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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 ...
Donny McCaslin: Recommended Tools
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 ...
Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools
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 ...
The Donny McCaslin Trio at the Jazz Standard, NYC
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 ...
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
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 ...
Donny McCaslin: Trio Toolbox
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 ...
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 ...
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