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Marcus Printup
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Marcus Printup, who was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia, had his first musical experiences hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church, and would later discover jazz as a senior in high school. While attending the University of North Florida on a music scholarship, he won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet Competition. In 1991, Mr. Printup's life changed drastically when he met his mentor to this day, the great pianist Marcus Roberts. Mr. Roberts introduced him to Wynton Marsalis, which led to his induction into the Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993. Mr
Introducing Trumpeter Nathaniel Williford
by Sanford Josephson
Nathaniel Williford's jazz education began when he entered the sixth grade at Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee, FL. “The magic started happening at our instrument trial day," he recalled, “selecting what we'd play in the band program. The trombone was what stood out to me. I could make some basic sounds on the ...
Cyrus Chestnut First Time Headlining Performance At Carnegie Hall On April 19th!
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut Commissioned For First Time Headlining Performance at Carnegie Hall on April 19th, with Full Orchestra with The Cecilia Chorus of New York. Presenting a two part show: “Christ on the Mount of Olives" and “Power in the Blood." Two Passion stories, each a gripping musical narrative: Beethoven’s edge-of-your-seat Christ on the Mount of ...
Holidays
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Snowbound; My Favorite Things; Solstice; Blue Xmas; What Are You Doing New
Year's Eve?; Sleigh Ride; A Child is Born; The Christmas Song; I've Got My Love to
Keep Me Warm
Rule of Thirds
By Alex Weitz
Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Hive; Nocturne in C Sharp Minor; Rude Awakening; Harlem Lullaby; Odyssey; Convent
Court; Rule of Thirds; Love for Sale; Sonata for Fred.
A Conversation with Tim Hagans
by AAJ Staff
This interview was first published at All About Jazz on December 1998. We spoke with Tim Hagans at Los Angeles's Jazz Bakery in January of this year for his last Blue Note release, a tribute to Freddie Hubbard entitled Hubsongs with fellow trumpeter Marcus Printup. He informed me that he was planning on releasing ...
Alex Weitz: Rule of Thirds
by Jack Bowers
Tenor saxophonist Alex Weitz's third album, Rule of Thirds, is a quartet date with guests--on seven of its nine tracks. In addition to playing tenor, Weitz wrote all but one of those numbers, Cole Porter's seductive “Love for Sale." Like many saxophonists these days, Weitz has excellent technique, which means he plays a lot of notes, ...
Scott Wilson: Nurturing Future Generations of Jazz Musicians
by Jane Kozhevnikova
Scott Wilson is a performer, educator, and composer. He worked at Grand Link World Theme Park in Qingdao, China, at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan, and at Tokyo Disney Sea, among other places around the world. Having many years of experience in the music industry, he has stepped into teaching jazz. Wilson has authored ...
Transformation
By Ted Nash
Label: Tiger Turn
Released: 2021
Track listing: Creation, Part I; Creation, Part II; Dear Dad/Letter; Dear Dad/Response; Prelude for
Memnon; One Among Many; Rising Out of Hatred; A Piece by the Angriest Black Man in
America; Forgiveness; Wisdom of the Humanities; Reaching the Tropopause.
Bill Evans & Frank Kimbrough
by Joe Dimino
We set a peaceful tone with the first track on the first episode of 2021 with Bill Evans and the iconic tune “Peace Piece." The 682nd Episode continues to profile the voices and new music that has been released during the 2020 pandemic. The music includes Marcus Printup, Monika Hoffman, Seth Trachy and Trish Clowes. We ...
