Jazz Articles about Alex Harding

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Francisco Mora Catlett: Francisco Mora Catlett: Afro Horn MX

by Steve Bryant
September 16, 2012

When Afro-Mexican Drummer Francisco Mora Catlett first came to this country in the1970s, he dreamed of playing drums for the Sun Ra Arkestra. Not only did Mora achieve his dream, he also forged a lifelong relationship with drum legend Max Roach, which resulted in his performing in Roach's seminal drum ensemble, M'Boom. As a composer and bandleader in Detroit, Mora focused on creating Music of “The Afro-Americas," a vision which encompassed fusing the music of Cuba, Brazil with American modern ...

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Alex Harding Trio: Freeflow

by Derek Taylor
March 1, 2002

Baritone saxophonists remain a comparatively rare breed. Even more rare are those souls who choose the cumbersome horn as their main medium of improvisatory expression. Detroit native Alex Harding is a card-carrying member of this rarified clique. He shares the ranks proudly with such peers as Bluiett and James Carter, all three of whom collaborate freely in the Baritone Saxophone Nation, a saxophone ensemble founded under Bluiett’s leadership.

Always mining the cusp of under-recognized talent CIMP offered the thirty-something saxophonist ...