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Dave was born in Oakland, California, in 1952. There was a half-size violin kept in the closet in case he wanted to be a concert violinist. He played trumpet at the age of nine, moving to baritone horn at the age of eleven, followed by a stint on drums until settling on electric bass at thirteen, adding upright bass to the mix until the switch to saxophone at the age of twenty-one. He has specialized in the baritone saxophone since the early seventies.

Sewelson arrived in New York City in the summer of 1977, settled in the East Village, played in many bands in the area including the 25 O'Clock Band, Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra, Noise R Us, Mofungo, Freedomland and Fast 'n Bulbous

Article: In Pictures

Vision Festival 2026, Part 2

by Luciano Rossetti
July 26, 2026

More photos from the Vision Festival in New York City from June 22, 2026 to June 28, 2026 featuring William Hooker, Alan Braufman, Ahmed Abdullah, Dave Sewelson, Eri Yamamoto, Bobby Zankel, Chad Taylor, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Whit Dickey, Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez, Ned Rothemberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, Nasheet ...

Article: Live Review

William Parker's Pocketwatch at Loove Annex

by Fran Kursztejn
May 8, 2026

William Parker's Pocketwatch Loove Annex AFA ResidencyNew York City April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026 Before beginning his final set of the night, William Parker took a moment to explain the name of his 'Pocketwatch ensemble, a rotating group of polyphonic masters that have met every Wednesday of April at Greenpoint's Loove Annex. ...

Album

Murmuration

By Murmuration

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Thieving Magpies; Blackout; Mississippi Flyway; Out Of Here; Oceanic Blues; Dream State; Murmuration; Warbling Universes; Peripheral Wonder.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Sewelson, Aruan Ortiz, Neil Charles & Rich Brown

by Maurice Hogue
August 11, 2025

Check out the final track and you'll hear why Toronto's Rich Brown is hailed as one of the finest electric bassists on the planet. His new solo album, Nyaeba, is filled with over-the-moon technique and electronic wizardry. English bassist Neil Charles' debut, Dark Days , is fueled by the words of James Baldwin, while guitarist Gregg ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Myra Melford Splash, Thomas Heberer's Remedy & Ra Bishop

by Maurice Hogue
March 31, 2025

It's early in the year to be thinking “best-of" albums, but I'm definitely noting these for December: pianist Myra Melford's Splash Trio with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Ches Smith and Remedy, the trio of Thomas Heberer trumpet, Joe Fonda bass & Joe Hertenstein drums. These are two recordings that present the kind of free expression ...

Article: Album Review

Mahakala Music: Murmuration

Read "Murmuration" reviewed by Fran Kursztejn

by Fran Kursztejn
March 28, 2025

"Birds from the east coast meet birds from the midwest," reads Mahakala Music's description for saxophonist Dave Sewelson's newest release. Sewelson himself is a bicoastal phenomenon: born in Oakland, then traipsing into the New York scene circa 1977. Like his frequent bandleader collaborator William Parker, he acts as a magnetic center to attract a variety of ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Steve Lehman, Nels Cline, Satoko Fujii & Hobbs/Shanko

by Maurice Hogue
March 24, 2025

It's not easy to find a more accomplished figure in creative music than Anthony Braxton. Alto saxophonist Steve Lehman knows that, and he honours his one-time mentor with a bristling new live album, The Music Of Anthony Braxton, destined for 2025 best-of lists. This recording is a reminder of Lehman's fearlessness. There are other excellent new ...

Album

Cereal Music

By William Parker

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2024
Track listing: Ode to Kidd Jordan; Baseball; Birth; Death; Do Dreams Sleep; Ellen and Leaves Floating; Plea; Into My Heart; Touring; Sonny; Uninvited Guest; We Were Very Civilized; Batala; Windshield Wipers; Prayer.

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Exotic Materials In Development

By David Haney

Label: Cadence Jazz Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Warning - Exotic Materials In Development In the Desert - with Cheryl Pyle, Kirk Knuffke, Dave Storrs; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development Track Five Folk Blues; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - No. 11 with Dave Sewelson and Dave Storrs; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - Musicians Wren with Cheryl Pyle, Dave Sewelson and Dave Storrs; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development with Dave Sewelson and Bernard Purdie; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - The Creation with Dave Sewelson and Dave Storrs; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - with Kirk Knuffke; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development Track 20 Trio; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - Pretty Prancing Hangup with Cheryl Pyle; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - with Cheryl Pyle; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - with Kirk Knuffke; Warning - Exotic Materials In Development - with Dave Sewelson.