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Alexa Tarantino

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Alexa Tarantino is an award-winning, vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator. Alexa’s “lovely, ardent way of improvising,” and “sharply plotted but gracefully unencumbered straight-ahead jazz [compositions]” (Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times) establish her individual voice which shines through as a dynamic performer and educator. Tarantino was recently named one of the “Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019” by the JazzTimes Critics’ Poll. Her debut album, Winds of Change, peaked at #15 on the JazzWeek Charts and landed at #79 for JazzWeek’s Top 100 records of 2019. Tarantino’s performance highlights include prestigious venues such as Jazz in Marciac Festival (with Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz), Umbria Jazz Festival (with Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project), the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Hollywood Bowl (with Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra), the Rockport Jazz Festival (Alexa Tarantino Quintet), Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), and the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (with LSAT, Earth, Wind & Fire and others)

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Article: Catching Up With

Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend

Read "Chad Eby: A Closer Look at His Life, Work, and Tribute to a Legend" reviewed by La-Faithia White


Saxophonist Chad Eby has been a vital presence in the North Carolina jazz scene. Since 2006, he has served as Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program at the university of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he plays a key role in shaping the next generation of jazz musicians. In addition to his work ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Tyler Henderson, Sandra-Mae Lux, Zohar Amar Mokady, Chloe Youtsey, Ryan Truesdell & More

Read "New Releases From Tyler Henderson, Sandra-Mae Lux, Zohar Amar Mokady, Chloe Youtsey, Ryan Truesdell & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Tyler Henderson, Sandra-Mae Lux, Zohar Amar Mokady, Chloe Youtsey and Ryan Truesdell, with birthday shoutouts to Miles Davis, Clora Bryant, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jenny Scheinman, Amanda Ekery, Adison Evans, Samantha Boshnack, Lynne Arriale, Kate Baker, Denise Donatelli, Alexa Tarantino, Yissy Garcia, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Anat Cohen, Delfeayo Marsalis, John Surman and more

Read "Anat Cohen, Delfeayo Marsalis, John Surman and more" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


New Music from clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, saxophonist John Surman and Argentina's Los Carlitos quartet. Playlist Naomi Moon Siegel “Sabotage" from Shattering the Glass Sanctuary (Slow and Steady) 0:00 Emmet Cohen “Time on my Hands “ from Vibe Provider (Mack Avenue) 5:06 April Aloisio and Joanie Pallatto featuring Bradley Parker-Sparrow “True" from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Vocal Releases From Etienne Charles Featuring Rene Marie, CeCe Gable, Synia Carroll, Madeleine Peyroux, Amber Weekes & More

Read "New Vocal Releases From Etienne Charles Featuring Rene Marie, CeCe Gable, Synia Carroll, Madeleine Peyroux, Amber Weekes & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Etienne Charles feat. Rene Marie, CeCe Gable, Synia Carroll, Buffalo Monroe, Amber Weekes plus a second single from Madeleine Peyroux, with birthday shoutouts to Yolande Bavan, Yoko Miwa, Alexa Tarantino, Adison Evans, Randy Napoleon, Valaida Snow, DeeDee Bridgewater, Samantha Boshnack, Theo Bleckmann and Ann Hampton Callaway, among others. Happy listening ...

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Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Saxophonist Olivia Hughart

Read "Introducing Saxophonist Olivia Hughart" reviewed by Sanford Josephson


Growing up in Lower Merion, PA, a Philadelphia suburb, Olivia Hughart started playing jazz saxophone in middle school. “My parents were big music lovers," she recalled. “We were listening to music all the time. They're huge Yellowjackets fans, so we'd always listen to Bob Mintzer playing. Also, Dexter Gordon, Larry McKenna, Melissa Aldana, and Roxy Coss." ...

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Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Winter 30

Read "Umbria Jazz Winter 30" reviewed by Libero Farnè


Umbria Jazz Winter 2023 Orvieto Varie sedi 28.12.2023--1.11.2024 Umbria Jazz Winter, tutto concentrato nel centro storico di Orvieto, è un festival a misura d'uomo. Prestigiose le sue sedi, tutte raggiungibili a piedi in trasferimenti di pochi minuti: il Teatro Mancinelli, prezioso teatro all'italiana della seconda metà dell'Ottocento, il maestoso Palazzo del ...

Album

In Real Time

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Slink; Bow and Arrow; Balance of Time; Lights Away from Home; Timber; Whirlwind; Empress Afternoon; Penelope.

Album

Electric Miles 2

Label: Summit/Mama
Released: 2023
Track listing: It’s about that time; Rated X; Shhh/Peaceful; Great Expectations; Yaphet; Agharta; Willie Nelson.

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Article: Album Review

Art Hirahara: Echo Canyon

Read "Echo Canyon" reviewed by Neil Duggan


The planned happenstance theory states that unplanned events can create new opportunities. So it was that Art Hirahara was in the right place at the right time, taking last-minute advantage of studio time at Brooklyn's Acoustic Recording studio following a cancellation by another artist. Along with his long time collaborators, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Rudy ...


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