by Chris Baber, Jazz Views On listing the instruments that Newsome plays, I’m not following the liner notes or press release – but just stating where this master of the avant-garde exploration of the saxophone is currently at. While he is adept at multiphonics and layering of sounds, or tapping and clicking the keys, or … Read More
by Raul da Gama, Jazz da Gama The nod to John Cage – intentional or unintentional – is in the title of this disc by Sam Newsome. Chaos Theory is Mr Newsome’s challenge to the very idea of music, using randomness as a basis for composition, doctoring his instrument to produce new and yet pure … Read More
by Phil Freeman, The Wire
J.D. Considine, Downbeat In the seven decades since John Cage’s “Sonatas And Interludes” instructed pianists to “prepare” their instrument by placing screws, coins, pencils and other objects on the instrumnent’s strings, prepared piano has become a common enough concept that it even has leaked into the realm of rock music. By contrast, Sam Newsome’s prepared … Read More
Nate Chinen, WBGO Listen to “Urban Location” here. The soprano saxophone is more than a primary instrument for Sam Newsome. It also suggests a pathway and a destination, a vehicle and a voice. If you’ve been following Newsome’s work, you should be aware of his extensive forays into solo soprano saxophone performance, memorably documented on … Read More
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Soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome is proud to release his new solo saxophone recording, Chaos Theory: Song Cycles for Prepared Saxophone. This 15-track collection of original tunes appeals to anyone willing to immerse him or herself in what’s before them: Newsome’s innovative approach to the soprano saxophone and contributions to the solo saxophone canon. While the … Read More
Eric Wendell, Hot House BUSHWICK PUBLIC HOUSE/JUNE 3RD Soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome is a prime example of what a modern jazz musician can achieve, with his tone beautifully balancing post-bop characteristics and outside-the-box extended techniques. After cutting his teeth with trumpeters Donald Byrd, Terence Blanchard and others, Sam’s work took a giant leap with the … Read More
The Jazz Session #480: Sam Newsome Podcast: Play in new window | Download Soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome is about to release Chaos Theory: Song Cycles for Prepared Saxophone. It’s a surprising and fascinating album that highlights Newsome’s explorations with the variety of sounds the soprano saxophone can make. In this interview, Newsome talks about how he started experimenting with prepared saxophone; … Read More
