Canadian Jazz Icons Kirk MacDonald, Lorne Lofsky and Derrick Gardner Form The Canadian Jazz Collective and Announce Debut Album ‘Septology – The Black Forest Session’, out March 31, 2023 HGBS … Read More
Trumpeter, Composer and Arranger Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets Announce the Release of Pan Africa, New Album Chronicling Gardner’s Personal Reflections on the African Diaspora Available January 13, 2023 … Read More
By Derek Ansell, Jazz Views This is a jazz big band very much in the classic tradition but with a full, contemporary sound of their own. Derrick Gardner is trumpet … Read More
By delarue, New York Music Daily There hasn’t been a debut big band jazz recording as powerful, and lavish, and fun as Derrick Gardner and the Big Dig! Band’s first … Read More
By Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen While many jazz lovers will think poorly of 2020 because the global pandemic killed festivals, tours and gigs, the year also nonetheless saw the release … 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 … Read More
By Herb Boyd, Downbeat Tribute might be the operative word on Still I Rise, the album’s title a salute to author Maya Angelou, while several of the tracks conjure the … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Jim Hynes Top Jazz Releases on 2020. Read more here.
By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly This is about the third album I’ve heard by trumpeter Derrick Gardner, and like the others, it just makes me want to see him … Read More
By Tom Henry, The Blade Trumpeter Derrick Gardner’s large jazz orchestra produces a big and formidable sound with a nod to social consciousness on this album. Read the full review … Read More
