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Donald Nicks

For the past 15 or more years, Donald has been the bassist with Roy Ayers and has toured extensively with him as well as: Jorge Sylvester, Orlando Aviles, Luther Thomas, Nora McCarthy, Nancy Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Charles Earland, Ray Mantilla and records and performs all over New York and the U.S. and well as Europe.

Other Professional Engagements Zachary Breaux, Tom Brown, Jean Carne, Ronnie Laws, Ray Mantilla, Toru Oki, Los Pleneros de la 21, Bobby Sanabria, Tito Puente, Bobby Watson, Sam Wooding, Charles Earland, Roy Ayers, Mario Rivera, Lonnie Liston Smith, Bill Saxton, Johnny Colon.

Recordings Toru Oki :"Manhattn Midnight"

"Broadway Shuffle"

"Toru Oki & Albert King" Pepe Castillo: "Bananaland" Bobby Sanabria: "New York City ACHE" Roy Ayers: "Naste"

"Hot"

"Good Vibrations" Zachary Breaux: "Groovin"

"Time & Space"

"Crazy Love Songs" Jorge Sylvester:"In The Ear of the Beholder"

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Jorge Sylvester Ace Collective: Spirit Driven

Read "Jorge Sylvester Ace Collective: Spirit Driven" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


In a 1967 interview with Jazz & Pop magazine, John Coltrane stated: “I know that there are bad forces, forces put here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the force which is truly for the good." In his lifetime and beyond, Coltrane has inspired artists to infuse their work with this mission, and certainly alto saxophonist and composer Jorge Sylvester can be counted as one of Coltrane's heirs. Spirit Driven is ...

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Jorge Sylvester Afro-Caribbean Experimental Trio: In the Ear of the Beholder

Read "In the Ear of the Beholder" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Jazz artists often approach Afro-Caribbean music from a reductionist rhythmic standpoint, neglecting the richness of the tradition. But Jorge Sylvester takes care to present the whole picture on In the Ear of the Beholder. Taking various Afro-Caribbean styles and paring them down to a raw trio format (sax/bass/drums), he compels each player to bring something unique to the mix.

Much of the improvisation on In the Ear explores individual traditional styles in step-by-step fashion. “Tambor--The Mix," for example, works its ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Spirit Driven

Four (friends Of Unseen Rain)
2013

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Jorge Sylvester Ace...

Four (friends Of Unseen Rain)
2013

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In the Ear of the...

Jazz Magnet Records
2001

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Remember Haiti

From: Spirit Driven
By Donald Nicks

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