WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES

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Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Composer, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Saxophonist, Wayne Shorter

WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC & DISNEY HALL IN LA.

Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net

The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter will make his triumphant return to Blue Note Records after 43 years with the February 5, 2013 release of Without A Net, his searing new album with his long-running Quartet featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. Shorter has revealed the album cover artwork for Without A Net, which features drawings by Shorter himself.

Tim Warfield -][- EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – [Criss Cross, 2013] –

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Bandleader, Clarence Penn, Composer, Criss Cross, Cyrus Chestnut, Nicholas Payton, Rodney Whitaker, Saxophonist, Tim Warfield

Tim Warfield, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Tim Warfield -][- EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – [Criss Cross, 2013]

On Eye Of The Beholder, his seventh recording leader recording for Criss Cross (and 12th label appearance overall), tenor and soprano saxophonist Tim Warfield draws on musical relationships that have shaped his artistry from the very start. Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and drummer Clarence Penn, both of whom appeared on Warfield’s 1994 debut and several other sessions, bring their powerful and sensitive presence to this new quinter date.

Rodney Whitaker provides an unshakable yet flexible foundation on bass. Trumpet great Nicholas Payton, who featured Warfield in his own incendiary quintet of the mid to late ’90, comes on board and contributes brilliant playing as well as original music. -[Editorial Review | Amazon.com]-

Release Date: February 26, 2013

Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub Sextet -][- Dub Orbits – [Plaza Mayor Company, Ltd., 2011] –

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Composer, Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Plaza Mayor Company, Saxophonist

Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub Sextet, DUB ORBITS

Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub Sextet -][- Dub Orbits –Mp3– [Plaza Mayor Company, Ltd., 2011]

The Tokyo Kinema Club was packed for the latest semi-annual concert from Kikuchi’s fabulously popular and energetic Dub Sextet. Few jazz musicians can pull in as big a crowd as Naruyoshi Kikuchi, and fewer still for the right reasons, as he does. The strangely converted dance club he chose to play felt more like a set from a David Lynch movie than a traditional jazz place. However, it was a good, big space to let the large crowd stand and dig the new style jazz of the sextet.

The sextet does not put really put in dub as in Jamaican reggae, but dub in terms of splicing in a variety of styles, moods and ways of playing. The music was in turns, modal, straight-ahead, four beat, lushly balladic and occasionally stretching out into free jazz. In short, good strong muscular music, energetically played. Many in the audience might have been drawn by the slick, cool polish of the performers. This isn’t the old school jazz of most clubs in Tokyo, but one where the musicians dress in designer black. Regardless of what got them into the club, they got a stellar evening of intense music. The all-standing crowd loved every minute of the show. -[::: jazzinjapan.com :::]-

You can check out more music by Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub Sextet at iTunes.apple.com

Miguel Zenón -][- JIBARO – [Marsalis Music, 2005] –

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Bandleader, Composer, Marsalis Music, Miguel Zenón, Saxophonist

Miguel Zenón, JIBARO

Miguel Zenón -][- Jíbaro –Mp3– [Marsalis Music, 2005]

Want to hear The Next Big Thing from young jazz practitioners? Look no farther. Miguel Zenón is it.

He’s got it all: monster chops on alto sax; a deeply delved folkloric compositional concept (indeed, he’s the Edward Simon of Puerto Rico, with this disc doing for him what La Bikina did for Simon); bandleading acumen far beyond his tender years; and that je ne sais quoi that serendipitously graces fortunate musicians every now and again.

The comparison to Edward Simon seems most apposite to these ears. Just as Simon has been able to evoke the deepest strains of Venezuelan folk musics on his handful of remarkable discs, so Zenón has done with indigenous Puerto Rican musics on this disc. Indeed, some of the numbers sound as if they could be right off of Simon’s La Bikina (e.g., “Punto Cubano,” and “Alguinaldo,” which just goes to show, I suppose, the deep affinity the various Latin musics have with each other). That’s fine by me, as La Bikina is one of my all-time favorite discs. Another apt comparison might be Egberto Gismonti and Northern Brazilian Indian music. Or again, Omar Sosa and what he’s done with Cuban folk music. -[::: Jan P. Dennis | Customer Review | Amazon.com :::]-

Pamela Williams -][- CHRISTMAS WITH THE SAXTRESS – [Saxtress Entertainment, 2012]-

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African American, Pamela Williams, Saxophonist, Saxtress Entertainment

Pamela Williams, Christmas With The Saxstress

Pamela Williams -][- CHRISTMAS WITH THE SAXTRESS –Mp3– [Saxtress Entertainment, 2012]

Pamela Williams music and saxophone style has enchanted many listeners for years. Since she debuted her first CD in 1996, she has had Billboard-charting success with several of her nine CDs. Pamela Williams is undoubtedly, one of the most popular performers on today’s smooth jazz scene. And now she has recorded a long-awaited Christmas CD. She adds her distinct sound and jazzy flavor to some of the most popular Christmas songs ever recorded.

Pamela Williams is not only an incredible saxophonist, she plays flute, piano, as is a very well-respected producer, which definitely contributes to her unique style. Her fans have requested a CD like this from her for years and it is finally here! “Christmas With The Saxtress” is a must have in your music collection.

::: SOURCE: CDBaby.com :::

Saxophonist KENNY GARRETT Receives Critical Acclaim on Latest Album, Seeds From The Underground

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African American, Composer, DL Media, Kenny Garrett, Mack Avenue Records, NAACP Image Award Nomination, Saxophonist

Project Receives a Wide Range of Award Nominations and Press Accolades

Kenny Garrett on the Cover of DownBeat Magazine

2013 GRAMMY® Awards Nominations:
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “J. Mac”

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

2013 ECHO Jazz Awards Nomination:
International Instrumentalist of the Year

2013 NAACP Image Award Nomination:
Outstanding Jazz Album

2012 Soul Train Award Nomination:
Best Traditional Jazz Artist

2012 DownBeat Readers Poll Winner:
Best Alto Saxophonist

Joe Lovano -][- CROSS CULTURE – [Blue Note, 2013] –

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Blue Note Records, Composer, Joe Lovano, Saxophonist

Joe Lovano, CROSS CULTURE

Joe Lovano -]][- CROSS CULTURE –Mp3– [Blue Note, 2013]

On January 8, 2013, saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano will release Cross Culture, his 23rd Blue Note recording and the third consecutive release by his critically acclaimed quintet, Us Five. To celebrate the album’s release, Lovano will be taking Us Five out on an 11-city U.S. tour that launches January 19 and includes shows at The Mint in Los Angeles (January 22) and Yoshi’s in Oakland (January 24-26) before culminating with two nights at The Allen Room at Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York City (February 22-23).

Curtis Macdonald (Saxophonist, Sound Artist) Releases Three-Song EP, TWICE THROUGH THE WALL February 12, 2013

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Adam Jackson, Chris Tordini, Composer, Curtis MacDonald, David Virelles, Douglass Street Music Collective, Greenwich House Music School, Jeremy Viner, Saxophonist, Sound Artist

Curtis Macdonald, Twice Through the Wall

Featuring David Virelles (piano), Chris Tordini (bass), Jeremy Viner (saxophone), Adam Jackson (drums)

Canadian-born jazz composer and sound artist Curtis Macdonald’s new EP, Twice Through the Wall, explores the hidden potential of everyday experiences and the way those experiences can be altered and fine-tuned through metaphysical disciplines, such as classical yoga, meditation and lucid dreaming.

Calvin Johnson -][- JEWEL’S LULLBY – [Alma Records, 2012] –

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African American, Alma Records, Calvin Johnson, Composer, Saxophonist

Calvin Johnson, JEWEL’S LULLABY

Calvin Johnson -][- JEWEL’S LULLBY –Mp3– [Alma Records, 2012]

Music has flowed mellifluously through Calvin Johnson’s veins as far back as he can remember. He was born into a rich musical heritage where Jazz, Classical and Funk/Soul artists on both sides of his family have paved the way. While Calvin is a multi instrumentalist, he primarily plays the tenor saxophone. His adopted philosophy of perseverance and a respect for the creative force of music allows him to expand on his natural talent instead of taking it for granted. Musical expression, to Calvin, is a constantly evolving process that’s strengthened through hard work and an undying reverence for every note played.

Saxophonist/Vocalist GRACE KELLY Showcases Versatility on Debut Live Album, “Live at Scullers,” Available February 5

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Berklee College of Music, Chantale Sterling, Eric Law, Grace Kelly, Jaime Woods, Jason Palmer, Mark Walker, Paquito D'Rivera, Pete McCann, Saxophonist, Scullers Jazz Club, Vocals, Zach Brown

Album Focuses on Original Compositions and Features Jason Palmer and Zach Brown … among others

Grace Kelly, Live at Scullers

“It’s a blessing from the gods, this kind of talent, and when we see it in someone young, we marvel at the contrast…” – Todd Leopold, CNN

::: Stream Tracks From Live at Scullers :::

There are snapshots in the family photo album of Grace Kelly at Scullers Jazz Club at the age of six, falling asleep in her father’s arms. When she began studying saxophone at the tender age of ten, she dreamed of one day performing on that very same stage. In those childhood visions, it was a much older Grace Kelly that she envisioned on the bandstand, but she made her Scullers debut at thirteen and held a CD release concert there the following year.