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Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Troy Collins
Perpetual Motion is tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's first dedicated foray into the electrified realms of funk, R&B and soul. A renowned soloist whose memberships in Dave Douglas' Quintet, Mingus Dynasty and the Maria Schneider Orchestra have won him great acclaim (including a Grammy nomination for his work with Schneider's Orchestra), McCaslin has delved into groove-based territory ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin can be called, quite accurately, a fearless player, whether it's for his prodigious and always adventurous work as a sideman--very notably with trumpeter Dave Douglas' quintet and with Maria Schneider's award-winning orchestra (for which he garnered a Grammy nomination), or on his own discs as a leader.McCaslin's musical spirit is a ...
Donny McCaslin: Perpetual Motion
by Warren Allen
Donny McCaslin has long been one of the under-sung superstars of the modern tenor saxophone. In recent years, however, as both a leader and sideman with big band leader Maria Schneider, the Mingus Dynasty band, and trumpeter Dave Douglas, McCaslin has gained more and more well-deserved recognition. Drawing off the best of the 21st century's jazz, ...
Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 2: January 8, 2011
by Daniel Lehner
Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 Kirk Knuffke Quartet Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke certainly has an enthusiasm for the “hot" jazz of the 1920's, even if it isn't straight from the source. Knuffke's quartet--co-fronted by trombonist Brian Drye, and backed by ...
Charles Pillow: Sound Crafter
by Victor L. Schermer
Charles Pillow is a musician's musician who works with diverse ensembles from jazz to pops to classical, small group to large ensemble, straight-ahead to avant-garde. He grew up in Baton Rouge, La., and studied music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, before eventually settling in the New York City area as a working professional.
Thomas Marriott: Constraints and Liberations
by Dan McClenaghan
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott keeps growing as an artist. He has released CDs at a healthy pace since 2005: an introduction for many perhaps unwary jazz fans to some warped country western flavor on Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson (Origin Records, 2008); cranking an all-star quintet up in a modern mainstream mode on Flexicon (Origin Records, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Maria Schneider
All About Jazz is celebrating Maria Schneider's birthday today! Maria SchneiderMaria Schneider, born in Windom, Minnesota, arrived in New York City in 1985 after studies at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Maria Schneider ...
Unreleased Recordings from Maria Schneider
With her most recent ArtistShare collaboration, Maria Schneider has allowed fans to access previously unreleased recordings from her Masters Recital at The Eastman School of music. Listeners will get a sense of the history behind Maria's distinct compositional voice from the three compositions “Espino," “Last Season," and “Samba Solstice." To access this exclusive streaming audio from ...
Paolo Angeli, Steve Wilson-Bruce Barth, Lee Konitz-Dan Tepfer y Donny McCaslin en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona
by Joan Fargas
Paolo Angeli42 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaJamboree9 de noviembre, 2010 Como todo gran festival, el 42 Voll-Damm Festival de Jazz de Barcelona da cabida en su programación, además de a las primeras figuras internacionales del momento que pueden llenar grandes auditorios, a una extensa e interesante propuesta de conciertos ...
Maria Schneider "The Eastman Recordings"
Maria Schneider's most recent ArtistShare collaboration “The Eastman Recordings" allows fans to access unreleased recordings from Maria's Graduate Recital at the Eastman School Of Music. The three compositions; “Espino," “Samba Solstice," and “Last Season" provide an amazing stop on the time line of Maria's career for any dedicated fan or new listener. To access this streaming ...
