Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith (* 1974 in New Orleans ) is an American jazz musician ( alto, baritone and tenor saxophone , flute , composition ) of post-bop and modern jazz .
Live and act
Hendrickson-Smith attended State College Area High School (graduated in 1992) and studied in New York at the Manhattan School of Music , with whose jazz orchestra conducted by Dick Lowenthal first recordings were made in 1995 ( Salutes the Arrangers: Then and Now ). In the following years he played (with the main instrument alto saxophone) a. a. with Jim DeSalvo, Adam Scone, and Alex Graham; in a quartet with David Hazeltine , Barak Mori (bass) and Joe Strasser (drums), he recorded his debut album Up in Smoke (Sharp Nine) in 2002 at the Smoke jazz club . There was also the recording of Party of Three , on which Hendrickson-Smith played with Tom Pietrycha (bass) and Brian Floody (drums).
From 2004 to 2010 he worked regularly with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. During his career he also played with Dr. Lonnie Smith , Amy Winehouse , Mark Ronson , Al Green , Rufus Wainwright , Bob Dylan , Queen Latifah , Robbie Williams , Michael Bublé , Mingus Big Band , Ray Appleton , Etta Jones , The JB's ( Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis ) and David Sanborn . In the field of jazz he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1995 and 2017, most recently in the Michael Leonhart Orchestra. Currently (2018) he plays with The Roots in The Tonight Show by Jimmy Fallon and in the Loston Harris Trio, with whom he performs at the New York Carlyle Hotel. He also works with his own quartet, which includes Spike Wilner, Dezron Douglas and Joe Farnsworth .
Discographic notes
- Still Smokin ' (Sharp Nine, 2003), with Ryan Kisor , David Hazeltine, Peter Bernstein , Peter Washington , Joe Strasser
- The Uptown Quintet: Live in New York (CellarLive, 2004), with Ryan Kisor, Spike Wilner , Barak Mori, Charles Ruggiero
- Blues in the Basement (CellarLive, 2006), with Dave Guy, Rick Germanson , Neal Miner , Brian Floody , Bosco Mann
- Live at Smalls (SmallsLive, 2008), with Marcus Parsley, Rick Germanson, Al Street, Neal Miner, Brian Floody, Bosco Mann
- The Soul of My Alto (CellarLive, 2012), with Adam Scone, Charles Ruggiero
- Tonight Is Now (CellarLive, 2014), with Philip Harper , Adam Scone, Loston Harris , Charles Ruggiero
- Live at Smalls (Smalls Liev 2014), with David Hazeltine, Mike Karn , Joe Strasser
Web links
- Web presence
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith at Allmusic (English)
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Ian Hendrickson-Smith. Smalls, December 6, 2018, accessed December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 6, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hendrickson-Smith, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |