Acclaimed tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson and his quartet perform Saturday, February 24 at Scullers Jazz Club *

Born on June 16, 1965, in Carthage, Missouri, Javon Jackson was raised in Denver, Colorado and chose saxophone at the age of 10. At age 16 he switched from alto to tenor and later enrolled at the University of Denver before spending part of …

Sep 10, 2024 · For those not in the know, another collaboration between Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni has produced a new album, Javon and Nikki Go to the Movies, which will be released on August 23rd, 2024. Jackson and Giovanni have forged an …

Sep 12, 2023 · Javon Jackson’s soundtrack to the documentary “With Peter Bradley” is a color-full, soul-full, heart-full collaboration between artistic comrades bearing different creative gifts, but both – All About Jazz, All About Art.

Feb 22, 2022 · Javon Jackson The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni. Stream on: 1 Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel. 4:26 Buy Track. 2 Wade In The Water. 7:45 Buy Track. 3 Night Song. 7:30 Buy Track. 4 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. 6:45 Buy Track. 5 Mary Had a Baby, Yes Lord. 5:12 Buy Track. 6 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.

Jan 1, 2012 · “Javon Jackson’s simultaneously brawny and brainy tenor sound, burly and commanding but also capable of surgical precision, is well featured on Lucky 13, not coincidentally his 13th album as a leader.

Jul 28, 2022 · It was all loneliness and heartbreak as Jackson focused on the written melody, which he was able to write and rewrite in his fluid, clear-toned improvisations. Many of us first knew Javon Jackson as the tenor saxophonist with the mid-to-late 1980s version of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.

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Sep 19, 2022 · From the opening rocked-out grind of “In the Sticks” to the mellow Brazilian vibe of the closing “I Remember You,” Jackson applies his robust sound to emphasize every note with a distinctive blend of edginess and clarity.

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