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James Danderfer
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“One of the best kept secrets in Canada, … a truly remarkable musician.” (- Bill King, Jazz Preview, Jazz FM91.1) Originally from Vancouver, Canada, jazz clarinetist/composer James Danderfer has been traveling, studying and performing around the world since the age of 16. His travels first began when he was accepted into the prestigious Interlochen World Center For The Arts high school (USA) to study with renowned clarinetist Richard Hawkins. James attended the University of North Texas and later received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from Western Michigan University where he was a featured soloist and composer in both concerts and recordings
Meets Brian Charette
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Equestrian Interlude; Don’t Call Before 10; Lado a Lado; As Luck Would Have It;
The Sorcerer; Shimmy!; Oh Brother; Colour Contrast; Honeymoon Phase; The Same
Old You with the Same Old Blues.
If Not Now
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ponderosa; My Brightest Lights; Nightlife; Tumbledown; Oh Brother; If Not Now; I Like You;
Garden of Weeds; Tempest of the Times.
Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2025
by Jack Bowers
2025: Another year which proves that jazz is not only alive and well but flourishing in its own little corner of the musical world. The number of splendid new recordings by groups large and small was as plentiful as ever and, even better, spanned the globe from the U.S. to Europe, Asia to Latin America, and ...
James Danderfer, Michael Wolff, Fieldwork & more
by Marek J. Śmietański
Part two of our September jazz roundup continues in 117th episode--now venturing beyond Europe. Most of the highlights come from North America (the US and Canada are on fire), plus a few excellent releases from Australia, Japan, and Cuba (with a slight geographic stretch or two). Only two genuine debut albums in this episode, but one ...
Eric Alexander, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Rin Seo, Don Was and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander, Yoko Yates, Michael Wolff, Jamile, Susan Krebs, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Milan Verbist, Shawn Purcell, Juliet Ewing, James Danderfer, Mark Winkler, David Kikoski, Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi, JD Allen, Kate Wyatt, Michael Dease, Emma Smith, Charlie Porter, Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros, Stevie ...
James Danderfer: If Not Now
by Pierre Giroux
Clarinetist James Danderfer's If Not Now showcases warmth and craftsmanship. It is the kind of album that affirms jazz's enduring ability to blend tradition with personal expression. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's legendary Englewood Cliffs studio on November 4, 2024, the album features a select group including Steve Davis on trombone, Cory Weeds on tenor saxophone, ...
Horace Silver, Neil Gray, Ted Rosenthal, Aretha Tillotson and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Horace Silver, Neil Gray, Ted Rosenthal, Tierney Sutton, Aretha Tillotson, Andy Nevala, The Flying Horse Big Band, Jen Allen, Johnathan Blake, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Socrates Garcia, James Danderfer, Thom Rotella, Brad Mehldau, Yoko Yates, Charles Lloyd, Alberto Pibiri, Lori Williams, Sean Mason, Steve Rosenbloom, Paul Cornish, Don Was, Nicholas Payton, Christian ...
Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros, Stevie Holland, Margherita Fava, Tom Cohen, Al Muirhead, Rick Keller, James Danderfer, Ryan Keberle, Markus Rutz, Charlie Porter, Michael Mayo, Rin Seo, Snorre Kirk, Michael Dease, Jen Allen, Roger Glenn, Eric Byrd, Nick Finzer, JD Allen, Johnathan Blake, Mike LeDonne, Kate Wyatt, ...
James Danderfer: If Not Now
by Jack Bowers
The clarinet, which once was commonplace in jazz (think Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Buddy DeFranco, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Fountain, Bob Wilber and many others), is all but absent these days save for a handful of adamant diehards such as Paquito D'Rivera, Eddie Daniels, Don Byron and Ken Peplowski. That ...
