I was also a guest minister at the birthday of the wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye organised by pastor's Seed Fellowship (PSF), where I was opportune to play alongside top
saxophonists, including, Pastor Kunle Ajayi; Bolaji Banjoko (a.k.a Beejay Sax); Dr Kunle Pimiloye (Ksticks) and some other foreigners.
An advocate of new music, Baker is co-artistic director and
saxophonist with Atlanta-based new music ensemble Bent Frequency.
Though Macdonald does encourage the listener to "Listen to every
saxophonist you can," it would be much more powerful to cite specific performers, for example, the amazing slap-tonguing of Joshua Redman, or the virtuosic multiphonics of Claude Delangle.
The gig by trio Libero, led by
saxophonist Andy Sheppard, was satisfying enough but too often lacked imagination and depth one might expect from musicians of this calibre.
This features playwright Alan Plater and an all-star octet led by
saxophonist Alan Barnes in a set of songs celebrating features of the jazz world co-written by Plater and Barnes.
Jazz
saxophonist Frank Lowe died of complications from lung cancer Sept.
His new wave first hit the
saxophonists. John Coltrane embraced aspects of the free jazz movement, and countless other artists took their turns at deconstructing Charlie Parker's sacred bebop scripture.
Backed by a crack organ trio featuring guitarist Melvin Sparks, drummer Kenny Washington, and the great Hammond B-3 player Gene Ludwig, tenor
saxophonists Plas Johnson and Red Holloway deliver a set of funky and mostly blues-based originals and jazz classics that includes a swinging rendition of Coleman Hawkins's "Stuffy," a gentle and melancholy arrangement of "Dream a Little Dream of Me," and, bracketed between those tracks, lots and lots of bare-knuckle blowing: "Go Red Go" finds Johnson and Holloway in a spirited blues conversation, while "Bretheren!" [sic] is an energetic jazz waltz written by Holloway on which the two pass choruses back and forth with gusto.
The album was released under the title of Tenor Madness,(4) suggesting that both
saxophonists allowed themselves highly abandoned and free-form improvising.
Little
saxophonists, Demilade Adepegba Temidayo Kayode, were the cynosure of eyes at the Beeyjay Sax Live Concert, held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, last Sunday.
The centre has welcomed many a musician to give us a beat, including
saxophonists David Lynch (from Greece) and Gilad Atzmon (Israel-born).
Dunmall is one of the best
saxophonists in the UK, with a particular facility for emotional blow-outs at high volume, maximum loquacity and with massive emotional weight.