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 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
DownBeat Magazine The November 2020 Issue of DownBeat magazine includes reviews of Miki Yamanaka’s Human Dust Suite, Teodross Avery’s Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk, Geof Bradfield’s General Semantics, Derrick Gardner & The … Read More
By Brenda Nelson-Strauss, Black Grooves Trumpeter Derrick Gardner has gathered together friends and family to form a new ensemble that makes its debut on his latest release, Still I Rise. … Read More
By David Whiteis, JazzTimes Trumpeter Derrick Gardner is an alumnus of the 1990s-era, Frank Foster-led Count Basie Orchestra—a connection that’s immediately evident in the voicings and blends he has devised … Read More
By Ted Parkinson, The WholeNote Derrick Gardner’s musical journey began in Chicago, where both his parents were musicians and educators, moved to New York for more study, then around the … Read More
By Darryl Yokley, Occhi Magazine On the release of his latest CD ‘Still I Rise’, Occhi Magazine caught up with Derrick Gardner to discuss the project. The interview with Darryl … Read More
By Jonathan Blackman, Occhi Magazine Derrick Gardner is back with the Big dig! Band and their premiere release, Still I Rise. Read this review here.
