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Brian Landrus
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After 12 albums as a leader, multi-instrumentalist and composer Dr. Brian Landrus has become an internationally recognized low woodwind artist. Landrus specializes on the low woodwind family, specifically: baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, alto flute, and bass flute. As a composer, Landrus has written for solo instrument to symphony orchestra.
Landrus consistently places in the critics polls of the year in Downbeat Magazine and JazzTimes International Critics Polls. Landrus was awarded “Rising Star” in the 2021 for bass clarinet and 2015 for baritone. Landrus’ 2020 release For Now, was chosen as Editor’s Pick in both Downbeat and JazzTimes. Landrus’ 25-piece orchestral album Generations, was named one of the best recordings of the year by NPR, Downbeat Magazine, JazzTimes, All About Jazz, Jazziz, Boston Globe and many other international publications. The New York Times wrote “With Generations, Mr. Landrus takes the jazz big band tradition into the mesosphere.”
CHRONOGRAPHY
By Greg Hopkins
Label: UN-GYVE
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. Body and Soul 6:08
2. Spring is Here 11:32
3. Old Folks 5:45
4. Like a Lover 3:56
5. Come Sunday 5:44
6. My Romance 9:54
7. In a Sentimental Mood 4:10
8. What’ll I Do 7:06
9. For “O” 5:32
10. Dr. Diz: (Hot House - Con Alma - Night in Tunisia) 16:36
Griot Songs
By Omar Thomas
Label: Omar Thomas Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Sun in September; Sail to the Moon; Obeah Woman; Nothing There; Episode d’Azure; The Path; A Touch of Obsidian, a Flash of Scarlet.
Obeah Woman
Album: Griot Songs
By Omar Thomas
Label: Omar Thomas Music
Released: 2025
Duration: 12:08
Ensemble C (Claire Cope), Omar Thomas, and Isaiah Collier
by Jerome Wilson
This show features groups such as the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble and Ensemble C led by Claire Cope. It also includes music from Isaiah Collier, Oscar Brown Jr., and Anat Cohen. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air ...
I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu
by Ludovico Granvassu
Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...
Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024
by Ludovico Granvassu
Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...
Plays Ellington & Strayhorn
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Agra; Chelsea Bridge; A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing; Daydream; Praise God; Prelude to a Kidd; Come Sunday; The Telecasters; Lotus Blossom; Lush Life; Isfahan; Star-Crossed Lovers; Warm Valley; Sophisticated Lady.
Angelo Leonardi's Best Jazz Albums of 2024
by Angelo Leonardi
What follows is the list of the albums, both Italian and international, that I most appreciated and, above all, loved in 2024. These are the ones that enriched and inspired me the most, the ones I found myself returning to repeatedly. They are listed in alphabetical order, not by order of preference. In preparing this list ...
