SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE
Founded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble and composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz, celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2024.
Since the beginning, the Collective’s mission has been to perform newly commissioned pieces by each member and fresh arrangements of works by modern masters. Through this pioneering approach, simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form.
To celebrate two decades as a working ensemble, the supergroup will perform a landmark Anniversary program that both honors the history of the group and looks ahead to its future. In tribute to the artists who have been honored by the Collective over its 20-year history, as well as the world-class composers who have been a part of the ensemble, the band will revisit past original compositions and arrangements from its innovative repertoire, updated and re-imagined by this singular lineup of jazz masters. Additionally, the band will emphasize the spirit of its name by collectively composing a new suite dedicated to and inspired by the history of the ensemble.
Chris Potter ~ music director & saxophone
David Sánchez ~ saxophone
Mike Rodriguez ~ trumpet
Warren Wolf ~ vibraphone
Edward Simon ~ piano
Matt Brewer ~ bass
Kendrick Scott ~ drum
Streaming: $15.00 + fees
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Charles Baker Fowlkes was born on February 16, 1916 in New York City and studied alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, and violin before settling on the baritone saxophone. He spent most of his early career in the city playing with Tiny Bradshaw, Lionel Hampton, and Arnett Cobb.
He joined Basie’s orchestra in 1953 and remained with the orchestra until his death. The main interruptions during Charlie’s time with Basie were absences due to managing the career of his wife, vocalist Wini Brown.
Fowlkes recorded sixty-eight albums with Basie, and another fourteen with Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke, Buck Clayton, Stanley Cowell, Al Grey, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Yusef Lateef, Billy Taylor, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson.
Baritone saxophonist Charlie Fowlkes, who occasionally played flute, electric guitar, bass clarinet and vocals, died in Dallas, Texas on February 9, 1980.
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The Jazz Voyager
Leaving the land of longhorns, cowboy boots and chili for one of the most expensive cities to live in the Midwest nicknamed Tree Town. Within the boundaries of this city of Ann Arbor is where this Jazz Voyager is heading downtown to catch a new group at The Blue Llama. Located at 314 South Main Street, Michigan 48104, the club operates nightly from Wednesday to Saturday.
It will be an interesting evening as I have never heard The Eastside Jazz Collective. is a 5-piece group with vocals by Adrienne Pisoni that is based in Southeast Michigan. I’ve heard they play classic jazz and swing featuring songs made popular by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday along with some contemporary tunes. I am anticipating an enjoyable evening.
Like the music I find the cuisine tempting and will be dining on crispy deviled eggs, black-eyed pea hummus, sorbet and beignets. For those who are requiring more information go to https://notoriousjazz.com/event/the-eastside-jazz-collective.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Gianni Mimmo was born on February 13, 1957 in Pavia, Italy. He developed a unique blend of abstract lyricism and contemporary flavours and has built an international reputation for his unique treatment of musical timbre and his exploration of the advanced techniques on the soprano saxophone. His peculiar work is mainly focused on the relationship among distant artistic declinations and his style is based on a deep knowledge of the instrument and on a sound consciousness which is the constitutional element of his voice.
As composer he often works with graphic scores where elements coming from different musical languages find a new form where fragments and more unbound ideas ask for a fresher interpretation and performing responsibility.
His pantheon is pretty crowded and includes several names coming from art, music and philosophy: painters like Jackson Pollock, John McLaughlin, Toti Scialoja, Mario Sironi, Felice Casorati; adventurous jazz musicians like Steve Lacy, Roscoe Mitchell, contemporary souls like John Cage, Robert Ashely, Earle Brown, philosophers and beautiful minds like Giorgio Agamben and John Berger, writers like Yasunari Kawabata and Herman Melville, poets like Marina Cvetaeva and Wisława Szymborska.
He has numerous current projects and extensively tours in Europe and USA invited by international festivals and venues. In addition, he runs the indie label Amirani Records. Saxophonist and composer Gianni Mimmo continues to perform, compose and record.
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Requisites
The Meeting, Vol. 1 ~ Jackie McLean Featuring Dexter Gordon | By Eddie Carter
I was looking for something to listen to after dinner a few nights ago when I came across a title I hadn’t heard in a while by two of my favorite saxophonists, Jackie McLean and Dexter Gordon. This morning’s record from the library is The Meeting, Vol. 1 (SteepleChase SCS-1006). It hit the Danish and Japanese stores in 1974 and is the first of two live albums recorded a year earlier on July 20 and 21 at Montmartre Jazzhus in Copenhagen. The front line is Jackie McLean on the alto sax and Dexter Gordon on the tenor sax. The supporting cast for both sets is a magical rhythm section: Kenny Drew on piano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass, and Alex Riel on drums. My copy is the 1976 U.S. Stereo reissue (Inner City IC 2006).
Side One opens with Jackie’s introduction of the quintet ahead of the rhythm section’s introduction to All Clean by Dexter Gordon. Both horns enter next to introduce the vibrant melody. Dexter goes to work first on a lengthy opening solo. Jackie checks in next and keeps the flame burning. Kenny makes a vigorous contribution next, and then Niels-Henning takes a brisk walk in the following reading. Dexter and Jackie return to have a spirited conversation, leading to the song’s conclusion. Rue De La Harpe by Sahib Shihab begins with the ensemble’s mid-tempo theme. Jackie has the opening chorus and takes command effectively. Dexter flies straight ahead into the following solo, and Kenny keeps things moving with considerable passion until the theme’s climax.
Side Two starts with Sunset, a hauntingly beautiful ballad by Kenny Drew that he initially recorded on Everything I Love. Both horns introduce the song, proceeding to the ensemble’s delicately tender melody. Jackie begins the opening statement gently. Dexter follows with an extremely personal interpretation, and Kenny adds a meaningful comment preceding the theme’s restatement. On The Trail by Ferdé Grofé is the third of five movements in his Grand Canyon Suite. Jackie kicks off the theme’s first chorus. Dexter takes the baton in the second chorus and then makes a distinctive impression on the first solo. Jackie speaks with captivating inspiration in the following reading. Kenny executes a rewarding performance in the closer ahead of the finale.
Nils Winther did double duty on this release. He produced and recorded The Meeting, Vol. 1. The reissue’s sound quality is excellent, with a superb soundstage that transports the listener to a front-row seat in the Montmartre audience as the musicians are performing. Since I have this album in my library, I’ll be on the lookout for its companion, The Source, Vol. 2. If you’re a fan of Jackie McLean and Dexter Gordon, I invite you to attend The Meeting, Vol. 1 on your next record shopping trip. It’s a stellar lineup with great playing from each member of the quintet and a wonderful document of a live set that anyone can revisit anytime the album is on the turntable!
~ Everything I Love (SteepleChase Records SCS-1007), The Source, Vol. 2 (SteepleChase Records SCS-1020) – Source: Discogs.com ~ On The Trail – Source: Wikipedia.org © 2024 by Edward Thomas Carter
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