Jazz Articles about Ken Stubbs

Ken Stubbs - Big Hush: I Us

by Claudio Bonomi
February 3, 2021

Ken Stubbs (classe 1961) diventa musicista dopo aver visto la morte in faccia all'età di 14 anni quando salta da un treno in corsa pieno di tifosi, suoi compari, dei Glasgow Rangers. Tanta paura, diverse costole rotte e la decisione di chiudere con il calcio e di cambiare passione. Si innamora del sassofono alto e, dopo studi e gruppi amatoriali, sbarca a Londra, e forma negli anni Ottanta la sua prima jazz band con Mike Hutton, Martin France e Django ...

Ken Stubbs: Ballads

by Jim Santella
January 1, 2001

Alto saxophonist Ken Stubbs combines his light, dry alto saxophone timbre with minimal accompaniment on a session for romantics. Working with guitar trio on two tracks, piano on two and the piano trio elsewhere, Stubbs weaves slowly in and around familiar standards. They’re lovely songs that recall lyrics and stories. Appropriately, Stubbs adapts his vocal-like phrasing to interpret each melody comfortably. It’s an album for sitting back, pouring yourself something useful and listening; while daydreaming about better days.

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