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Tim Willcox

Portland saxophonist Tim Willcox was born in Eugene, OR. Taking up saxophone at the age of eleven, Tim quickly fell in love with jazz music. He was exposed to great jazz recordings by two very inspirational teachers, Carl Woideck and Joe ingram. Throughout high school, Willcox earned several national honors, winning A Downbeat Magazine award as well a being named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts in 1993. This honor was bestowed upon Tim at the White House by president Bill Clinton. Willcox was also the recepient of the Stan Getz / Clifford Brown fellowship, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. Moving to New Jersey in 1994 to attend internationally acclaimed William Paterson University, Willcox got the chance to study with jazz greats Kenny Burrell, Harold Mabern, Vic Juris, Rufus Reid, Steve Wilson, John Riley, as well as taking lessons outside of school from Rick Margitza, Lee Konitz, and the NY Phil’s David Demsey

Ruminations

Label: PJCE Records
Released: 2024

AftEarth

By Ryan Meagher

Label: Atroefy Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Prelude to a Requiem; AftEarth; Irreverence Between Us; Refuse, The Redeemer; The Sick Robot; Song of the Venetian Gondolier; End of the Rainbow; A Call to Prayer for a False Deity; Vanity's Breath; Natal Dream; The American Scream; Scorched Berth

Portland Calling

By Ed Bennett

Label: Saphu Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Portland Calling; Waltz For Jill; Chasing The Hope, Ecaz; Holliday In Portland; Way Out Left; March Mist; News Blues; One For Blakey; Dance Of The Titans; Blues By Southeast

Bill Athens

Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird

by Dan McClenaghan
April 17, 2012

Fans of alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman have had to sit through a long wait since the free jazz pioneer's last recording, Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar Records, 2006), a marvelous set that garnered the artist a Pulitzer Prize. Those fans are still waiting, though the iconic jazz man has teased them with his bits and pieces (non-album ...

Superjazzers Vol. 1

By Tim Willcox

Label: Ninjazz Records
Released: 2011