Jazz Articles about Sarah Manning

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Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock

by Dan Bilawsky
May 4, 2010

Abstraction and accessibility isn't an easy match, but alto saxophonist Sarah Manning weds the two with fine results on Dandelion Clock. Manning's desire to create “a working, stable group that through rehearsals and philosophy lives and breathes on stage as a musical unit," is largely achieved with this quartet, featuring bassist Linda Oh, pianist Art Hirahara and drummer Kyle Struve.

These players aren't content to just play time or deliver, bland cliché-ridden music. While Manning bookends the album with two ...

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Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock

by John Barron
May 3, 2010

In the midst of the college-bred blandness of saxophonists posturing for position on the jazz stage with technique to spare and a full store of generic ideas, stand a few risk takers who don't seem to be the least bit concerned with tired jam session worthiness. Such an artist is alto saxophonist Sarah Manning whose third release as a leader, Dandelion Clock, is a contemplative set of compositional depth and flexible ensemble interplay. Manning, a Brooklyn resident who ...

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Sarah Manning: House On Eddy Street

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 7, 2005

This debut recording from 28-year-old saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning offers a strong introduction to her abilities to write and play within the friendly confines of neo-bop music. That summation is aided immensely by the presence of her trio, which consistently keeps prodding the altoist's performance.

Manning is a native New Englander who felt that she didn't fit into the academic restrictions of the University of Massachusetts and William Paterson College in New Jersey, where she studied with ...