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Sean Nowell is a tenor saxophonist and composer from Birmingham, Alabama steeped in the southern traditions of blues, gospel, jazz, and funk fused with the complex harmonic and world rhythmic concepts that permeate the music of New York City. While in Alabama, he sang in cathedrals with a national touring a cappella choir and was exposed to vocal music from Germany, Eastern Europe, and Africa. He received a BA in Composition from Berklee College of Music in Boston in Jazz Composition and a MA from Manhattan School of Music in New York in Performance. He has composed and improvised film scores, music for ballet and theatre, 20th century classical music, big band, and small jazz ensembles and has pushed the timbral boundaries of the saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, and Udu (Nigerian clay pot drum) by integrating electronic effects pedals with those acoustic instruments

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The Re-Collection

By Jaana Narsipur

Label: In The Pocket
Released: 2026
Track listing: Breakout; In Your Eyes; Time and Tide; Holding Back The Years; Behind Closed Doors; Love and Anger; With or Without You; Here Comes The Rain Again; You Can't Get What You Want; Sister Moon.

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Jaana Narsipur: The Re-Collection

Read "The Re-Collection" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
June 11, 2026

There are few things more revealing than the songs we hold close from our formative years. Jaana Narsipur on The Re- Collection opens her musical scrapbook of Brit-pop and adult contemporary staples, reimagining them as living, breathing jazz narratives. The result is an album that feels deeply personal without tipping into self-indulgence. Pianist and music director ...

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Enjoy!

By Travis Sullivan

Label: KOCH Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Hyperballad; Alarm Call; Human Behavior; Show Me Forgiveness; Army Of Me; Hunter; Who Is It; Cocoon; Enjoy; Overture To "Dancer In The Dark".

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Better Than Anything

By Jaana Narsipur

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Better Than Anything; The Jody Grind; Small Day Tomorrow; Nica's Dream; But For Now; Comin' Home Baby; Lonely Woman; Senor Blues; Devil May Care; Peace

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Farnell Newton: Feel The Love

Read "Feel The Love" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
November 1, 2021

When cellist Pablo Casals was 93 years old, someone asked him why he still spent hours a day practising. Casals humorously replied that it was because he was beginning to notice some improvement. Like Casals, many other musicians spend hours practising and, in most cases, this dedication comes purely from a true love of music. Trumpet ...

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The Kung-Fu Masters

By Sean Nowell

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Crosstown Traffic; In The Shikshteesh; For All Intensive Purposes; Mantis Style; The Outside World; Prosperity; The 55th Chamber; Uncrumplable; Song Of The Southland; Can Do Man.

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Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra: I Go Humble

Read "I Go Humble" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 20, 2013

Until this new CD crossed the threshold, the name Bjork was no more than that within these precincts. As it turns out, Bjork is a she, an Icelandic singer / songwriter whose given name is Bjork Gudmundsdottir. Apparently, saxophonist / arranger Travis Sullivan is an avowed enthusiast, as he has not only named his big band ...

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Travis Sullivan's Björkestra: I Go Humble

Read "I Go Humble" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
September 17, 2013

Björk isn't a member of the jazz community, but the jazz community has had no problem embracing her. Musicians as different as vocalist Kate McGarry and drummer Jeff Tain" Watts have explored the eclectic Icelandic singer's work and put their own stamp on her intoxicating music, but they each left her catalog after a single-song visit. ...

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Sean Nowell: The Kung-Fu Masters

Read "The Kung-Fu Masters" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 6, 2013

New York City-based saxophonist Sean Nowell has found a home with the increasingly prominent West Coast modern jazz record label, Posi-Tone Records. His fourth release highlights the turbo-powered acoustic-electric band, The Kung-Fu Masters. Word has it that the ensemble has been creating a buzz in The Big Apple, and in recent times has acted like a ...