Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman ( born February 1, 1969 in Berkeley, California) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Life and work

The son of saxophonist Dewey Redman attended Berkeley High School where he played in the school jazz band under Charles Hamilton, and studied from 1987 to 1991 at Harvard University. There he worked during the semester break with musicians from the Berklee College of Music and made ​​an appearance with Delfeayo Marsalis.

In 1991 he went to New York City, where he won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. In the following years he performed with musicians such as Elvin Jones, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny and Roy Hargrove.

In 1992, he appeared as a sideman on his father's album, Choices, with, in 1993 he released his debut album Joshua Redman. Since then he has published over ten albums under his own name. He founded in the 1990's and his own quartet in 2002 with Sam Yahel and Brian Blade the Joshua Redman Elastic Band. 1998 Redman tenor saxophonist member of The Louisiana Gator Boys is ( inter alia with Eric Clapton and BB King ), which was launched for the movie Blues Brothers 2000, and thus appears in the film. In the 2000s, he was musical director of the SFJAZZ Collective. In 2007 he released his studio album " Back East ", which was recorded in the classic trio style (saxophone, bass, drums ) and oriental influences includes.

Influences

The greatest influence is exerted on Joshua Redman Sonny Rollins. Also note, that Redman also pop music has never closed. Pieces of Prince, the Beatles and Eric Clapton come into his repertoire exactly as title of Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane and Kurt Weill's Ballad of Mack the Knife.

Discography

  • Joshua Redman, 1993
  • Wish with Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, 1993
  • Mood Swing with Brian Blade, Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau, 1994
  • Joshua Redman Captured live in 1994
  • Freedom in the Groove, 1996
  • Timeless Tales ( for Changing Times ), 1998
  • Beyond with Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers and Gregory Hutchinson, 2000
  • Passage of Time, 2001
  • Yaya ³ with Sam Yahel and Brian Blade, 2002
  • Elastic with Sam Yahel and Brian Blade, 2002
  • Momentum with Sam Yahel and Brian Blade, 2005
  • SFJAZZ Collective2 with Bobby Hutcherson, Nicholas Payton, Renee Rosnes, Miguel Zenón, Isaac Smith, Eric Harland, Matt Penman and Gil Goldstein as an arranger, 2006
  • Back East, 2007
  • Compass, 2009
  • James Farm ( Nonesuch, 2011), with Aaron Parks
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