JC Sanford
http://www.jcsanford.com/
Trombonist/composer/conductor JC Sanford is a musician of rare breadth, deeply rooted in the traditions of Jazz and Classical music, yet constantly pushing at their boundaries. Equally at home in many roles, Sanford works regularly as a composer, performer, arranger and conductor.
As a trombonist, Mr. Sanford has performed with many of the jazz world's leading figures, such as Matt Wilson, Danilo Perez, and John McNeil. His improvisational trio Triocracy - with saxophonists Andy Laster and Chris Bacas - serves as an outlet for his unique compositions and improvisational concepts. As co-leader of My Band Foot Foot (along with John McNeil and Andrew Green), Sanford has helped breed a “mad science project” exploring and recreating music of The Shaggs. An interest in film has led to several projects, including recordings with Danilo Perez for the soundtrack of Hugo Pool - directed by Robert Downey.
JC Sanford's original works often defy labels such as 'Jazz' or 'Classical'. While he originally built a reputation through big band writing, Mr. Sanford has forayed into many other areas - composing for solo piano, wind and brass formations and various mixed chamber ensembles. A founding member of the composers' federation Pulse, JC was a member of the BMI Jazz Composers' Workshop led by Jim McNeely and Mike Abene for 5 years. His works have been performed by John Abercrombie, Lew Soloff, Dave Liebman, Danilo Perez, and a number of universities and high schools across the United States.
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Album Review
- Keratoconus by Alberto Bazzurro
- Atwood Suites by Angelo Leonardi
- Keratoconus by Friedrich Kunzmann
- Pyramid Scheme by Mark Sullivan
- Atwood Suites by Jerome Wilson
- Atwood Suites by Paul Rauch
- Atwood Suites by Friedrich Kunzmann
- Atwood Suites by Dan Bilawsky
- Views from the Inside by Angelo Leonardi
Extended Analysis
Read more articles—Marc Medwin, Dusted Reviews on John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble recording “Eternal Interlude”
”Co-led by composers David Schumacher and JC Sanford, this dynamic 17- piece jazz orchestra delivers heady, modernist fare ranging from the dissonant, surging 'Breaking Point' to the majestic sweep of 'Edge of the Window,' the sly, Thad Jones-inspired 'Chuck 'n' Jinx,' the formidable 'Rhythm of the Mind' and the gentle, rubato ballad 'Ives, Eyes.'
—Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes on Sound Assembly's “Edge of the Mind”
?hese are in essence thought-provoking works that commands one's unwavering awareness and consideration
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BruMa: Celebrating Milton... by Antonio Adolfo
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Arctic Riff by Marcin Wasilewski
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Generations by Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
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Swallow Tales by John Scofield
