 minutes. Turrentine’s soulful tenor sax is the prime voice throughout this program of hip bossa novas, blues, standards, and pop tunes. His reading of Aretha Franklin’s “Dr. Feelgood” (heard here in two takes) is an absolute killer. – Blue Note Records | Album Info

What is Cool?

Tags

African American, African American Art, Jazz. Photography

Kindred Cool is a jazz-based photography project created by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. This series of portraits uses uses the friendship of Albert Murray, Ralph Ellison and Romare Bearden as inspiration to document the diversity of the contemporary jazz society. – Kindred Cool

Go here, to see these prolific works by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn.