Results for "Justin Janer"

Justin Janer

25 year old, Seattle born and Los Angeles raised alto saxophonist Justin Janer has performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Hubert Laws, Pete Escovedo, Roy Hargrove, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Tim Reis, Kirk Whalum, George Garzone, Eric Marienthal, Bob Sheppard, Louie Cruz Beltran, Matt Marantz, and Linda Oh, and has performed throughout the United States; as well as in Germany, Austria, and France. Now based in L.A., he has headlined with his quartet at venues such as The Jazz Bakery, Catalina’s Bar and Grill, Charlie O’s, Cafe Metropol, The York, Club Good Hurt, and has also performed in New York City at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, Fat Cat, Smalls, Cleopatra’s Needle, and Lincoln Center. Mr

Following Signs

By Justin Janer

Label: Janer Music
Released: 2010
Track listing: Bright New Day; Following Signs; Alice In Wonderland; Fidelity; Song For Suji; Loss; California Sky; Bump.

Justin Janer: Following Signs

by Bruce Lindsay
June 12, 2010

Following Signs, saxophonist Justin Janer's debut as leader, is an assured recording. Janer leads a tight and disciplined quintet through seven original tunes and a cover of Bob Hilliard and Sammy Fain's “Alice in Wonderland," displaying his craft and individuality as a player and composer. Musical high spots arise from the interplay between ...

Justin Janer: Following Signs

by Dan Bilawsky
May 16, 2010

While people might want to pigeonhole alto saxophonist Justin Janer as a Latin jazz player, Following Signs paints him as a musician and composer with a broad outlook that goes past generic stylistic markers. Janer occupied the lead alto chair when percussionist Bobby Sanabria delivered the goods with the Manhattan School of Music's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra ...

Justin Janer: Following Signs

by Mark Corroto
May 16, 2010

If jazz radio had a hit singles chart, then “Bright New Day" from alto saxophonist Justin Janer's debut album, Following Signs, would be climbing towards number one with a bullet. The infectious opening track, penned by Janer, is a honeyed melody that ladles mellowed bop over a gorgeous harmony. Janer's saxophone is braided with trumpet sensation ...

Saxophonist/Composer Justin Janer Releases New CD Titled "Following Signs" from Janer Music.

May 4, 2010

The brand new debut release from saxophonist/composer Justin Janer is titled Following Signs. Janer who has received significant praise in the jazz field was the winner of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund - McNamara Creative Arts Project Grant, which made this recording possible. Janer posses a distinctive compositional approach that draws from numerous influences he has as ...