Jazz Articles about Glenn White

About Glenn White

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Meet Glenn White:Described as “a brilliant gem," Glenn's modern jazz compositions and skilled, interactive playing have been called “a thoughtful, remarkable style," which “stems from a deeper understanding." A graduate of New England Conservatory, Glenn has performed alongside many notable musicians including Cuneiform artist Jamie Baum, Impulse! artist Greg Tardy, ECM Records artist Art Lande, and more. In addition to his own recordings, Glenn can be heard on recordings by Huevo Imaginary Records artists I'm In You, Matador ...

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Glenn White: Sacred Machines

Read "Sacred Machines" reviewed by Jay Deshpande

by Jay Deshpande
July 15, 2009

New York-based saxophonist Glenn White presents a set of eloquent and somewhat haunting tunes on Sacred Machines. The machines herein are a platform for the strong soloists in the ensemble, but the album's unity comes from a common palette that transcends the bandleader's harmonic tendencies (White wrote six of the disc's seven songs). Sacred Machines presents a pleasant interplay between able musicians, in a firm, stylistic environment. Although there is a degree of variation between the tracks--"Triality" ...

Album Review

Glenn White: Sacred Machines

Read "Sacred Machines" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 7, 2009

La presenza di Jamie Baum, flautista, compositrice, arrangiatrice di gran classe ma soprattutto musicista spesso avventurosa, faceva sperare in un disco di livello, che solleticasse la curiosità del’ascoltatore. E invece Sacred Machines, delude, e profondamente, perché risulta anonimo, uguale a mille altri prodotti di modern jazz presenti sul mercato, a tratti decisamente noioso. Ben suonato s’intende, e ci mancherebbe, ma senz’anima e con poco cuore, dove nemmeno l’introduzione del tanto à la page Fender Rhodes, riesce a dare un qualche ...

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Glenn White: Sacred Machines

Read "Sacred Machines" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
December 7, 2008

For Sacred Machines, tenor man Glenn White has enlisted some of the most recognizable working jazz musicians in New York for a session of precisely played original modern jazz. White's horn is soulful and rich and he expertly uses the talents of his supporting players, particularly the subtle genius of pianist Roberta Piket and Jamie Baum's venturesome flute, to great advantage. The outcome is a synchronous group sound whose strongest suit is the interchange among the players as they blend ...