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The title for saxophone prodigy Eric Darius' sophomore album couldn't have been more perfect--Just Getting Started.
Darius took the contemporary jazz world by storm with his 2004 Narada Jazz debut, Night on the Town. The critics raved! Fans clamored! Darius' awesome talent and unjaded enthusiasm for his music and where it was taking him made him an instant favorite everywhere he went.
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Eric Darius: On A Mission
by Jeff Winbush
There are times when it feels as though even Eric Darius isn't entirely sure what he wants to do with his immense talent. On A Mission is a restless search by a young man confident in his abilities but not fully committed to any one direction.With 24 musicians, five producers and eight studios from Canada to Jamaica, On A Mission positively screams overproduction." There's a lot going on across these ten tracks, and Darius almost gets swallowed up ...
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by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
Saxophonist Eric Darius has made his Blue Note label debut with Goin' All Out (Blue Note, 2008) and, as the title suggests, he is doing just that. The project includes covers of hits by Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige, and he successfully puts his own spin on them. There is a new maturity in his music that is audible from the get-go. He has created a sound for himself that is distinctive and fresh and his approach is unique to ...
read moreSaxophonist Eric Darius Interviewed at AAJ
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All About Jazz
Saxophonist Eric Darius has made his Blue Note label debut with Goin' All Out (Blue Note, 2008) and, as the title suggests, he is doing just that. The project includes covers of hits by Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige, and he successfully puts his own spin on them. There is a new maturity in his music that is audible from the get-go. He has created a sound for himself that is distinctive and fresh and his approach is unique to ...
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