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Jacob Chung: Live At Frankie's Jazz Club

by Pierre Giroux
Tenor saxophonist Jacob Chung's Live At Frankie's Jazz Club captures fresh performances of music that feel like a snapshot of deep friendship filtered through the lens of timeless jazz language. Recorded live at Vancouver, BC's iconic venue, Chung is joined by pianist Tyler Henderson, bassist Caleb Tobocman, and drummer Hank Allen-Barfield. These three equally talented musicians do not just accompany but actively engage in lively musical conversation. The program, a mix of jazz and popular standards, along with a few ...
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by Jack Bowers
On The Sage, his second album as leader, Canadian-bred saxophonist Jacob Chung lends credence to a speculative yet widely held belief that contempory jazz continues to grow and prosper north of the American border. Chung is no mere hobbyist, nor are his veteran helpmates --one of whom, alto saxophonist Vincent Herring, has been a force on the New York jazz scene for more than four decades, recording at least twenty albums under his name and appearing as a sideman on ...
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