Chico Freeman

Born: July 17, 1949

Heralded as one of the most important saxophonists of our time, musician, composer and producer Chico Freeman marked his return to the United States after more than a decade living and working in Europe with a new album and a new group in 2016. In the early 2000s, with dozens of recordings as a leader, Freeman moved from New York to Europe to start a new chapter of chico2011exploration by focusing on his own self-improvement and self-reflection. His thirst to immerse himself in his music, his curiosity to explore working with different musicians and living in different cultures and challenging himself to be better than he was, all prepared Freeman for this new stateside chapter of his life. ��As much as I��ve travelled and on the road playing with such masters as McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Sam Rivers, Sun Ra, Dizzy Gillespie and so many jazz greats, as well as leading my own groups including founding ��The Leaders�� and the group ��Roots,�� an inner voice was telling me, you need to go to another level both musically and personally,�� Freeman explains

Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" �� A Disambiguation

by Artur Moral
July 27, 2025

Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...

The Sun Rises Again on Strata-East Records

by Joshua Weiner
May 2, 2025

Fans of classic post-bop, avant-garde, and spiritual jazz rejoiced at the news of Mack Avenue Music Group's partnership with Strata-East Records, a pioneering independent label founded in 1971 by trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell. Many Strata-East releases are being reissued on CDs, deluxe all-analogue vinyl LP packages, and digitally through streaming services, many for ...

Arnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana: L��No

by Angelo Leonardi
February 6, 2025

Residenti in Francia dai primi anni duemila, il batterista/percussionista Arnaud Dolmen e il pianista Leonardo Montana sono ormai personalit�� di rilievo del jazz transalpino. Dolmen �� originario della Guadalupa dove ha svolto le prime esperienze formative e professionali. Nel 2003 ha completato la sua formazione a Tolosa, ha inciso numerosi album in proprio o ...

The Tribute Of Chico Freeman and Antonio Fara�� Quartet to John Coltrane

by Antonio Baiano
January 30, 2025

Elisabeth Harnik / Zlatko Kau?i?: One Foot In The Air

by John Sharpe
November 29, 2024

Most jazz lovers will likely remember an occasion when the musicians played as if their lives depended on it to an almost empty room. Judging from the applause, the audience on 14 June 2022 at Kulturhalle Eggersdorf in Austria was not the biggest, but those present were lucky enough to witness a veritable feast of improvised ...

Bologna Jazz Festival 2024

by Libero Farn��
November 22, 2024

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A Brief Guide To Lebanese Jazz

by Ian Patterson
October 22, 2024

Lebanon is known for many things--its lush valleys, a fertile coastal plain and a 170 km-long mountain range carpeted with cedar, oak and pine. Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Byblos and Baalbek--its cities' names resonate with history's vibrations. These are cities that have borne more history than most. It is a country renowned for its ...

Take Five With Saxophonist / Composer Wataru Uchida

by AAJ Staff
October 5, 2024

About Wataru Uchida Wataru Uchida is a saxophonist and composer who has been leading jazz projects in New York City since 2003. He studied saxophone performance and composition with Chico Freeman. In 2001, Wataru worked as a teaching assistant of Rory Stuart's rhythm analysis class at New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music program. ...

Vicenza Jazz 2024

by Libero Farn��
May 24, 2024

Vicenza Jazz 2024 Varie sedi 5--19.5.2024 Il clou della ventottesima edizione di Vicenza Jazz, che ha puntato i riflettori in particolare su protagonisti odierni del pianoforte, si �� concentrato dal 13 al 19 maggio. Dopo i concerti serali del 13 e 14 maggio programmati al Teatro Olimpico, dal 15 fino alla conclusione ...