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Donny McCaslin: Trio Toolbox
by Jason Crane
On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Donny McCaslin about his new record, Recommended Tools (Greenleaf Music, 2008). The new album is McCaslin's statement in the saxophone trio format, joined by two of New York's finest--bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Johnathan Blake. McCaslin shines on this album of original compositions, plus ...
Donny McCaslin: Recommended Tools
by Budd Kopman
From the opening, title tune, tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, very tightly supported by bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Johnathan Blake, lays down the gauntlet on Recommended Tools with music that is decidedly cerebral, but containing enormous energy and drive that supports the feeling of playing with abandon while remaining under control. The aural ...
Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools
by C. Michael Bailey
Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin debuts on Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label with Recommended Tools. McCaslin shows his world-class cojones by heading a tenor trio with bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Jonathan Blake. The recording is produced by David Binney, no saxophone slouch himself, and executive produced by Douglas, who asked McCaslin to “write and record the ...
Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools
by Troy Collins
The venerable trio tradition has long been viewed as a proving ground for the talents of upcoming tenor saxophonists. Thrust into the spotlight with minimal accompaniment, the stripped-down setting provides microscopic attention to an improviser's melodic ingenuity, harmonic subtlety and sense of rhythm; free of harmonic restraints, there is no room for error. His ...
Donny McCaslin to Release New CD "Recommended Tools" on Greenleaf Music
Recommended Tools is the 7th release from 2008 Downbeat Rising Star Poll winner Donny McCaslin. It is also his first for Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label. “I asked Donny McCaslin to write and record the Great American Tenor Trio Record, half jokingly. Well, he delivered, with a stunning set of music," says Douglas about the release. ...
Altsys Jazz Orchestra at 2008 IAJE Conference, Toronto
by Alayne McGregor
Altsys Jazz Orchestra2008 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conferenceToronto, CanadaJanuary 10, 2008The combination of a composer who bases his work on Canadian poetry and a fiery American saxophonist was a real crowd-pleaser at the 2008 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conference. The composer was trumpeter Bill ...
In Pursuit
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2007
Track listing:
A Brief Tale; Descarga; Madonna; Sea of Expectancy; In Pursuit; Village Natural; Send Me a Postcard; Fast Brazil; Festival in 3 Parts.
Live at the Jazz Standard
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: CD1: Earmarks; Tree and Shrub; War Room; Indian Point; The Cornet is a Fickle Friend; The Next Phase (for
Thomas); October Surprise; Seth Thomas. CD2: Meaning and Mystery; Navigations; Redemption; Little Penn;
Living Streams; Leaving Autumn; Magic Triangle (bonus track); A Single Sky (bonus track).
Donny McCaslin Trio, with Special Guest John Swana, at Chris' Jazz Cafe on November 16, 2007
Chris' Jazz Cafe hosts the CD release party for tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's CD In Pursuit. DONNY MCCASLIN TRIO, PLUS JOHN SWANA Donny McCaslin - saxophone Jonathan Blake - drums Hans Glawisching - bass John Swana - trumpet November 16, 2007 Sets @ 8 ...
Donny McCaslin at The Jazz Standard
by Budd Kopman
Donny McCaslin at the Jazz StandardThe Jazz StandardNew York, NYTuesday, September 18, 2007 There has always existed in jazz a tension between the unprepared or spontaneous and the written or the composed. The recording process is part of this tension and crystallizes the immediate present moment for posterity, paradoxically helping ...
