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Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by AAJ Italy Staff
Non ancora ventenne ha avuto esperienze di studio e di ingaggi con Earl Hines e Frank Zappa, ha suonato in seguito nelle orchestre di Toshiko Akiyoshi e Sahib Shihab, ha collaborato con giganti come Clark Terry e Kenny Barron, è leader di diversi gruppi e apprezzata didatta e talentuosa arrangiatrice. Un bel biglietto da visita quello ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Convention bores Virginia Mayhew. So it's no surprise that Sandan Shuffle, her fourth release as a leader, doesn't merely embrace the unconventional, but seizes it in a bear hug. Right at the top, the blues-inspired title track is played seven to the bar, not eight and Mayhew's tenor grooves like mad. Her sax ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Michael P. Gladstone
I had a chance to see Virginia Mayhew a few years ago in a sideman gig where she appeared as part of an all-femme quintet backing a singer. From memory, the other musicians were Allison Miller, Kendra Shank and Roberta Picket. My recollection of Mayhew's performance was that she was clearly the most pressing reason to ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Dan McClenaghan
Who's this Virginia Mayhew woman anyway, Dexter Gordon's daughter? Sonny Rollins' niece? She plays the saxophone like a blood relative of those two giants on Sandan Shuffle. Actually, we know the reedist well from her standout 2003 effort, Phantoms, as an artist who has embraced the mainstream mode and ridden it with vigor and supreme assurance ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Jerry D'Souza
Virginia Mayhew has a third degree black belt in karate, a level known as sandan. Thus the title of her newest release. The exciting music on Sandan Shuffle is turned around and played with a loquacious spirit, swinging with a delightful sensibility and even shuffling. Mayhew's tone is deep, dark and flinty. Even as she carves ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Jim Santella
Karate requires discipline and hard work. So does effective musicianship. Most of the martial arts require fast, aggressive motions that are accompanied by slower, more controlled moves. Sometimes, the hand must stop at precisely the right place or someone will get hurt. This requires constant practice. So does playing the saxophone. And ...
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