Jimmy Halperin

Jimmy Halperin: Joy & Gravitas

Read "Joy & Gravitas" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
August 11, 2005

Jimmy Halperin should be better known. A highly original tenor and soprano saxophonist who studied and worked with Lennie Tristano, Sal Mosca, and Warne Marsh, he combines a unique conception with a gorgeous tone and great facility. On Joy & Gravitas he's supported by bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen, two musicians whose skills both lay a foundation and create space. The CD is comprised of an unusual selection of tunes, encompassing standards such as “Night in ...

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Album Review

Jimmy Halperin/Dominic Duval/Jay Rosen: Joy & Gravitas

by Derek Taylor
August 21, 2004

In these crowded days of creative improvised music, a musician can sometimes wait years to make his or her recorded mark. Jimmy Halperin arguably fits under this late bloomer category. Strong dates with Warne Marsh and Sal Mosca were slow in parlaying his own sessions as leader. His trio debut for Cadence Jazz, Cycle-logical, came like a welcome gust of fresh creative air. A live concert, it carried the ambience of a séance with the saxophonist mystically channeling the spirits ...

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Jimmy Halperin/Bill Chattin/Don Messina: Cycle Logical

Read "Cycle Logical" reviewed by Derek Taylor

by Derek Taylor
August 1, 2002

The Tristano School remains one of the most inexplicably under-utilized in modern jazz. Saddled unfairly with signifiers common to its more popular cousin the Cool school such as ‘overly-intellectual’ and ‘antiseptic,’ it’s a style commonly relegated to the fringes despite its undeniable influence on the music’s evolution. Endemic of these prejudices the number of surviving students who practice its tenets today are surprisingly few. Jimmy Halperin is among the number and wears the mantle proudly, but an even greater influence ...

Recording

Jimmy Halperin: Cycle Logical

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
November 13, 2019

By my count, there are five major jazz tenor-saxophone schools. A school is defined as a particular approach or way of improvising that's so distinct and exceptional other saxophonists adopt it. On my list of tenor saxophonists whose styles became schools are Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Warne Marsh, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Nearly all other tenor players fall into one of these five schools. Marsh's approach is thought of as vertical—meaning he typically charted an improvisational course though a ...
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Dominic Duval, Jimmy Halperin and Brian Willson - Music of John Coltrane (Nobusiness, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
October 8, 2010

There have been many tributes to the great tenor saxophonist John Coltrane since his passing, and the years have done nothing to dull the power of his music. This is a heartfelt nod to Coltrane from a collective group consisting of Dominic Duval on bass, Jimmy Halperin on tenor saxophone and Brian Willson on drums. The group plays music from each phase of Coltrane's influential career, and they make their own personal statements from these well known compositions. Opening with ...
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Performance / Tour