Results for "Roland Barber"

Roland Barber

Twins Rahsaan and Roland Barber, saxophonist and trombonist, respectively, are committed to continuing the legacy of jazz through their efforts as composers, performers, bandleaders and educators. Though still in their early twenties, the Barber Brothers have learned their craft both in the classroom and in the informal sessions, shoulder to shoulder with the veterans of the music such as Al Grey and Stanley Turrentine. The Barber Brothers’ training includes virtually every significant resource in modern jazz education. Their experiences include the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Camps, the Essentially Ellington Festival (where both were named Outstanding Soloists), the All-American Grammy High School Jazz Bands, the Ravinia Steans Young Artists Program, the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program, and the Jazz Aspen Program

Mosaic

By Rahsaan Barber

Label: Jazz Music City
Released: 2021

Benny Bailey / Nashville Big Band: A Bird in the Hand

by Jack Bowers
November 23, 2014

To accentuate the positive: A Bird in the Hand is Georgia-based drummer Ben Bailey's debut album as a big-band leader, and a splendid one it is, thanks to Bailey's ample talents and those of the Nashville Big Band. The recording arose from a chance meeting in 2011 when another well-known timekeeper, Duffy Jackson, traveled to from ...

Imer Santiago: Hidden Journey

by Hrayr Attarian
November 29, 2013

Nashville based trumpeter Imer Santiago's debut album Hidden Journey is an engaging, diverse set of nine originals and two standards, that maintains its momentum from the first note to the last. Santiago's compositions sometimes in collaboration with saxophonist and label founder Rahsaan Barber are primarily hard bop vehicles with a variety of flavors that allow the ...

Rahsaan Barber: Everyday Magic

by Dan Bilawsky
October 2, 2011

An album title like Everyday Magic implies that inspired artistry can be as consistent and routine as the rising and setting of the sun and, while that's rarely the case, that philosophy basically rings true on this album. Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber put together a program of nine originals that detail his diversified stylistic portfolio and skills ...

Lainie Cooke: Speaking to the Heart

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
August 10, 2009

When Lainie Cooke sings, the heart sinks in poetry made music; air seems to stop to avoid interrupting the flowing of such a magical, beautiful voice. She fills the barely-noticeable silence between notes with a voice that caresses the heart. Her life has been a jazz-bound adventure inspired by an early need to entertain others, landing ...

Blues Till Dawn

By Gordon Webster

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008
Track listing: Don't Go To Strangers; The Very Thought of You; Mo' Better Blues; Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You; Georgia On My Mind; When Did You Leave Heaven?; Things Ain't What They Used to Be; What the World Needs Now; Makin' Whoopie; Just Squeeze Me; Girl from Ipanema.