Results for "Noah Jackson"

Noah Jackson

Noah Jackson is a bassist, cellist, composer, and curator from Detroit, Michigan. As a member of NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim's ensemble Ekaya, Mr. Jackson has performed internationally to critical acclaim and recorded the latest album, The Balance, released in 2019 which reached #3 on the Billboard Jazz Charts (July 2019). He has also recorded Nnenna Freelon’s latest release- Time Traveler which has reached #4 on Jazz Week (July 2021). Mr. Jackson has also performed with Nnenna Freelon, Branford Marsalis, The Marsalis Family, Kenny Garrett, Jason Marsalis, George Burton, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian Sands, and Winard Harper. Noah Jackson is also a member of the Recording Academy.

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By Abdullah Ibrahim

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Barakat; Tsakwe; Krotoa - Crystal Clear; Maraba; Ishmael; Mindif; In a Sentimental Mood; Giant Steps; Reprise 1; Water from an Ancient Well; Nisa; The Wedding; Tuang Guru; Reprise 2; Dreamtime; Skippy; Blue Bolero; Mindif; Trance-mission; Mindif; Water from an Ancient Well.

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By Christopher McBride

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Lady D; Welcome; You Put A Smile On My Face; Bronx Unchained; Your Eyes Can't Lie; Intimacy Postlude; Stand Your Ground, Pt. 1 (Suspicion); Stand Your Ground, Pt. 2 (Confrontation); Stand Your Ground, Pt. 3 (In Memoriam: The Ballad of Trayvon Martin); Dope (For The Steppers); Girl Get 'Em; Your Eyes Can't Lie.

Solemn Moments

By Christopher Lucas Wilson

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Solemn Moments; We See; Misnomer; Una Pa' Rosita; A Familiar Feeling (Benny's Beat); Manya De Carnaval; La Media Vuelta; Nocturne In Eb Major

Spoleto Festival USA 2023

by Perry Tannenbaum
July 22, 2023

Spoleto Festival USA Queen Street Playhouse, Sottile Theatre, TD Arena Charleston, SC May 26 to June 11, 2023 Respect for the elders in the jazz lineup of this year's Spoleto Festival USA jazz was gracefully counterbalanced by a hearty welcome to newer generations. It only felt fleetingly like the closing of ...

Christopher Lucas Wilson: Solemn Moments

by Hrayr Attarian
December 9, 2022

Pianist Christopher Lucas Wilson demonstrates his sophisticated style and vibrant sense of swing on his third release as a leader, the delightful Solemn Moments. Informed by the turmoil of the pandemic, the intimate set was recorded in Wilson's hometown of Detroit. Evenly split between covers and originals, the album boasts both thematic cohesiveness and engaging variation. ...

Time Traveler

By Nnenna Freelon

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: I Say a Little Prayer; Marvin Medley; Just You; Betcha By Golly Wow; Time in a Bottle; You Make Me Feel Brand New; Moon River; Time After Time; Come Rain or Come Shine; Time Traveler; Time Traveler (Reprise).

Abdullah Ibrahim: The Sound of the Universe

by Mackenzie Horne
September 13, 2019

Abdullah Ibrahim's cosmology informs his art. While some might look upon him as an overseer at the crossroads between new and old, the tempered pianist stands as a sage, painting swirling rhythms that resemble the spheres of the universe with his compositions. He continues to combine ancient wisdom with the tones of the future; formation and ...

Watch the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert from the Kennedy Center at All About Jazz or Jazz Near You!

April 11, 2019

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters at a tribute concert held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, hosted by Jason Moran. The concert will also be available via a live webcast at both All About Jazz and Jazz Near ...

Celebrate the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters with the National Endowment for the Arts Free Tickets to the April 15 Tribute Concert Available Now!

March 13, 2019

The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters—recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz—at a series of free events this April, held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. These events—a concert with performances by stars of the jazz and music world, ...