Who should I be listening to?

[Mamos]

Hi All

I love jazz music but most of my heros are dead and most of the jazz played live down here in the west country tends to be trad or similar.

I mainly listen to John Coltrane(aka God), Monk, Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and similar but I want to broaden my horizons and listen to some newer stuff.

I know about the likes of Courtney pine and Andy Sheppard and I really like Jan Garbarek and John Surman but there must be thousands of fantastic young sax players out there that I have never heard of.

So what I am looking for is mainly British, sax based modern jazz that I may be able to actually see live once in a while.

Bring it on

mamos

 

[TomMapfumo]

Two to familiarise yourself with - Dave Stapleton Quintet, and Portico Quartet!
You know what you have to do!

Kind regards
Tom

 

[Mamos]

I'll be on youtube if anybody needs me

mamos

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Have a listen to Alan Skidmore, who does a wicked tribute gig to Coltrane,also with his african mates Amampondo.
Stan Sulzmann with Kenny Wheeler and John Paricelli called Ordessa.
Try Tubby Hayes (plenty on You tube) dead but not forgotten.
Mark Lockheart with loads of bands too numerous to mention.
Martin Speake on alto a great player.
That should keep you busy.
Andrew

 

[Mamos]

Thanks Guys

I will spend some time on youtube tomorrow

mamos

 

[rhysonsax]

Concentrating on the Brits & British based (that I have seen or heard and enjoyed):
Theo Travis
Tommy Smith
Iain Ballamy
Dave O'Higgins
Martin Williams
Osian Roberts
Gilad Atzmon
Derek Nash
Renato D'Aiello
Snake Davis
Art Themen
Howard McGill (not sure how much he tours)
Jay Craig
Ben Castle
Alan Barnes
Andy Panayi
Iain Dixon
Leo Green
Peter King
Bobby Wellins
Tony Coe

That should be enough to be going on with !

Rhys

 

[Semiquaver]

St Ives

See as much live music as you can.

Is St Ives jazz club too far for you?

 

[Mamos]

About 45 minutes away

I will have to get on their mailing list if they have one

mamos

 

[Mamos]

I'm loving the Portico Quartet

And they are playing a gig in Helston (10miles) on the 2nd May

mamos

 

[Mikec]

Two more who tour on the small club circuit:
Simon Spillett
Vasilis Xenopolous

 

[BirdHead90]

Some REAL Sax players:

Eric Dolphy
Ornette Coleman
Archie Shepp
Anthony Braxton
Sam Rivers
Wayne Shorter
Andrew D'Angelo
David Binney
Joe Lovano
Seamus Blake
Albert Ayler
Art Pepper
Evan Parker
Charlie Parker
Chris Speed
Tim Berne
James Spaulding [The Soothsayer, The All Seeing Eye]
Lee Konitz
Warne Marsh
Matt Otto
Cannonball Adderly
Hayden Chrisholm
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Sonny Criss
Sonny Stitt
Steve Lehman
Tony Malaby

Don't listen to any of that pop ****.

 

[andyb1970]

Some REAL Sax players:

Don't listen to any of that pop ****.

While the list of players you quote are certainly some very fine sax players, I'd just like to say I'll listen to pop if I want to so there.

 

[kevgermany]

While the list of players you quote are certainly some very fine sax players, I'd just like to say I'll listen to pop if I want to so there.

Have you tried Iggy Pop?

 

[visionari1]

Have you tried Iggy Pop?

No.....I prefer Lolly Pop

Ciao
Jimu

 

[zootsaxenberger]

also try Scott Hamilton, Michael Brecker, David Sanborn and has anyone mentioned Stan Getz ?

 

[kevgermany]

No.....I prefer Lolly Pop

Ciao
Jimu

That was a great song. Who was it? Little Eva maybe...

 

[Sunray]

It was Millie [Link]