Seamus Blake
| Seamus Blake | |
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 Blake in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
December 8, 1970 London, England |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, EWI |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Criss Cross |
| Website | SeamusBlake.com |
Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
in Aarhus Denmark 2017
Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a Canadian tenor saxophonist and composer currently residing in New York City.
Biography
Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a child and he later attended Berklee School of Music in Boston.[1] Upon graduation, he moved to New York City.[2] In February 2002, he won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition.[3][4][5] He currently plays with his own quintet (featuring David Kikoski, Lage Lund, Bill Stewart, and Matt Clohesy) and has been a regular with the Mingus Big Band as well as many other New York musicians.
Discography
As leader
- The Call (Criss Cross Jazz, 1993)
- The Bloomdaddies (Criss Cross Jazz, 1995)
- Four Track Mind (Criss Cross Jazz, 1994)
- Echonomics (Criss Cross Jazz, 1999)
- Stranger Things Have Happened (Fresh Sound, 1999)
- Way Out Willy (Criss Cross Jazz, 2006)
- Live in Italy (Jazz Eyes, 2008)
- Bellwether (Criss Cross Jazz, 2008)
- Live at Smalls (Smalls Live, 2009)
- Reeds Ramble (Criss Cross Jazz, 2013)
- Superconductor (5Passion, 2015)
- Bridges with Seamus Blake (AMP Music & Records, 2016)
As sideman
With Franco Ambrosetti
- Live at the Blue Note (Enja, 1993)
With Dave Douglas
- Freak In (RCA, 2003)
With Wycliffe Gordon
- Dig This!! (Criss Cross, 2003)
With Opus 5
- Introducing Opus 5 (Criss Cross, 2011)
- Pentasonic (Criss Cross, 2012)
- Progression (Criss Cross, 2014)
- Tickle (Criss Cross, 2015)
With Antonio Sanchez
- The Meridian Suite (CAM Jazz, 2015)[6]
With Bill Stewart
- Space Squid (Pirouet Records, 2016)[7]
References
- ↑ Janus, Cicily (2010). The New Face of Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-8230-0065-4.
- ↑ Miller, Mark. The Miller Compendium to Jazz in Canada. The Mercury Press. pp. 21–23.
- ↑ Murphy, Sean. "A Conversation with Seamus Blake" (HMTL). JazzEd Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ↑ "Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2011-02-26). "ARTS IN AMERICA; No Nightclub, Just Saxophones, Artfully Competing". The New York Times.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate. "Review: Antonio Sánchez With 2 Albums, 'The Meridian Suite' and 'Three Times Three'" (HMTL). New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ↑ BILAWSKY, Dan. "Bill Stewart: Space Squid" (HMTL). All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
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