Steve Davis -][- GETTIN’ It DONE – [Posi-Tone, 2012] –

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Billy Williams, Composer, Josh Bruneau, Larry Willis, Mike Dirubbo, Nat Reeves, Posi-Tone Records, Steve-Davis, Trombonist

Steve Davis, GETTIN’ It DONE

Steve Davis -][- GETTIN’ It DONE –Mp3– [Posi-Tone, 2012] –

Trombonist Steve Davis steps back into the spotlight with his latest record “Gettin’ It Done.” Composed of a fine programatic blend of Davis’s originals and new arrangements of a few classic tunes, the music swings to life in the able hands of his amazing band, featuring the collective talents of Mike DiRubbo, Larry Willis, Nat Reeves, Billy Williams and Josh Bruneau.

The joint is most certainly jumping and jazz fans and casual listeners will agree that Steve Davis latest release is most certainly “Gettin’ It Done.”

::: SOURCE: Posi-Tone.com :::

The Bad Plus -][- MADE POSSIBLE – [Entertainment One Music, 2012] –

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David King, Entertainment One Music, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, The Bad Plus

The Bad Plus, MADE POSSIBLE

The Bad Plus -][- MADE POSSIBLE – [Entertainment One Music, 2012] –

The Bad Plus has spent more than a decade redefining what a piano-bass-drums trio can and should be. They’ve reached audiences of all demographic stripes with an uncompromising body of original music (plus some ingenious, genre-jumping covers) and dedicated touring around the globe. On their eighth studio album, Made Possible, bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King take their distinctive musical M.O. to captivating new heights, proving once again that the rules of musical convention are made to be broken.

“This band contains some of the most punk energy I’ve ever seen or felt as a musician — it just doesn’t need to do it so obviously,” King says. “That’s our statement. It’s a complex emotion.” -[Excerpt | Press]-

::: SOURCE: thebadplus.com :::

NEW VIDEO: Linda Oh – Initial Here, Out May 22 on Greenleaf Music

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Acoustic Bass, Dayna Stephens, Fabian Almazan, Jen Shyu, Linda Oh, Rudy Royston

Featuring DAYNA STEPHENS (saxophone), FABIAN ALMAZAN (piano), RUDY ROYSTON (drums) and special guest: JEN SHYU (voice)

Album Release | Tuesday June 19 | Jazz Standard New York, NY

With her debut CD, Entry, bassist/composer Linda Oh asserted herself as a unique new voice on the modern jazz scene. On her follow-up, Initial Here, Oh draws deeply upon her rich cultural heritage and broad range of inspirations to further define her musical autobiography.

Kenny Garrett -]|[- SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND – [Mack Avenue, 2012 | Review] –

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African American, BENITO GONZÁLEZ, Composer, Kenny Garrett, Nat Reeves, Nedelka Prescod, Ronald Bruner, Rudy Bird, Saxophonist

Kenny Garrett, SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND

Kenny Garrett-]|[- SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND –MP3– [Mack Avenue, 2012 | Review]

“And the ‘seeds’ have been planted, directly or indirectly, by people who have been instrumental in my development.” –Kenny Garrett

It’s time for jazz aficionados to celebrate because monster saxophonist, composer and arranger Kenny Garrett returns with highly anticipated album on Mack Avenue titled “SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND” co-produced by pianist, composer and educator, Donald Brown will be stored in the racks in a record store near you tomorrow.

Wayne Escoffery -][- The Only Son of One – [Sunnyside, 2012] –

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Composer, Saxophone, Wayne Escoffery

Wayne Escoffery, The Only Son of One

Wayne Escoffery -][- The Only Son of One –MP3– [Sunnyside, 2012] –

Wayne and his mother emigrated to the United States and settled in New Haven, Connecticut in 1986. At eleven Escoffery joined The New Haven Trinity Boys Choir and began taking saxophone lessons from Malcolm Dickinson. At sixteen he left the choir and began a more intensive study of the saxophone, attending the Jazzmobile in New York City, the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. During his senior year in high School, he attended the Artists Collective in Hartford, Connecticut. He met Jackie McLean, a well known alto saxophonist and founder of the jazz program at The Hartt School.

Saxophonist BRANDON WRIGHT To Release Sophomore Album, JOURNEYMAN, on Post-Tone Records, May 15

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Brandon Wright, Saxophonist

MIX OF ORIGINALS AND COVERS FEATURES PIANIST DAVID KIKOSKI, BASSIST BORIS KOZLOV AND DRUMMER DONALD EDWARDS

“A young tenor saxophonist with plenty to say.” – Newark Star Ledger

“Wright is definitely one to watch out for.” – JazzTimes

Brandon Wright, Journeyman

“The wisdom of the journeyman is to work one day at a time,” begins the Cormac McCarthy quote that graces the inside cover of Brandon Wright’s new album, Journeyman. On his second release as a leader, the 30-year-old tenor saxophonist offers the fruits of his own journeyman days, a personal sound and beyond-his-years hard bop feel forged gig by gig alongside greats like Chuck Mangione, Doc Severinsen, and Fred Wesley.

LISTEN TO STREAMING TRACKS FROM JOURNEYMAN

Wright himself defines a journeyman as “someone who has learned a craft, finished his apprenticeship, and is now out there refining his trade so that one day he, too, can become a jazz master.”

Ricky Sweum -[]- More Than Imaginable [NINJAZZ, 1201]

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Composer, Educator, Jazz, Ricky Sweum, Saxophone

Ricky Sweum, More Than Imaginable

Ricky Sweum -[]- More Than Imaginable –MP3– [NINJAZZ, 1201]

Saxophonist Ricky Sweum joins forces with the world-renowned talents of drummer Clarence Penn, pianist Edward Simon, and bassist Dave Robaire. This fiery and exciting session captures 10 uniquely varied Sweum originals.

The disc showcases his penchant for modern-grooving- free-blowing vamps coupled with beautiful melodic playing reminiscent of classic ECM recordings of the 1970’s.

Julian Siegel Quartet -[|]- URBAN THEME PARK [Basho Records]

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Jazz, Julian Siegel, Saxophone

Julian Siegel Quartet - URBAN THEME PARK

Julian Siegel Quartet -[|]- URBAN THEME PARK -(MP3)- [Basho Records, 2011]

JULIAN SIEGEL is an in-demand saxophonist on the European Jazz scene who has worked with many of the top figures in the music. He has just been awarded the BBC Jazz Award 2007 for Best Instrumentalist. His current bands are the Julian Siegel Trio with US Improvising stars Drummer Joey Baron and Bassist Greg Cohen, Partisans, co-led for the last 10 years with guitarist Phil Robson, and the Julian Siegel Quartet featuring pianist Liam Noble. He played with the Anglo-American Big Band of the legendary US pianist and composer Andrew Hill. In October 2007 he toured with the Mike Gibbs 70th Birthday Big Band alongside Bill Frisell, Steve Swallow and Adam Nussbaum. In 2004 he toured the UK with Brazilian legend Hermeto Pascoal UK Big Band. He has performed with Django Bates Delightful Precipice and Human Chain with The Smith Quartet, Dexter Gordon’s long time pianist Kirk Lightsey, John Taylor, Jazz Jamaica Big Band, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone and Robert Mitchell, Julian Arguelles Octet, Gwilym Simcock, Byron Wallen’s Octet featuring Tony Kofi, Ingrid Laubrock Band, Dave Green Trio, Jason Yarde’s ‘Acoutastic Bombastic’, Mark Lockheart’s ‘Big Idea’, Colin Towns, the NDR Big Band, Stan Sulzmann’s Big Band and Hans Koller New Memories Band, which recorded in December 2003 with soprano saxophone legend Steve Lacy.

At the Ruhr Trenniale festival 2006 he worked with NYC performance artist/violinist Laurie Anderson and pianist/singer-songwriter Steve Nieve. The band also featured Drummer Kenny Wollesen, cellist Vincent Segal and bassist Greg Cohen.

He is a band member of Gary Husband’s quartet ‘ Drive’ which released the album ‘Hotwired’ on the Abstract Logix label in 2009. The band recorded Julian’s composition ’10/4′ on this record. Drive’s most recent gig was at the 2009 London Jazz festival opposite the Marcus Miller Band at the Barbican Centre.–BIO (Julian Siegel)

..:: SOURCE: Julian Siegel.com ::..

Jon Irabagon Nominated for Two 2011 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards

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Jazz, Jazz Journalists Association, Jon Irabagon, Saxophone, Thelonious Monk Competition

Jon Irabagon

Saxophonist Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Competition, has been nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) in both the “Up and Coming Artist” and “Tenor Saxophonist of the Year” categories for its prestigious 2011 Jazz Awards.

In the “Up and Coming Artist” category, Irabagon joins such talented musicians as Ambrose Akinmusire, Darius Jones and Gerald Clayton in being recognized as those to watch in coming years. Other nominees in the “Tenor Saxophonist of the Year” category include such legends as Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins, Tony Malaby and Wayne Shorter. Award winners are selected by JJA members who have until May 11th to vote.

“In looking at who has been nominated in both of these categories and the incredible body of work these artists have put out, the cliché that it’s an honor just to have been nominated is true,” said Irabagon. “It’s absolutely amazing to have my name on the same list as those who I see as the best and most thought-provoking musicians in jazz today.”

Stacy Dillard -[]- GOOD and BAD MEMORIES [Criss Cross]

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African American, Jazz, Saxophone, Stacy Dillard

Stacy Dillard - GOOD and BAD MEMORIES

Stacy Dillard -[]- GOOD and BAD MEMORIES -(MP3)- [Criss Cross, 2011]

On his Criss Cross debut tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard projects the intelligence and fire that have made him a major force in New York hard core jazz over the last decade.

Playing tenor and soprano saxophone with great facility and no clichs, Dillard leads a strong quintet of young masters – Orrin Evans – piano; Craig Magnano – guitar; Ryan Berg – bass; Jeremy ‘Bean’ Clemons – drums – through a set of meaty originals, bluesy, soulful, and swinging, reinforcing his ever-growing stature as a must-hear voice.

Original Release Date: March 4, 2011

..:: SOURCE: Amazon.com ::..