Gigi Gryce Musician – All About Jazz
Gigi Gryce was born George General Grice(sic) on 28th November, 1925 (not 1927) in Pensacola, Florida – although he was brought up in Hartford, Connecticut. He spent a short period in the Navy where he met musicians such as Clark Terry, Jimmy Nottingham and Willie Smith, who were to turn his thoughts from pursuing medicine […]
Ivo Perelman Musician – All About Jazz
The natural affinity of music and visual art has rarely ever been expressed as vividly as in the visual imagery created by noted jazz saxophonist, Ivo Perelman. Born 12/01/1961 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he came to the United States in 1981 to pursue a musical career. He has performed to great acclaim in jazz festivals […]
Steve Lacy Musician – All About Jazz
Steve Lacy, one of the greatest soprano saxophonists of all time and a New England Conservatory faculty member since fall 2002, died Friday [June 4th, 2004] at New England Baptist Hospital. The jazz master who once defined his profession as “combination orator, singer, dancer, diplomat, poet, dialectician, mathematician, athlete, entertainer, educator, student, comedian, artist, seducer […]
Tineke Postma Musician – All About Jazz
Tineke Postma is an internationally acknowleged activejazzsaxophonist. During her college years at theConservatory of Amsterdam, she received two scolarshipsto study at the Manhattan School for Music in New York,where she was taught by Dick Oatts, David Liebman andChris Potter. In 2003, Tineke gratuaded with Honors at theConservatory of Amsterdam, where she has been teachingsince 2005. […]
Ove Johansson Musician – All About Jazz
There are few white saxophone players that has such a black feeling like Ove Johansson. NYE TAKTER, NORWAY. Ove Johansson’s tenor playing has a force and intensy that is rare in Swedish jazz. HALLANDSPOSTEN, SWEDEN. The tenor player Ove Johansson is a very powerful and inventive saxplayer, who all the time strives to really improvise. […]
Joe Ford Musician – All About Jazz
One of the most exciting truths in the jazz world is that within every top sideman is a solo artist itching to emerge from the shadows and into the forefront. Longtime McCoy Tyner saxophonist Joe Ford’s stunning and diverse Bluemoon debut, Today’s Nights, proves that such an evolution is more than worth the years of […]
Eric Alexander Musician – All About Jazz
Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds from the outset. He started out on piano as a six-year-old, took up clarinet at nine, switched to alto sax when he was 12, and converted to tenor when jazz became his […]
Bob Mintzer Musician – All About Jazz
“Playing music is a life long commitment. There are always new things to consider and develop. I’m exhilarated and humbled by music on a daily basis, and plan to continue on this path until my last day on earth.” These words pretty much sums up Bob Mintzer’s approach to music. Bob leads several musical lives […]
Stanley Turrentine Musician – All About Jazz
Stanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man” or the original “Mr. T” found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career with a #1 hit and four Grammy nominations — first in R&B and then in […]
Charles Lloyd Musician – All About Jazz
The critical consensus is that Charles Lloyd has never sounded better. As he enters his 76th year, the depth of his expression reflects a lifetime of experience. Lloyd has a legendary history in the music world, and could certainly be in a position to slow down and rest on his laurels. But looking back has […]