Samuel Carthorne Rivers est un musicien et compositeur de jazz américain. Il joue du saxophone ténor et soprano, ainsi que de la clarinette basse, de la flûte, de l'harmonica et du piano. Il est né à El Reno (Oklahoma) le 25 septembre 1923 et mort le 26 décembre 2011 à Orlando.
Actif dans le jazz depuis les années 1950, Sam Rivers s'est rendu célèbre avec l'arrivée du free jazz dans les années 1960. Ayant une connaissance approfondie de la théorie musicale, de l'orchestration et de la composition, il a été un artiste influent et de premier plan dans la musique de jazz.
Grâce à son père, qui était chanteur de gospel avec les Fisk Jubilee Singers et le Silverstone Quartet à la fin du XIXe siècle, Sam Rivers baigne très jeune dans la musique. Après un déménagement, il entre en 1947 au conservatoire de Boston avec Alan Hovhaness.
En 1959, Sam Rivers commence à se produire avec le je...
Godine 1973. vra?a se u SAD i kroz saradnju sa imenima kakava su Cecil Taylor, Human Arts Ensemble, Leroy Jenkins, Stanley Cowell, Sam Rivers, Ornette Coleman (?) postaje va?an ?lan njujor?ke d?ez zajednice. Tri godine kasnije Joseph se ponovo seli, ...
Over the past two decades, guitarist and composer David Gilmore has recorded and performed with some of the most highly influential and innovative artists in modern music, including Wayne Shorter, Muhal Richard Abrams, Sam Rivers, Steve Coleman, ...
Réunis dans un coffret minimaliste, les 7 albums enregistrés entre 1976 et 1985 par le label italien permettent de (re)découvrir le pianiste dans différentes formules instrumentales et artistiques, entouré des grands de l'époque -Sam Rivers, ...
First but not foremost, I like very much the distinctive sonic profile of this trio, which is a result of not just Glaswischnig's choice of instrument but also Zarif's striking sounds on tenor and soprano saxophones. There's often a bit of a gruff burr ...
As the '60s progressed, so did his proficiency, which found him branching out as both a sideman and solo artist, playing sessions with Shorter, Williams, Grant Green, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Rivers, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, ...
For his third Blue Note release, Black Stars, Moran augmented the trio by adding avant-garde icon Sam Rivers to play saxophone, flute and piano on the recording. Moran's most recent release is TEN, his 10th anniversary album with The Bandwagon.
Bill Cole: The members of the ensemble are Warren Smith on percussion, Joe Daley on euphonium and tuba, Ras Moshe on tenor saxophone and flute, Atticus Cole on hand drums, Shayna Dulberger on the bass, Althea Sully Cole on voice and kora and myself on ...
By Greg Thomas / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Benny Golson will be celebrating legendary sax players in 'The Music of the Tenor Masters.' Three distinct tenor sax voices ? Joe Lovano, Benny Golson and Bennie Maupin ? will share the stage Friday and Saturday ...
You recorded an album not too long ago with the late Sam Rivers. He's one of your lifetime friends too, right? Please tell us about when you met him, a little bit about your friendship, and why your collaborative work with him is still rewarding to you ...
The album, due out on Sunnyside this month, makes good use of a dual-saxophone front line with Mark Turner on tenor and Jaleel Shaw on alto; both will be featured here, along with the pianist Gerald Clayton and the bassist Matt Penman.
Will Smith qui gifle un journaliste qui tente de l'embrasser sur la bouche. La scène se passe en ce moment à Cannes 2012. Une petite baffe ça ne peut pas faire de mal non ? [...]
