Jazz Articles about Aaron Irwin

Aaron Irwin Group: Blood and Thunder

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 6, 2009

I musicisti coinvolti in questa incisione, in particolar modo gli ormai affermati Chris Cheek e Ben Monder e il meno noto Aaron Irwin, oltre a essere stati lanciati a livello internazionale dalla Fresh Sound/New Talent, vantano con la label catalana una lunga frequentazione testimoniata da numerose incisioni. E’ logico quindi che Blood and Thunder si inserisca a pieno titolo nell’estetica musicale dell’etichetta, da sempre in bilico tra tradizione e innovazione. Solo che in questo caso si è decisamente sbilanciati verso ...

Aaron Irwin: Blood and Thunder

by Dan McClenaghan
September 7, 2008

Blood and Thunder sounds like a title that Bob Dylan would give to one of his albums--a mixture of Blood on the Tracks (Columbia Records, 1975) and “Thunder on the Mountain," the opening cut on Modern Times (Columbia Records, 2006). But alto saxophonist Aaron Irwin--thirty years old, bespectacled and white shirt-and-tied in the mode of early Elvis Costello--is the musician behind this Fresh Sound New Talent outing.Having mentioned a couple of rock artists, it should be noted that ...

Aaron Irwin Group: Into The Light

by Budd Kopman
January 16, 2007

Jordi Pujol, who manages FSNT, has a real knack for finding talented players and giving them a chance to record. Into The Light only further demonstrates his sensibilities. Still shy of thirty, Aaron Irwin has very mature musical instincts and an eclectic taste, with playing that is rhythmically quite free and unpredictable and compositions with a broad stylistic range. In addition to the leader's alto saxophone, the Aaron Irwin group is made up of guitarist Ryan Scott, ...

Aaron Irwin Group: Into The Light

by Michael P. Gladstone
November 23, 2006

Alto saxophonist Aaron Irwin's second album is an impressive work with five originals, two standards and Thelonious Monk's “Ugly Beauty." Irwin's quintet includes tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, who appears on five of the eight selections, plus guitarist Ryan Scott, bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Greg Ritchie.

Irwin, who's originally from Decatur, Illinois, studied in Chicago at DePaul University starting in 1996. As a member of the DePaul University Big Band, he took advantage of several opportunities that arose, ...

Aaron Irwin Group: Into the Light

by John Kelman
October 18, 2006

The world is moving at an increasingly rapid pace, so it's not surprising that the impact of influential artists can be heard more immediately. New York-based altoist Aaron Irwin demonstrated plenty of promise with his independently released 2004 debut, Wide Awake. The mature approach to improvisation that belied his young age is still present on Into the Light, but so too is the need to wear his influences a little less vividly on his sleeve.

With guitarist Ryan Scott mining ...

Aaron Irwin Group: Wide Awake

by Michael P. Gladstone
June 21, 2004

This is the debut recording for New York-based saxophonist Aaron Irwin. Following graduate work at the University of Miami, he has recorded this year with the school's Concert Jazz Band on Romances and also appeared on a 1999 compilation for the Lakeside Jazz label in Chicago on Mile By Miles Jazz.

Aaron Irwin uses this opportunity to showcase seven original compositions. “Swallow This" was influenced by Steve Swallow's composition “Falling Grace," while “Cheeky" is in honor of one ...

Aaron Irwin Group: Wide Awake

by John Kelman
May 19, 2004

Still only twenty-five years old, saxophonist Aaron Irwin has already amassed an impressive resume. He has recorded commissioned work by Maria Schneider, performed on a live disc with Tom Harrell, toured with the Tommy Dorsey Big Band, and played with a wide range of artists, including Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Nicholas Payton. Recipient of many awards, including a number of Downbeat magazine awards for outstanding performance, he now resides in New York City, where he is active as an ...