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Larry Johnson: Circles

Read "Circles" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Circles are infinitely symbolic in their geometric design and interpretation--no beginning and no end, directionally ambiguous, enclosing an extended infinite inner dimensional space. In Circles, his first CD as a leader, tenor saxophonist Larry Johnson steps up to deliver a dozen fine selections displaying that he's definitely no musical square. He sounds as if he knows where he's headed musically --and that direction will not be going around endlessly in a never-ending artistic circle.

Long a presence on the St. ...

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Jazz This Week: Marcus Baylor, Larry Johnson CD Release, Good 4 the Soul, New Year's Eve Jazz, and More

Jazz This Week: Marcus Baylor, Larry Johnson CD Release, Good 4 the Soul, New Year's Eve Jazz, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

As we head into the final days of 2012, you've still got opportunities to catch some live jazz and creative music around St. Louis before the year is done. Here are a few suggestions for this weekend and New Year's Eve: Tonight, drummer Marcus Baylor, the native St. Louisan and former longtime member of Yellowjackets who's also played with Kenny Garrett, Cassandra Wilson and others, returns home for a gig at the Bistro at Grand Center. Billed as “The Sons ...

Recording

Larry Johnson to Celebrate Release of I'm Just Sayin' on Friday, December 28 at the Sheldon

Larry Johnson to Celebrate Release of I'm Just Sayin' on Friday, December 28 at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Saxophonist Larry Johnson will celebrate the release of his new CD I'm Just Sayin' with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 28 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. I'm Just Sayin' is Johnson's second album as a leader for the Victoria Records label, and features a lineup of musicians who likely will be familiar to many St. Louis jazz fans. Most of those players will be on hand for the concert at the Sheldon, including pianist Carolbeth True, trumpeter Jim ...

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Reviews of Jeff Beck Concert, Larry Johnson CD Now Online

Reviews of Jeff Beck Concert, Larry Johnson CD Now Online

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Just a quick note about a couple of reviews of interest: Guitarist Jeff Beck was in St. Louis last night to perform at the Fox Theatre, and Dan Duchholz reviewed the show for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You can read the review online here.Also, St. Louis saxophonist Larry Johnson's debut CD Circles was reviewed recently for AllAboutJazz.com by Nicholas F. Mondello, who called it “an enjoyable effort by a very talented saxophone artist." You can read ...

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Larry Johnson CD Release Event Set for Tuesday, December 29 at the Sheldon

Larry Johnson CD Release Event Set for Tuesday, December 29 at the Sheldon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Saxophonist Larry Johnson will celebrate the release of Circles, his debut CD as a leader, with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 29 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.Johnson is a frequent musical associate of trumpeter Jim Manley and pianist Carolbeth True, and both will be on hand to perform at the CD release event, along with singer Charlie Boehme, trombonist Jim Owens, guitarist Brian Simms, bassist Glen Smith and drummers David True and Joe Weber.Tickets ...

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