Results for "Langston Hughes II"

Langston Hughes II

Born: March 6, 2001

Langston Hughes II, at 23 years old, distinguishes himself as an accomplished saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator, positioning him as one of the most promising young talents in music today.

Currently immersed in the pursuit of a master's degree in Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School in the vibrant landscape of New York City, Langston's musical journey began in his hometown near Washington D.C. He first started playing saxophone in the Prince George County public school system but later refined his craft at Howard University under the mentorship of the renowned saxophonist and educator Charlie Young III and pianist Cyrus Chestnut, all while being shaped by the diverse cultural influences of Washington D.C.

Kind of Grunge

By Ulysses Owens, Jr.

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Touch Me I’m Sick; Even Flow; Would?; Disarm; Smells Like Team Spirit; Wooden Jesus; Spoonman; Interstate Love Song; In Bloom; Celebrity Skin; Heart-Shaped Box; Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Meditations on Providence and Perseverance, Vol. 2

By Domas Žeromskas

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Iš Tavo Rankos; Blessed Are; reFlect; A Friend Indeed; Open Question; Eph 4:31-32; Whate'er My God Ordains Is Right

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: Kind of Grunge

by Jack Bowers
September 26, 2026

New York-based master drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. is back, Generation Y in tow, with another generous helping of so-called “grunge jazz" deftly transformed to straight-ahead patterns in a style similar to that of the legendary Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. This is not, however, precisely the same Generation Y that recorded the well-received ...

Introducing Saxophonist Langston Hughes II

by Sanford Josephson
February 1, 2026

In the April 2024 issue of Jersey Jazz, drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. told me he had recently taken four young musicians with him for a tour in Tokyo. One of them was saxophonist Langston Hughes II, then studying for his master's degree at Juilliard. Hughes, said Owens, is “burning up the scene." The 24-year-old ...

So Many Memories

By Loren Schoenberg

Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Azure; Nice Work; You Go to My Head; I Know That You Know; Music, Maestro, Please; September in the Rain; So Many Memories; Two Sleepy People; I Can Dream, Can’t I?; I See Your Face Before Me; You Couldn’t Be Cuter; Old Folks; Roses in December; Exactly Like You; You’re Laughing at Me; After You’ve Gone.

In The Beginning

By Something Blue

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Trapdoor; Undercurrents; Dream For Donte; Sun Sound; This One's For You; Like Miles; Portrait Of Harlem; Lockout; Sea Of Sand.

Something Blue: In The Beginning

by Michael Ambrosino
July 11, 2025

Jazz is powered by many things. Perhaps most notably, the expansive variety of independent record labels representing some of the more inspiring aspirations of the idiom. Reflecting the grit, passion and often sheer audacity to exist within an industry that makes little room for jazz, independent labels have established an expanse of music that exemplifies the ...

Howard University Jazz Ensemble 2023: Nefertiti

by Jack Bowers
January 13, 2024

The Howard University Jazz Ensemble was formed almost half a century ago, in 1975, by Fred Irby III, its first--and, so far, only--music director. Every year since 1976, the ensemble has recorded and released an album to showcase its prowess and growth under Irby's baton. This year's entry, Nefertiti, is a tribute to ...

Nefertiti

By Fred Irby III

Label: HUJE
Released: 2023
Track listing: Nefertiti; Hindsight; Send One Your Love; Portrait of a Breath; Heart of Brazil; Green Chimneys; Gymnopedie #1; Pretty Eyes; Remember; How Deep Is Your Love.