by Euan Dixon, Derek Ansell, Jazz Views The August 2021 issue of Jazz Views UK includes reviews of Steven Feifke‘s Kinetic, Dara Tucker‘s Dreams of Waking: Music for a Better World, Tim Mayer‘s Keeper of the Flame and Paul Bedal‘s Cerulean Stars. Read the full reviews here.
By Allen Scott, All That’s Jazz Tim Mayer is an accomplished saxophonist, flute player, composer, bandleader and educator with a fascinating story and rich musical experiences. All throughout his career, Tim has traveled the world bringing jazz to new places including to Hawaii, Cape Verde, Colombia, and the Canary Islands. Listen to this podcast here. … Read More
By Phil Freeman, Stereogum I’ve always liked octets. Eight pieces — five horns plus a rhythm section — is an unusual configuration, not a big band but more than you usually get, and when deployed properly, on albums like McCoy Tyner’s Tender Moments or David Murray’s Ming, they can deliver extraordinary power and lush beauty. … Read More
Por José Ramón, La Habitación Del Jazz Tim Mayer llegó al programa Summer Music Camp de la Universidad Estatal de Florida a los 15 años, después de haber tocado el saxofón durante 5 años. Mientras estudiaba Ciencias Políticas soviéticas y el idioma ruso en Occidental College, iba a jam sessions y participaba en actuaciones con … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene! Saxophonist and composer Tim Mayer leads an octet as well as other intimate configurations of first-call musicians including bassist Rodney Whitaker, drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., and trombonist Michael Dease, with pianist Emmet Cohen sitting in for one track on Keeper of the Flame. Read more here.
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog Marques Carroll is a Chicago-based trumpeter, a fluid composer and an astute bandleader. He has composed eight songs that celebrate the importance of recognizing your ancestral history, culture and family. Read more here.
By Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here A nicely balanced programme by a band that doesn’t kick the door down when it knows that a cool swinging approach does away with brute force and gets a better, more tasteful, result. Read more here.
Saxophonist Tim Mayer’s New Album Keeper of the Flame is Due Out June 4 via D-Clef Records D-Clef Records is proud to present the June 4, 2021 release of Keeper of the Flame, a new album from stalwart saxophonist and composer Tim Mayer and his octet, featuring bassist Rodney Whitaker, drummer Ulysses Owens, and Emmet Cohen … Read More
