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Saxophonist, multi-woodwind instrumentalist, and composer Aaron Irwin is from central IL. Recognized as a “lyrical alto saxophonist and a compelling original composer” (Steve Futterman, The New Yorker), Irwin is a sought-after commodity in both the jazz and commercial worlds. His latest recording (After) will be released on Adhyâropa Records in May of 2024 featuring longtime bandmates Mike Baggetta on guitar and Jeff Hirshfield on drums. He has eight other recordings as a leader with instrumentations spanning from trio to sextet. In addition to his own groups, Irwin has performed with many leading jazz voices in the New York music community including the Grammy-nominated, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Jamie Baum’s Septet +, Bob Sabin’s Tentet, The Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra, the mixed wind group Weathervest, as well as pop artists Kristen Chenoweth, Rufus Wainwright, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, and The Roots. Irwin maintaines a busy schedule as a freelance musician, performing in jazz clubs, concert halls, and Broadway theatres, working with many of New York’s finest musicians and bands.
(After)
By Aaron Irwin
Label: Adhy?ropa Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Recuerdo (after Edna St. Vincent Millay);
Frederick Douglass (after Robert Hayden);
Five Bells (after Kenneth Slessor);
The Hill (after Joshua Mehigan);
Pikes Peak (after Sarah Holland - Batt);
When I Heard At The Close Of The Day (after Walt Whitman);
The Cemetery (after Steve Scafidi);
Daniel Boone (after Stephen Vincent Benét);
The President Visits The Storm (after Shane McCrae).
Roxana Amed, Jasper H?iby, Angelica Sanchez, Chad Taylor & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Dynamic elegance may be the trait that the albums featured in this set have in common, so we hope you'll be elegantly surprised!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Jazz Defenders “The Long Haul" Memory in Motion (ITI) 0:16 Host talks 4:58 Roxana Amed ...
Take Five With Mandolinist Joe Brent
by AAJ Staff
Meet Joe Brent Called, “one of the truly exceptional musicians of his generation," a mandolinist about whom it has been said, “there has never been a mandolinist with greater technical skills," and a composer whose music, “touches and communicates the essence of what it means to be an alive, feeling human being," Joe Brent has forged ...
Composer / Saxophonist / Clarinetist Aaron Irwin Leads His Trio In New Poetry-infused Album '(after)'
Composer-saxophonist-clarinetist Aaron Irwin, guitarist Mike Baggetta, drummer Jeff Hirshfield, and contemporary poets unite for an album of songs inspired by poetry Aaron Irwin releases (after) on Adhya?ropa Records (#AR00060), his ninth album, a collection of works inspired by poetry as interactions between sound and verse weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos. ...
Ben Sidran, Bill Frisell & Kendall Carter
by Joe Dimino
We begin the 854th Episode of Neon Jazz with Kendall Carter--a talented organist from Louisville, Kentucky--with music from his 2024 release, Put-View. From there, we dig into music from another cat out of Louisville, Jimmy Raney. We are delighted to feature new music from living legends Ben Sidran, Charles McPherson and Bill Frisell. In between, we ...
Take Five From Aaron Irwin
by AAJ Staff
Meet Aaron Irwin Critically acclaimed saxophonist, multi-woodwind player, and composer Aaron Irwin is a compelling voice of his generation. Known as a “lyrical alto saxophonist and a compelling original composer" (The New Yorker), Irwin is a sought-after commodity in the New York jazz scene. Aaron Irwin celebrates his latest project: (After) (Adhya?ropa Records, 2024). His ninth ...
Recuerdo (after Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Album: (After)
By Aaron Irwin
Label: Adhy?ropa Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:03
Synergy
By Bobby Kapp
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Tweed Boulevard; Infinite Mobility; Inner Space; From the Heart; Synergy; Trance Dance;
Whirling Dervish; Radioactive.
Bobby Kapp: Synergy
by Jack Bowers
The subtitle of Synergy is “Bobby Kapp plays the music of Richard Sussman," which is true to some extent. To be more precise, drummer Kapp is at the heart of a septet, conducted by Scott Reeves, that features composer Sussman at the piano. So, while “Bobby Kapp plays" is technically correct, it does not represent the ...
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