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Article: Album Review

Gene Ess: Modes of Limited Transcendence

Read "Modes of Limited Transcendence" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Guitarist Gene Ess put together a quartet with saxophonist Donny McCaslin for his Sandbox and Sanctum (SIMP Music, 2005) . On Modes of Limited Transcendence he ups the harmonic ingenuity factor with a different quartet, replacing the horn with a guitar, to craft an often cooking, quartet-of-equals chamber vibe.Ess began his musical journey as ...

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My Ever Changing Moods

Label: Geneon
Released: 2008
Track listing: I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Babe; Journey to the Light; Just Be Good To Me; Aldeia de Ogum; Vera Cruz; Walking In Your Footsteps; My Ever Changing Moods; Remind Me; Mi Vida; Call Me; True Colors

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Recommended Tools

Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Recommended Tools; Eventual; Late Night Gospel; Excursion; Isfahan; The Champion; Margins Of Solitude; New Thirds; 2nd Hour Revisited; Fast Brazil.

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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 to Present the Donny McCaslin Trio December 12th

Firehouse 12 to Present the Donny McCaslin Trio December 12th

On Friday, December 12th, Firehouse 12's 2008 Fall Jazz Series will conclude with a two-set performance by acclaimed tenor saxophonist/composer Donny McCaslin and his trio featuring bassist Hans Glawischnig (Ray Barretto, Stefon Harris, Miguel Zenon) and drummer Johnathan Blake (Tom Harrell, Russell Malone, Jaleel Shaw). The group will be celebrating its debut release, Recommended Tools, McCaslin's ...

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Donny McCaslin: Recommended Tools

Read "Recommended Tools" reviewed by Tom Greenland


Recommended Tools, saxophonist Donny McCaslin's seventh session as a leader and his first for Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music, follows in the tenor trio tradition of Sonny Rollins' A Night at the Village Vanguard and Joe Henderson's The State of the Tenor. Going chordless, without the safety-net of a comping instrument, gives the frontline instrumentalist more latitude ...

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Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools

Read "Recommended Tools" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


The title song to Donny McCaslin Trio's Recommended Tools says it all. The tenor sax, bass and drums go all out in a freely expressive preview of what's to come. Each instrument gets its moment in the spotlight.McCaslin is a product of Santa Cruz, California, and a father who played piano and vibraphone. He ...

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Article: Live Review

The Donny McCaslin Trio at the Jazz Standard, NYC

Read "The Donny McCaslin Trio at the Jazz Standard, NYC" reviewed by Budd Kopman


The Donny McCaslin Trio at The Jazz StandardThe Jazz StandardNew York City, New YorkSeptember 30, 2008 Saxophonist Donny McCaslin took the stage this night with his trio, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and drummer Ted Poor, and proceeded to blow up a mighty storm of great music in a format that ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Donny McCaslin Trio Live at the Jazz Standard/NYC

The Donny McCaslin Trio Live at the Jazz Standard/NYC

Saxophonist/Composer & Bandleader Donny McCaslin will be performing with his Trio at The Jazz Standard in NYC on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Set Times are: 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM. McCaslin will be celebrating the release of his Greenleaf Music debut Recommended Tools. DONNY MCCASLIN TRIO Donny McCaslin - tenor & soprano saxophones

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News: Interview

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Saxophonist Donny McCaslin Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin won the 2008 Down Beat Rising Star Award, which is both gratifying and hilarious, considering that he's been on the scene for nearly 20 years. In recent years, though, McCaslin has appeared in a number of high-profile settings, including the Maria Schneider Orchestra (for which he received a Grammy nomination) and ...

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Donny McCaslin: Trio Toolbox

Read "Donny McCaslin: Trio Toolbox" reviewed by Jason Crane


Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin won the 2008 Down Beat Rising Star Award, which is both gratifying and hilarious, considering that he's been on the scene for nearly 20 years. In recent years, though, McCaslin has appeared in a number of high-profile settings, including the Maria Schneider Orchestra (for which he received a Grammy nomination) and ...


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