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Eric Harland: Voyager Live By Night
by John Kelman
In the space of a few short years, he's become drummer of choice for icons like saxophonist Charles Lloyd and bassist Dave Holland, established next-generationers including trumpeter Terence Blanchard and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, and young up-and-comers such as pianists Taylor Eigsti and Aaron Parks. Behind all of them--and as a member of the SFJAZZ Collective since 2005--Eric Harland has proven capable of everything from incendiary firepower to subtle shadings. Some artists don't wait long enough before donning the ...
read moreEric Harland: Searching the Patterns in Life
by John Patten
Drummer Eric Harland is between gigs, just back from a dates and clinics in Japan and getting ready to head to Europe. He's got new recordings out with several bands-- including the Charles Lloyd Quartet, The Monterey Quartet with Dave Holland and Jason Moran--and a handful of compositions to get recorded with his own group.But then, in a way, this was foretold by an eight year-old Harland to his mother. --->She said I told ...
read moreJimmy Greene: Gifts and Givers
by Joel Roberts
It's probably time to cast aside labels like up-and-coming" and rising star" when describing Jimmy Greene. As Gifts and Givers makes clear, the Connecticut-born tenor saxophonist has definitely arrived. An inventive, technically-advanced mainstreamer, Greene made his mark in the bands of Horace Silver, Tom Harrell and Harry Connick Jr., as well as with younger studs like Jason Lindner and Avishai Cohen. On his fifth effort as a leader, he's paired with another young tenor titan, Marcus Strickland. ...
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