Por José Ramón, La Habitación Del Jazz El saxofonista inglés Benn Clatworthy, residente en Los Ángeles, publica un nuevo trabajo tras Bennie´s Lament (2020), titulado “Tales From the Backyard”. En esta ocasión el sexteto se convierte en septeto. Se mantienen Clatworthy, Ron Stout a la trompeta, Bryan Velasco al piano, Joey Sellers en el trombón … Read More
by Dee Dee McNeil, LA Jazz Scene “The System 6 album, ‘Tales From the Backyard’ is the result of Benn and his musical entourage meeting, outdoors and socially-distanced, throughout the pandemic in 2020. Consequently, this album title was inspired after months of Benn Clatworthy holding rehearsals in his backyard, preparing for this studio project.” Read … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Making A Scene “Bandleader and multi-reedist, the English-born and now L.A. based Benn Clatworthy, returns with does his long-standing sextet, the totally acoustic System 6, with Tales From the Backyard, a follow-up to last year’s Bennie’s Lament, which we covered on these pages. Initially this writer felt that this one features more ensemble playing and … Read More
Heralded Los Angeles-Based Saxophonist Benn Clatworthy and System 6 Announce the August 13th, 2021 Release of TALES FROM THE BACKYARD English-born and Los Angeles-based saxophonist Benn Clatworthy is thrilled to announce the August 13, 2021 release of Tales From the Backyard, the latest release from Clatworthy’s long-standing sextet System 6. A follow-up to 2020’s critically-acclaimed … Read More
Derrick Gardner – ‘Still I Rise’ 78 Derrick Gardner takes a grand leadership role on Still I Rise leading his Big dig! Band, arranging, producing and composing all of the music. The North American band has many musicians from Manitoba where Gardner resides, and they all stand tall. The layered brass on “Push Come To Shove” is … Read More
Saxophonist Benn Clatworthy and System 6 Set to Release BENNIE’S LAMENT Due out October 2, 2020 London-bred and Los Angeles-based saxophonist Benn Clatworthy is proud to announce the October 2, 2020 release of Bennie’s Lament, the latest from his sextet System 6. Clatworthy, who came to LA to study with woodwind extraordinaire Phil Sobel in the … Read More
