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Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian's extensive recording experience most recently includes the release of his fourth date as a leader, titled "Blues in the Basement" (Cellar Live Records) following the releases of "Still Smokin'" (2004 Sharp Nine Records),"Party of Three" (2003, K-Pasta Records) and his highly regarded debut CD, "Up in Smoke!" (2003, Sharp Nine Records). He can also be heard on a host of other records as a sideman, check out the "Recordings" page for complete info.
Hendrickson-Smith has worked/and or recorded with: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Mofro, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, The Charles Mingus Big Band Workshop, Phillip Harper, Etta Jones, David Hazeltine, Melvin Sparks, Danny Moore, Popa Chubby, The J.B.'s (Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis), Adam Scone, Lee Fields, Michael "Spike" Wilner, Mark Ronson, Shiner Massive, David Sanborn, The Hotpants, The Macktet, The Uptown Quintet, The Night Crawlers, etc.
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Adam Shulman Septet: West Meets East
by C. Andrew Hovan
Quiet as it's kept, too many of today's finest jazz artists are given short shrift by an industry that seems to value product of a fleeting nature over true craft and a reverence for the jazz legacy. This makes it particularly challenging for a talent like Adam Shulman to break through to a wider audience. A fixture on the Bay Area scene since 2002, the pianist has a knack for accompanying singers such as Paula West and often performs as ...
read moreMichael Leonhart Orchestra: The Normyn Suites
by Angelo Leonardi
Gli eclettici sviluppi orchestrali di Michael Leonhart, tra maestosi affreschi evocativi e trascinanti momenti rock e soul, tornano a entusiasmarci con questo magistrale The Normyn Suites, dove la poetica della leggerezza convive con scelte di vivo impatto ritmico e timbrico. Le due forti propensioni musicale dell'autore sono ben bilanciate: quella impressionista (che ha caratterizzato opere ammalianti come Lovers di Nels Cline e il suo The Painted Lady Suite) e quella legata alla popular music, maturata nelle collaborazioni con Steely Dan, ...
read moreIan Hendrickson-Smith: The Lowdown
by Jack Bowers
American alto saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith and Canadian tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds had been gigging together for almost two decades, mostly in Canada, but hadn't preserved any of their encounters on record until Hendrickson-Smith invited his companion to join him for a studio date in November 2019 at the renowned Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. The album was planned as a tribute to drummer Lawrence Leathers who died in June of that year, age thirty-seven. Leathers' nickname was ...
read moreIan Hendrickson-Smith: The Lowdown
by Pierre Giroux
Those who thought that the re-emergence of vinyl records might be a passing fad as a saleable medium in this era of CDs, streaming and MP3 downloads, are proving to be wrong. The latest sales figures produced by RIAA for the first half of this year show vinyl sales at $232 million compared to CD sales at $130 million. This is the the first time in 34 years that this happened.So with the wind in his sales (sic), ...
read moreAdam Shulman Septet: West Meets East
by Jack Bowers
The west" here is represented by San Francisco-based pianist and group leader Adam Shulman, the east" by the other half-dozen members of Shulman's impressive septet. Even though the reasons that led to the alliance are ambiguous, what matters is the payoff, and that is more than admirable from any vantage point. As if to mirror the ensemble's six-and-one makeup, Shulman wrote six of the album's seven engaging numbers; the seventh (the rapid-fire Whose Blues") was composed by ...
read moreIan Hendrickson-Smith: Presenting & Blues in the Basement
by Ivana Ng
Night Crawlers Presenting Cellar Live 2007 Ian Hendrickson-Smith Blues in the Basement Cellar Live 2007
With the dog days approaching, Presenting captures the cool, refreshing atmosphere of The Cellar Jazz Club. The Night Crawlers recorded at the Vancouver venue in order to capture the raw feel of a live performance, a ...
read moreIan Hendrickson-Smith: Still Smokin'
by Peter Aaron
As with his fellow neo-bopper, tenorist Eric Alexander, New Orleans-bred alto man Ian Hendrickson-Smith isn't exactly breaking acres of new ground stylistically. But like Alexander, he remains an unquestionable master of the genre; at a mere 31 years of age, Hendrickson-Smith, who doubles on flute, is the possessor of a world-weary, tender tone many players his senior would kill for (the soft caress of Art Pepper comes to mind.) For the most part, Still Smokin', Hendrickson-Smith's second ...
read moreIan Hendrickson-Smith and David Hazeltine at Tula's - October 15
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Seattle Jazz Scene
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 TULA’S JAZZ CLUB 2214 2nd Ave, Seattle 7:30pm Reservations: 206-443-4221 Saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith, who has been to Seattle a number of times recently with the wildly popular soul group Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, shares the bill at Tula’s Jazz Club with pianist David Hazeltine on Thursday, October 15. Joining the group will be Phil Sparks on bass and Matt Jorgensen on drums. BIO: Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophonist and Flutist ...
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State College (PA) Jazz Festival, July 21 & 22 - Featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, Ken Peplowski, Russ Kassoff Trio, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Catherine Dupuis
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All About Jazz
Friday, July 21st and Saturday, July 22nd (rain or shine)
Legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and acclaimed clarinetist Ken Peplowski with State High Alums vocalist Catherine Dupuis ('76) and Ian Hendrickson-Smith('92), saxophones
The Russ Kassoff Trio D Russ Kassoff, piano, Martin Wind, bass and Tim Horner, drums
FREE Event! Bring your lawnchairs, blankets and picnic baskets!
Downtown State College, PA Ample parking and lodging packages available Information: 888-221-6670
The Second Annual State College (PA) Jazz Festival will ...
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State College (PA) Jazz Festival features Bucky Pizzarelli, Ken Peplowski and Ian Hendrickson-Smith
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All About Jazz
NEW YORK - The Second Annual State College Jazz Festival will kick off on Friday, July 21st with music beginning at 5:00pm at Central Parklet continuing through the evening and all day Saturday, July 22nd at the Allen Street Stage. New York-based jazz vocalist Catherine Dupuis returns to her hometown to produce the SCJF, involving some of the best jazz talent in the centre region together with nationally-acclaimed jazz stars.
Local artists slated to perform at SCJF'06 are The Valley ...
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Ian Hendrickson-Smith Releases "Still Smokin'" on Sharp Nine Records
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All About Jazz
Street Date September 21, 2004
Alto saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith follows up his debut CD (Up in SMOKE! SHP 1025) with another live recording from NYC's SMOKE Jazz Club entitled Still Smokin'.
Hendrickson-Smith is rejoined by first-call pianist David Hazeltine and drummer Joe Strasser and has added New York heavyweights Peter Washington, Ryan Kisor and Peter Bernstein to the mix. Hendrickson-Smith's big, open, bluesy sound is reminiscent of alto masters Cannonball Adderley and Jackie McLean. The band's conception, in ...
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"He remains an unquestionable master of the genre; at a mere thirty one years of age, Hendrickson-Smith, who doubles on flute, is the possesor of a world-weary tone that many players his senior would kill for." -Peter Aaron, All About Jazz
"Hendrickson-Smith's straight-ahead session captures the essence of a century of great music...an album that brings out the best in straight-ahead jazz for the 21st century." -Cadence Magazine