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The sounds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow are generated from the mind and soul of Julius Tolentino. With sophisticated technique and skilled interpretation, Julius creates a sound that is unique while also based on tradition. Composer and performer, Julius builds a rapport with his audience and strives to produce an authentic portrayal of jazz music. Born in Bloomfield, NJ, Julius started studying piano at the age of 7. He continued his musical endeavors, which included clarinet when he was 10. By 13 Julius made the transition to alto saxophone. It was with this instrument that Julius began to explore his love for jazz
Jazz Arts Project Celebrates Its 20th Year With 'A Summer Of Jazz' In Red Bank, NJ
Celebrating its 20th year the nonprofit Jazz Arts Project is gearing up for a busy summer in Red Bank, NJ. This year, a non-stop array of world-class jazz artists will perform in dozens of events, including park concerts, café nights, masterclasses, and jam sessions. There will also be several weeks of music camps and training programs ...
Introducing Pianist Ben Collins-Siegel
by Sanford Josephson
I first saw Ben Collins-Siegel play piano in July 2019 at the Roselle Park Jazz Festival. Then a 12-year-old seventh grader at Maplewood Middle School, he led off a performance by the JTole Jazz Orchestra of Thad Jones' “Counter Block," written for the Count Basie Orchestra. It was stunning. JTole stands for Julius Tolentino, ...
Introducing Trombonist Dan Harkins
by Sanford Josephson
Trombonist Urbie Green, who died in 2018 at the age of 92, was part of Woody Herman's Thundering Herd in the 1950s and won DownBeat's International Critics' Award for “New Star" in 1954. While revered among his colleagues, Green is not exactly a household name among the jazz listening public. But 22-year-old trombonist Dan Harkins lists ...
Introducing Saxophonist Anirudh Chakravarthy
by Sanford Josephson
Tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus solo on “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival is etched in jazz history. It energized the Newport audience and rejuvenated Ellington's band. So, the prospect of recreating that moment at Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2024 Essentially Ellington competition had ...
Introducing Pianist Esteban Castro
by Sanford Josephson
Esteban Castro's parents gave him a toy piano when he was three years old. “I would just kind of gravitate toward it a lot," he recalled. “When I was four, they rented a piano and started getting me lessons. I got into jazz because I would really enjoy improvising and composing when I started playing. I ...
Meet Saxophonist Zoe Obadia
by Sanford Josephson
In April 2019, alto saxophonist Zoe Obadia sat in with the Bill Charlap Trio to play Dave Brubeck's “Time Out" at International Jazz Day. “I was definitely very nervous to sit in with such an established and refined trio," she said," but I had fun and felt very supported on stage and off." Said Charlap: “She ...
Meet Bassist Laura Simone-Martin
by Sanford Josephson
As a fifth grader at Lawrence Intermediate School in Lawrenceville, NJ, Laura Simone-Martin was planning to play the cello. But her mother, Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin, who teaches Vocal Jazz at Princeton University, showed her a video of bassist Esperanza Spalding performing at the White House. “I saw her in her Afro, playing and singing. I just ...
David Gibson: Propelling The Story Forward
by Dan Bilawsky
It's late morning on Sunday, January 17, 2016--a wintry New York day that will later see snow--and much of Brooklyn seems to be in a state of hibernation or hiding. There are few signs of life on the streets, but there's no shortage of action in the basement of the former Public School 9 Annex. That's ...
David Gibson: Boom!
by Dan Bilawsky
Trombonist David Gibson's Boom!--his sixth leader date, and third release on the Posi-Tone imprint--is something of a fresh start. His two previous releases--A Little Somethin' (Posi-Tone, 2009) and End Of The Tunnel (Posi-Tone, 2011)--were cut from the same cloth, as each largely focused on funk, soul jazz, and swing; both albums also featured the same quartet--Gibson ...
