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Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Read "Inner Flights" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
April 19, 2011

Inside Benjamin Drazen is an old soul, nestling cheek-by-jowl in a fertile mind, brimful with new ideas that undulate and flow beautifully from his alto saxophone. That he is able to take control of this force, and harness its power to open a virtual door to the temple of his muses--running the gamut of saxophonists from ...

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Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Read "Inner Flights" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 17, 2011

Benjamin Drazen has been on the New York scene for over 15 years, working with established players including Lew Soloff, George Garzone and Rashied Ali. The saxophonist cannot be accused of being in a hurry to get his name on a CD cover: a 15-year wait to release a debut is a lifetime in today's scene, ...

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Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Read "Inner Flights" reviewed by A. Lienhard

by A. Lienhard
March 9, 2011

Alto saxophonist Benjamin Drazen has been plying his trade around Manhattan's network of small jazz bars--places like 55 Bar, Smalls, and The Garage--for over a decade. At long last, the New York native unveils his debut outing, Inner Flights. In a program of mostly original music, Drazen consistently delivers strong post-Coltrane fire, with a sound that ...

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Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Read "Inner Flights" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 27, 2011

The peaceful, John Lennon-like face on the cover of Inner Flights is merely a mask. Behind that calm exterior is a musician with killer instincts and serious chops. Sure, saxophonist Benjamin Drazen can be calm and graceful when he wants to, as he is on Inner Flights' closing track, “Polka Dots And Moonbeams," but more often ...