| Redman, Mehldau simply excellent |
| Ottawa Citizen 06.28.2011 |
| By Doug Fischer |
Ah, at last. Jazz. Sure, the Ottawa jazz festival's first few days featured a few fine jazz shows - Kurt Elling, Brian Browne, Tania Gill - but it wasn't until Day 5, the midway point, for a concert to |
| James Farm |
| JazzTimes 05.23.2011 |
| By Thomas Conrad |
Joshua Redman, one-fourth of the new collective band James Farm, has always belonged to a select group of jazz musicians able to attract a broad audience without dumbing down the art form. The basis of this gift |
| Joshua Redman at Newmark - nothing tentative |
| Oregon Music News 02.28.2011 |
| By Jack Berry |
Summertime it wasn’t but that’s the way the show began, with one of Gershwin’s major contributions to the Great American Songbook. And for Joshua Redman and his group, rounding out Portland Jazz Festival’s 2011 edition in the Newmark |
| Portland Jazz Festival 2011: Joshua Redman – best of both worlds |
| Oregon Music News 02.26.2011 |
| By Jack Berry |
Joshua Redman is, strictly speaking, preposterously articulate. He is also very up for his date in Portland on February 27 as one of the headliners at the Portland Jazz Festival on Sunday, February 27 at the Newmark |
| Joshua Redman goes solo |
| 01.13.2011 |
| By Andrew Gilbert |
For jazz musicians, one might not be the loneliest number, but it's certainly the most fraught with possibilities. It's true that some pianists and guitarists excel at solo recitals, but few horn players possess the stamina, confidence |
| Beyond Category |
| Rolling Stone India 11.01.2010 |
| By Sunil Sampat |
Joshua Redman's two shows in Mumbai were the finest in Mumbai in a long time Beyond category. This is an expression borrowed from Duke Ellington when he was describing a recording by Ella Fitzgerald that must have |
| At long last, Avner Dorman saxophone concerto gets its due from Alabama Symphony, Joshua Redman |
| The Birmingham News 10.29.2010 |
| By Michael Huebner |
For eight years, Avner Dorman's Concerto for
Saxophone and Orchestra lay silent, thwarted by the cancellation, in
2002, of its premiere performance in Israel. That was made right
Thursday, half a world away in Alabama. The |
| Jazz review: Tenor sax master Joshua Redman and his trio at Spivey Hall, rocking out from bebop to Coldplay |
| ArtsCriticATL.com 10.25.2010 |
| By Jon Ross |
“Four in One” by Thelonious Monk is a caffeinated piano roll, a
sprightly seesaw melody of leaps and runs that sounds as progressive
today as it did when Monk first recorded it in the early 1950s. Saturday
at |
| In concert: Joshua Redman at Blues Alley |
| The Washington Post 10.15.2010 |
| By Aaron Leitko |
If it's pedigree you want, Joshua Redman has it. The San Francisco-based saxophonist player is the son of another horn player, Dewey Redman, a bona-fide jazz great who performed alongside Keith Jarrett and Ornette Coleman. But as a |
| Eclectic jazzman Redman goes back to basics |
| St. Louis Today 10.01.2010 |
| By Calvin Wilson |
Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman could never be accused of standing still artistically. His albums are all over the stylistic map, from acoustic quartet outings to fusion workouts to his latest project: updating the sax-bass-drums trio for the 21st century. Redman earned critical |
| Review: Joshua Redman Double Trio |
| LondonJazz Blog 07.08.2010 |
| By Sebastian Scotney |
Joshua Redman Double Trio (Copenhagen Jazz House, part of Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 7th 2010) I went to the second packed-out night of Joshua Redman's Double Trio at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse. He introduced the audience to their |
| Communication is crucial for James Farm’s Joshua Redman |
| Straight.com 06.24.2010 |
| By Alexander Varty |
Do a search for James Farm on Google and you’ll find the as-yet-unrecorded jazz quartet’s MySpace page, a YouTube video from its first-ever performance, a couple of concert reviews—and a link to the Missouri birthplace of Wild West |
| Review: The new acoustic group James Farm reveals its amazing potential at Kuumbwa |
| Mercury News 06.15.2010 |
| By Richard Scheinin |
SANTA CRUZ — An astrolabe is an ancient device, once used to make astronomical measurements or to calculate latitude at sea. "Astrolabe" is also the name of the tune that launched Monday's late show at the Kuumbwa Jazz |
| Intimate show a real winner |
| Times Union 04.18.2010 |
| By Greg Haymes |
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A year ago, when saxophonist Joshua Redman blew into town for an electrifying performance with his double trio at The Egg, he came armed with two drummers and two bassists. On Friday night at |
| Joshua Redman turns Grace Cathedral into his living room |
| San Jose Mercury News 02.27.2010 |
| By Richard Scheinen |
Saxophonist Joshua Redman began his solo concert at Grace Cathedral on Friday by playing long, velvety tones at the back of the great Gothic church. As the notes echoed through the vaulted spaces, they sounded like the lonesome |
| James Farm wants to get Istanbulites’ toes tapping |
| Today's Zaman 02.04.2010 |
| By Rumeysa Kiger |
James Farm, a collaborative band featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric Harland, will be on stage Saturday night at the Iþ Sanat Cultural Center as part of a world tour following |
| James Farm at Salle Pleyel in Paris |
| All About Jazz 01.26.2010 |
| By David Miller |
James Farm Salle Pleyel Paris, France January 16, 2010 The musicians in James Farm walked out onto the stage purposefully—four hip cats. The dim lighting at Salle Pleyel accentuated their mysteriousness, casting shadows over their faces as |
| Joshua Redman Makes His Move |
| Open Letters 01.01.2010 |
| By John G. Rodwan, Jr |
If it takes rock-steady self-assurance to court comparisons with recognized artistic giants, then saxophonist Joshua Redman may be jazz’s most confident performer. And if it takes bravery to invite judgment against the standards set by legends like Sonny |
| Joshua Redman Trio: Stars, Keys, and Hutch |
| A Blog Supreme: NPR Jazz 10.24.2009 |
| By Josh Jackson |
Joshua Redman's set at the Jazz Standard last Thursday showed tremendous equipoise, and the saxophonist wore the boutonniere of stardom so nonchalantly as to render it a useless ornament. Strangely, this five-night run marks his first appearance at |
| Saxman Redman focusing on trios with drums and bass |
| Indianapolis Star 09.18.2009 |
| By Jay Harvey |
He's not about to have photos of Brad Mehldau or Aaron Goldberg put on a milk carton, but Joshua Redman says he misses pianists. |
| Listen up, jazz man is superb |
| The Age 05.02.2009 |
| By Jessica Nicholas |
Joshua Redman began his masterclass on Thursday with an earnest discussion on the importance of listening. Later that night, the American saxophonist played to a packed house at the Recital Centre and — with brilliant clarity — demonstrated |
| Joshua Redman: Three Times Two |
| JazzTimes 03.01.2009 |
| By Jeff Tamarkin |
Joshua Redman didn’t set out to make a double-trio record, but once
that notion entered his head, the tenor and soprano saxophonist knew he
would have to go ahead and give it a try. The result, Compass
(Nonesuch), doesn’t so much |
| Joshua Redman - Uncharted |
| glideMagazine.com 02.23.2009 |
| By Doug Collette |
Joshua Redman returned to the acoustic realm of modern jazz in 2007 with Back East where his playing carried a definite sense of breaking free from preconceptions, self-imposed and otherwise. The saxophonist’s new album Compass extends that sensation of abandon in |
| Redman doubles up with poise and power |
| The Boston Globe 01.26.2009 |
| By Steve Greenlee |
Two years ago, the Harvard-educated saxophonist Joshua Redman stripped his band down to a trio, Sonny Rollins-style, and produced his finest album, "Back East." Perhaps operating under the assumption that a double trio would be twice as good, |
| A Single Jazz Band, by Way of Two Trios |
| The New York Times 01.21.2009 |
| By Nate Chinen |
Joshua Redman walked onstage at the Highline Ballroom on Tuesday, tenor saxophone in hand, and flashed a smile. “Sure does feel like a different world, doesn’t it?” he said simply, a moment before starting his opening tune. The |
