Results for "Darryl Yokley"

Darryl Yokley

Critically acclaimed saxophonist Darryl Yokley has been recognized as a very talented composer and arranger by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, and more for writing unforgettable tunes for his band Sound Reformation, which has just released their second album Pictures at an African Exhibition. Jazz critic Brent Black described Yokley's playing by saying “Yokley is a critic’s worst nightmare as he side steps standard categorization with ease" and Dave Cantor of Downbeat Magazine said of his recent release Pictures at an African Exhibition that the young saxophonist was "nakedly shuttling emotion through his instrument." However his music and playing are described, the consensus is that Darryl Yokley is an artist with a unique concept and a sound like no one else

David Larsen: Cohesion

by Jack Bowers
April 7, 2024

For Cohesion, baritone saxophonist David Larsen's tenth album as leader of his own ensemble, he chose as his teammates a quartet of East Coast musicians who so impressed him during a tour of the Northwest that he invited them back to his Seattle, Washington home base to take part in a workshop, play some gigs and ...

Pictures at an African Exhibition

By Darryl Yokley

Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1. First Sunrise 2. Migration 3. Ubuntu 4. Stories from the village elder 5. Ominous Night Fall 6.Hunting Natives 7. The Birth of Swing 8. Echoes of Ancient Sahara 9. Genocide March 10. Mines of Diamonds, Crimson, and Gold 11. Cry, the beloved country 12. Blessings from the Bennu 13. New Sunrise

Ubuntu

September 3, 2018

Album: Pictures at an African Exhibition
By Darryl Yokley
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 4:13

Saxophonist, Composer And Educator Darryl Yokley Announces Spring Initiatives

March 5, 2014

After his debut release, The Void (ARC-2437) with his primary working ensemble, “Sound Reformation" on the Artists Recording Collective (ARC) label, the young New York based saxophonist, composer and educator, Darryl Yokley continues his scene building efforts. Yokley is among the new generation artists who are combining skill sets to build a career. “I'll be at ...