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Josh Lawrence

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Josh Lawrence is a critically acclaimed trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and recording artist who serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

​A "preeminent voice among young composers" (Downbeat 2017), Lawrence has received awards from and produced commissions for the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage (From the Vine), American Composers Forum (Mind Behind Closed Eyes), Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Life Mosaic), Revive X Metropolitan Museum of Art (Harlem Suite), Chamber Music America (Lost Works Live), Come Hear North Carolina (We Insist! FCO + Melanie Charles), and Festival of New Trumpet Music (Philly Twisted).

Article: Album Review

Peter Nelson: Ash, Dust, and the Chalkboard Cinema

Read "Ash, Dust, and the Chalkboard Cinema" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Questo disco del trombonista Peter Nelson è assai particolare sia nella struttura, sia nelle ispirazioni extramusicali che hanno portato alla sua realizzazione. Nelson, originario del Michigan ove ha iniziato a cimentarsi sul trombone fin da bambino raggiungendo ottimi risultati, si è trasferito a New York, dove tuttora vive, nel 2013, e lì si è rapidamente imposto ...

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Triptych

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: We're Happiest Together; Composition #1; Composition #2; Composition #3; Sugar Hill Stroll; Earth; Wind; Fire; Sunset In Santa Barbara; That's The Way Of The World.

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Article: Live Review

2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Read "2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


2019 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Pittsburgh, PA June 20-23, 2019 Now in its ninth year, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival continues to grow and prosper as one of the country's best jazz festivals. Tied to the efforts of the city's August Wilson African American Cultural Center, the festival continues to prosper under ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bill Frisell, Tom Harrell, Wadada Leo Smith and Other Great New Releases

Read "Bill Frisell, Tom Harrell, Wadada Leo Smith and Other Great New Releases" reviewed by Bob Osborne


A show packed with new music featuring new releases from Chuck Deardorf, Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Matt Brewer, Josh Lawrence, Tom Harrell, and Wadada Leo Smith. Playlist Chuck Deardorf “Lullaby" from Perception (Origin Records) 00:00 Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan “You Only Live Twice" from Epistrophy (ECM) 07:23 Josh Lawrence “We're Happiest ...

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Article: Album Review

Josh Lawrence: Triptych

Read "Triptych" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Triptych succeeds on the connection between Josh Lawrence's writing and a coterie of players with whom he has been associated for several years. A brilliant, enterprising band comprised of the leader's trumpet, pianist Zaccai Curtis, his brother, bassist Luques Curtis, alto saxophonist Caleb Curtis (no relation), and drummer Anwar Marshall readily embrace the contours of Lawence's ...

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Article: Interview

Matt Davis: Big Family, Big Picture

Read "Matt Davis: Big Family, Big Picture" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


If there's a defining trait to be found in the value system guiding guitarist Matt Davis and his music, it's most definitely a healthy respect and admiration for kith and kin. A love of community and belonging drives nearly every aspect of this artist's life, including his flagship ensemble, Matt Davis' Aerial Photograph, and it speaks ...

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Article: Album Review

Something Blue: Maximum Enjoyment

Read "Maximum Enjoyment" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Maximum Enjoyment is a curated effort by Posi-Tone producer Marc Free to feature the label's artists individually and collectively. The recording features a talented front-line of alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, trombonist Nick Finzer, and tenor saxophonist Sam Dillon, backed by an uber rhythm section featuring pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Rudy Royston.

Album

Contrast

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Circles On Black; Round The Circle; Dominant Curve; Accompanied Contrast; In The Black Square; Gray; Brown; Agent Orange; Blues On The Bridge; Sometimes It Snows In April.

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Straight Forward

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Happy Juice; Delilah Was a Libra; West Village; King Cobra; I'm OK; Down the Pike; Hush Puppy; Vortex; Frederico; Follow Suit; Preachin'.


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