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Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies: Fortune Songs
by Dan Bilawsky
Plenty of artists play soprano saxophone, either as their weapon of choice or as an auxiliary axe, yet the instrument's inherent gift for melody is still under-explored in jazz. John Coltrane used it to probe deep into the recesses of sound itself, Wayne Shorter takes it on stratospheric flights, darting and daring all the while, and ...
Sam Newsome: The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1
by Dan McClenaghan
Sam Newsome's The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1 is a solo soprano saxophone outing, While not unprecedented--Steve Lacy and Evan Parker have done this before--it certainly is unusual. The straight horn all alone: no bass, no drums, no piano or guitar. Sounds lonely, and a little too sonically spare.But no one has gone ...
Take Five With Sam Newsome
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sam Newsome: One of the more important soprano saxophonists of his generation, Sam Newsome emerged onto the scene as a member of Terence Blanchard's quintet in the early 1990s, Newsome really hit his artistic stride when he began releasing a series of solo saxophone recordings expanding the sonic terrain of the soprano sax: ...
Enter the "Sam Newsome - The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Sam Newsome - The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 14th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Sam Newsome at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Sam ...
Sam Newsome Explores Ellington, Coltrane and African Suites on Third in a Trilogy of Solo Soprano Sax Releases.
Following such acclaimed projects as 2010's Blue Soliloquy (which received a five-star rating from Downbeat and was named one the Best CDs of 2010 by All About Jazz) and 2007's Monk Abstractions, virtuoso saxophonist Sam Newsome unveils the third in a trilogy of potent solo soprano recordings, The Art of the Soprano, Vol. 1. Utilizing an ...
Saxophonist Sam Newsome and Pianist Ethan Iverson Perform in the Sound It out Series at Greenwich House Music School, September 15, 2012.
Sam Newsome will play an intro set of incantatory solo soprano saxophone - including famous Coltrane and Ellington pieces - before being joined by Iverson, pianist of The Bad Plus, for a full duo performance. The Sound It Out series presents saxophonist Sam Newsome and pianist Ethan Iverson in performance at the Greenwich House Music School ...
Joanna Wallfisch: Wild Swan
by Bruce Lindsay
After immersing herself in the New York jazz scene, English singer/songwriter Joanna Wallfisch decided to return to the city in December 2011 to record her debut album, Wild Swan. A great decision—Wallfisch's soaring and expressive voice combines with superb playing from Big Apple musicians to create a fascinating and original set of songs. The ...
Drew Paralic - Roll with It, Baby (2011)
By Nick DeRiso Drew Paralic is that most unusual of things, a jazz pianist and composer who has released an album of originals played by others. Having taken up the instrument too late, he says, to approach the mastery of deeply appreciated influences like Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk, Paralic instead decided to focus on writing ...
