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In a Sentimental Mood

Featuring the music of Sam Newsome
Duration: 6:33

Soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome showcasing his extended techniques such as circular breathing, mutliphonics, along with jazz improvisation on Duke Ellignton's "In A Sentimental Mood."
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Article: Megaphone

Sam Newsome: To Play or Not to Play the Soprano

Read "Sam Newsome: To Play or Not to Play the Soprano" reviewed by Sam Newsome


When I think about the radical move I made 14 years ago, switching from the tenor to the soprano saxophone, I sometimes ask myself: “What in the hell were you thinking?" Even though in hindsight I look back on my decision with amazement and disbelief, I'm happy to say that it's one I've never regretted. Becoming ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Gregg August Large Ensemble Commissioned Series at Jazz Gallery April 10 and 11

The Gregg August Large Ensemble Commissioned Series at Jazz Gallery April 10 and 11

Two nights, April 10 & 11, 2009 -- sets at 9:00 & 10:30 pm The Jazz Gallery is proud to announce the fourth event of our Large Ensemble Commissions Series: two evenings with the brilliant bassist, composer and bandleader Gregg August, who will lead the Gregg August Large Ensemble in the premiere of a newly commissioned ...

Album

The Romanian-American Jazz Suite

Label: Jazzaway
Released: 2008
Track listing: Transylvanian Dance; Carol; Danube Stroll; Home; Prelude; Golinda; Bucharest, Part One; Bucharest, Part Two; Where Is Home?.

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Article: Live Review

Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban: The Romanian-American Jazz Suite at the Jazz Standard, NYC

Read "Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban: The Romanian-American Jazz Suite at the Jazz Standard, NYC" reviewed by Budd Kopman


Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban--The Romanian-American Jazz Suite at the Jazz StandardThe Jazz StandardNew York City, New YorkJuly 1, 2008 The genesis of The Romanian-American Jazz Suite goes back to 2004 when pianist Lucian Ban, whose roots are Romanian and American soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome received the CEC Artslink Award, ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban: The Romanian-American Jazz Suite

Read "The Romanian-American Jazz Suite" reviewed by Budd Kopman


The Romanian-American Jazz Suite, by soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome and pianist Lucian Ban, is another very good example of how the jazz aesthetic of personal expression be applied to other music (here Romanian folk music and Christmas carols) and, in essence, subsume it. The project has its genesis in an award given by CEC Artslink to ...

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Article: Album Review

Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban: The Romanian-American Jazz Suite

Read "The Romanian-American Jazz Suite" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes


Sam Newsome and Lucian Ban took a handful of Romanian folk songs and gave them jazz arrangements, then combined them with some original songs inspired by Romanian culture to produce The Romanian-American Jazz Suite, an excellent balance of the modern and the traditional, rendered artfully by a first-rate band. “Transylvanian Dance" isn't what ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Sam Newsome

Read "Meet Sam Newsome" reviewed by Steve Armour


Courage and vision in the creation of art are rarely rewarded commercially. Sam Newsome proved it does occasionally happen, though the outcome is never certain. After years spent developing a reputation as a first-rate tenor saxophonist alongside Terrance Blanchard, Donald Byrd and Lionel Hampton, Newsome gave up the tenor to concentrate exclusively on the soprano sax. ...

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Song of the Day

Boo Boo's Birthday

Album:
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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Duration: 3:47

Album

This Masquerade

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Satin Doll, Stella By Starlight, The Girl From Ipanema, Footprints, This Masquerade, Toryanse, Blue Monk, What's New, Pent-Up House


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