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Article: Album Review

Todd Coolman: Perfect Strangers

Read "Perfect Strangers" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


A little bit of imagination is a good thing. Bassist Todd Coolman thought “outside the box" and came up with the idea of soliciting compositions from the public. He chose seven tunes which make up the program for the aptly titled Perfect Strangers. Hopefully, the voices that are heard here through Coolman, Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone), ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonsts Eric Alexander & Jim Snidero at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 27, 2008

Saxophonsts Eric Alexander & Jim Snidero at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 27, 2008

Eric Alexander, aka Alexander the Great," the title of one of his two dozen albums as a leader, will be appearing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 28, 2008. Since placing second in 1991 to Joshua Redman in the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, Alexander -- equally impressive on hard swinging numbers and romantic ballads -- ...

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News: Festival

The 2008-09 JazzErie Season Brings Eric Alexander, Dave Liebman, Pete Mills, Robin McKelle to Town

The 2008-09 JazzErie Season Brings Eric Alexander, Dave Liebman, Pete Mills, Robin McKelle to Town

If you're among those in the Erie area who feel they've heard some good music this summer, well, wait until you hear what's yet to come. JazzErie has put together a highly promising 2008-09 concert season (its fifth annual) featuring some of the best jazz musicians in the world, as well as outstanding local and regional ...

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Road Song

Featuring the music of Eric Alexander
Duration: 9:00

Eric Alexander on tenor with Phil Aaron on piano, Tom Lewis on Bass and Kenny Horst on drums. Recored at the Artists' Quarter in St Paul, MN on May 27, 2007.
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Article: Extended Analysis

Eric Alexander Quartet: Prime Time

Read "Eric Alexander Quartet: Prime Time" reviewed by Jay Deshpande


Eric Alexander Quartet Prime Time HighNote Records 2008 After more than fifteen years on the scene, Eric Alexander deserves his due as one of today's top tenor saxophonists. He has trained and toughed it out with some of the best musicians in the business, and is a player ...

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Article: Album Review

Chase Utley: Chasin' the Hits

Read "Chasin' the Hits" reviewed by Edward Zucker


Actors want to be singers, singers want to be actors, and athletes want to be both. We have seen Wayman Tisdale and Bernie Williams release jazz albums in recent years. Now, Chase Utley, the Philadelphia Phillies starting second baseman and MVP candidate, has thrown his hat (or CD) into the ring. Utley's debut ...

Album

Temple of Olympic Zeus

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Temple of Olympic Zeus; Someday We

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Article: Album Review

Eric Alexander: Temple of Olympic Zeus

Read "Temple of Olympic Zeus" reviewed by Jack Bowers


According to the (incomplete) discography at his website, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, not yet forty years old, has already recorded more than seventy albums as a sideman, and nearly twenty as leader. He must stand outside recording studios in the morning waiting for the doors to open! To say that Alexander's perseverance ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Eric Alexander: Five Corners & Temple of Olympic Zeus

Read "Eric Alexander: Five Corners & Temple of Olympic Zeus" reviewed by Tom Greenland


Dmitri Kolesnik Five Corners Twinz-Challenge 2007 Eric Alexander The Temple of Olympic Zeus High Note 2007 Originally from the rain-drenched Northwest, Eric Alexander came to New York ...

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Blues Quarters, Vol.2

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2006
Track listing: Moment Of Joy; But Here's The Thing ; Inner Circle; Goin' Out Of My Head; Embraceable You; Unforgettable; Suddenly It's Spring; The Second Blues Quarters; Blues For Us.


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