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In a career that spans two decades and encompasses a broad array of musical ventures, saxophonist Mark Turner has emerged as a towering presence in the jazz community. With a distinctive, personal tone, singular improvisational skills and an innovative, challenging compositional approach, he’s earned a far-reaching reputation as one of jazz’s most original and influential musical forces. A New York Times profile of Turner titled “The Best Jazz Player You’ve Never Heard” called him “possibly jazz’s premier player,” noting his reputation amongst his peers and his influential stature in the jazz world. 2013 finds Turner entering an exciting new creative phase, with his varied talents showcased on a variety of notable new recording projects
Linda May Han Oh Quintet at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
by Roy Strassman
Linda May Han Oh Quintet Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, CA January 28, 2024 Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society is a fantastic seaside venue for enjoying gemütlich hospitality and late Sunday afternoon jazz. On this Sunday, the tides rolled in Linda May Han Oh and her formidable quintet. ...
2024 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide
by Ludovico Granvassu
Twenty years is a remarkable milestone for any activity, let alone one that comes with the wear and tear of a high-profile jazz festival that every year strives to up its own ante, like the Winter JazzFest. From January 11 to 18, 2024, fans, musicians, promoters and other industry people from around the world ...
Shades of Rainbow
Label: Cellar Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: That Ain’t Betty; Early Morning; Shades of Rainbow; Uh Oh; Song for Mary Lou; Clam; Gin;
Oatmeal.
With Best Intentions
Label: Colonel Beats
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Dress; Rainbow Road; Catholic Mahogany; Unmitigated; Muetze Glatze; With Best Intentions;
Pherothstorium; Double Sensotron; Mark of the Beast.
Live At The Village Vanguard
By Mark Turner
Label: Giant Step Arts
Released: 2023
Track listing: Return From The Stars; Terminus; Bridgetown; Brother Sister; Nigeria 2; Lincoln Heights; 1946;
Unacceptable; It's Not Alright With Me; Wasteland; Lennie Groove.
The Most Exciting Jazz Albums Since 1969: 2011-2014
by Robert Middleton
What ties the albums together on our ninth installment of 72 Jazz Thrillers is the depth of emotion. Two joyous albums are followed by troubles, grace, exultation and deep sadness--albums from one of the greatest jazz composers of her age to a ramshackle bar band with a wild sense of humor. 72 Thrilling Jazz ...
Mark Turner, Henry Hey, Miki Yamanaka, Legraux Tobrogoï, Bobby Kapp & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Mark Turner is here, is there, is everywhere, both on the East Coast where he was once based and on the West Coast where he lives now. And this playlist features some of his recent recordings as leader or sideman. The rest of the playlist features remarkable medium and large size ensembles, and the beautiful album ...
Mantova Jazz Festival 2023
by Angelo Leonardi
Mantova Jazz Festival Mantova, vari luoghi 13.10-10.11.2023 Giunto alla 43ma edizione, il jazz festival di Mantova continua a dimostrarsi attento agli sviluppi del jazz contemporaneo con programmi autorevolmente attrattivi, che presentano il meglio del panorama internazionale senza dimenticare i talenti locali. L'idea di fondo che ha guidato ...
The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2001-2005
by Robert Middleton
These six jazz thrillers from the first years of the 21st-century journey to wonderful and exotic locations with music that moves and grooves. All six albums feature influences from Middle Eastern, African, and Asian traditional music. They are all very visual in that they conjure up exotic vistas and locations, such as caravans and oases in ...