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Sarah Manning - Dandelion Clock (Positone)
A few seconds with Sarah Manning's cutting and passionate alto and it comes as no surprise that one of her key early mentors was none other than Jackie McLean. Manning also studied with Yusef Lateef on one leg of a cross-coastal odyssey that eventually ended in New York City. This quartet set, her debut for Positone, ...
Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock
by Woodrow Wilkins
It may take years of listening before a music enthusiast can identify the sound of a musician, distinct and separate from others who play the same instrument. David Sanborn, Bob Mintzer and Jay Beckenstein are just a few examples of saxophonists whose voices are easily distinguished. Sarah Manning hopes to join their ranks. Manning ...
Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock
by Bruce Lindsay
The cover of Dandelion Clock, Sarah Manning's third album as leader, shows the saxophonist in soft focus, lying on a bed of fallen autumn leaves and lightly cradling her alto. It's standard smooth jazz cover art--but appearances can be deceptive, for Manning is one of the hardest-blowing and intense of musicians while her talents as a ...
Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock
by Dan Bilawsky
Abstraction and accessibility isn't an easy match, but alto saxophonist Sarah Manning weds the two with fine results on Dandelion Clock. Manning's desire to create “a working, stable group that through rehearsals and philosophy lives and breathes on stage as a musical unit," is largely achieved with this quartet, featuring bassist Linda Oh, pianist Art Hirahara ...
Sarah Manning: Dandelion Clock
by John Barron
In the midst of the college-bred blandness of saxophonists posturing for position on the jazz stage with technique to spare and a full store of generic ideas, stand a few risk takers who don't seem to be the least bit concerned with tired jam session worthiness. Such an artist is alto saxophonist Sarah Manning whose third ...
Tonight - Saxophonist/Composer Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass at Cornelia Street Cafe
Double Bill With Saxophonist Sean Nowell Tonight, September 9th, at 8:30PM, Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass debuts at the Cornelia Street Cafe in Manhattan’s West Village. Catching fire on the West Coast, alto saxophonist Sarah Manning was recently reborn from the ashes onto the New York scene. With bassist Linda Oh, pianist Art Hirahara and drummer ...
Saxophonist and Composer Sarah Manning Signed to Posi-Tone Records
New York City based alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning has signed on to Posi-Tone Records and will be recording a new album this fall, with an anticipated release of Spring or Summer of 2010. The Posi-Tone release will be Manning’s third album as a leader, and the first to feature her regular quartet, Shatter the ...
Saxophonist Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass Tonight in Harlem at Bflat Universe!
Tonight, Friday August 7th, at 7:00PM, saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass performs as part of the Brownstone Music Series in Harlem. Produced by cellist Nioka Workman, the concert will take place in the parlor of Bb Universe, a landmark brownstone located behind the state office building at 169 West 126th Street. Music will ...
Saxophonists Sarah Manning and Sean Nowell Double Bill Friday May 1st at Ibeam Brooklyn
This Friday May 1st at 9PM, Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass debuts at Ibeam Brooklyn in a performance marking the alto saxophonist's first show as an official NYC resident. Featuring pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Kyle Struve, the group will showcase Manning's original compositions including new work that will be recorded this fall ...
Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass on 4/24 at Jazz Gallery
On Thursday, April 24th, 2008, alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass will return to the Jazz Gallery for two sets. Pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Kyle Struve add their unique voices to the fray, propelled by the iconoclastic compositions of Manning. Sets start at 9PM and 10:30PM. Tickets are $12 ...
