Results for "Donny McCaslin"

Donny McCaslin Trio: Recommended Tools

by Troy Collins
August 20, 2008

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

August 6, 2008

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
January 22, 2008

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 ...

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).

In Pursuit

By Donny McCaslin

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.

Donny McCaslin Trio, with Special Guest John Swana, at Chris' Jazz Cafe on November 16, 2007

November 14, 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
October 1, 2007

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 ...

Donny McCaslin: Pursuer

by Jason Crane
September 29, 2007

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Donny McCaslin. One of the busiest saxophonists in the business, McCaslin plays with Maria Schneider, Dave Douglas and many others. He also fronts his own groups, including the band on his new CD, In Pursuit (Sunnyside, 2007). A follow-up to his critically ...

Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit

by Troy Collins
August 26, 2007

From his early forays with Steps Ahead and Ken Schaphorst's Big Band to Maria Schneider's Orchestra and his recent membership in Dave Douglas' Quintet, saxophonist/composer Donny McCaslin is finally beginning to receive the critical accolades he deserves. His second album for Sunnyside and sixth as a leader, In Pursuit, follows a conceptual thread begun ...

Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit

by Laurel Gross
July 23, 2007

If creating challenging music that is also thoroughly entertaining were a crime, then Donny McCaslin ought to be in jail. Some jazz players/composers today can seem so preoccupied with producing art that they make it very difficult for listeners to get in on the fun. Not so with McCaslin, who proves with In ...