Jazz Articles about Mark Turner

Govinda + Ananda Gari feat. Mark Turner: Incipit

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 9, 2012

Come il titolo lascia immaginare, Incipit è l'album d'esordio del quartetto dei fratelli Govinda e Ananda Gari - completato da Luca Nostro alla chitarra e Gabriele Pesaresi al contrabbasso. A dar man forte ai quattro giovani musicisti italiani troviamo il sassofonista Mike Turner, fuoriclasse e autentico asso nella manica espressivo di questo lavoro prodotto dalla da Jazz Engine Records. Le sedute di registrazione condotte a Brooklyn hanno dato vita a brani caratterizzati da melodie di grande cantabilità, come quella di ...

Billy Hart: All Our Reasons

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 2, 2012

Dopo aver debuttato con questo quartetto nel 2006 (Quartet, High Note) Billy Hart ha mantenuto in vita la formazione, esibendosi regolarmente fino a raggiungere con questo disco uno dei lavori più significativi dell'anno e uno dei momenti più elevati della sua carriera di leader. Hart è tra i migliori e più versatili batteristi del nosto tempo: iniziò negli anni sessanta accompagnando Otis Redding e Sam & Dave e finì il decennio lavorando stabilmente con Jimmy Smith e Wes Montgomery. Gli ...

David Binney: Barefooted Town

by Troy Collins
August 25, 2011

Since founding Mythology Records in 1998, tireless alto saxophonist David Binney has alternated between issuing ambitious projects on his own label and cutting casual blowing sessions for the Netherlands-based imprint Criss Cross. Continuing this pattern, Barefooted Town is Binney's second release of 2011, following the expansive Graylen Epicenter (Mythology). Despite the limited studio time afforded Binney's Criss Cross dates, this set's intricate originals have more in common with his elaborate Mythology-based endeavors than his usual stripped-down efforts for the Dutch ...

David Binney: Barefooted Town

by Dan Bilawsky
July 7, 2011

Saxophonist David Binney broke new ground with Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011), which was a world unto itself, and shortly before that, he delivered Aliso (Criss Cross, 2010)--a jagged set of music featuring original works and some compositions from visionaries like Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane. With Barefooted Town, Binney returns for another outing on the Criss Cross label, bringing a whole batch of originals along for the occasion. While this music contains the rhythmic twists and turns, and ...

David Binney: Barefooted Town

by Dan McClenaghan
June 30, 2011

Alto saxophonist/composer David Binney must not worry about “market saturation." He releases albums, as a leader for both Criss Cross and his own Mythology label, at a rate that many top jazz artists did during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Less than six months into 2011, he has already offered up Graylen Epicenter (Mythology) and now, on Criss Cross, Barefooted Townunder his own name, in addition to sideman and producer gigs over the years for artists like saxophonist Donny ...

David Binney: Barefooted Town

by John Kelman
June 20, 2011

Politics isn't the only thing that increasingly demands clear vision and steadfast commitment (even if it isn't getting it). In the jazz world--where the changing landscape makes getting heard one challenge, acceptance by a broader culture that views “jazz" as a dirty word another--it takes artists with unshakable resolve to stay the course. David Binney has not only honed an instantly recognizable compositional language without the trappings of predictability, he's become a mentor for younger artists, mixing and matching from ...

Mark Turner: International Alliances

by Tom Greenland
April 3, 2010

Diego Barber Calima Sunnyside Records 2008 Mamasaal Quartet Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner SAZAS 2008

Saxophonist Mark Turner, a notable bandleader and distinctive voice in his own right, has been especially effective as a co-contributor on diverse projects. On Calimaand Mamasaal, he matches wits and skills with an international cast.