Javon Jackson
Javon Anthony Jackson (* 16th June 1965 in Carthage , Jasper County , Missouri ) is an American tenor saxophonist of the modern jazz .
Life
Javon Jackson grew up in Cleveland and Denver and took piano lessons as a child. As a teenager he switched to the alto saxophone and then the tenor saxophone. He studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music from 1984 to 1986 and began his music career with Geoff Keezer in the last edition of Jazz Messengers before Art Blakey's death in 1991. He then worked with Louis Hayes , Benny Green , Freddy Cole , Winard Harper , Brian Lynch , Dianne Reeves , guitarist Henry Johnson , Nat Reeves , Cyro Baptista , Mickey Tucker as sideman, also with Elvin Jones (1992), who also appeared on his first album, Me and Mister Jones , which was released in December 1991 for Criss Cross came into being. As a result, Jackson recorded a few more albums for the label. a. Christian McBride , Fred Wesley , James Williams , Lonnie Liston Smith and Mark Whitfield participated. For Blue Note he recorded the album Pleasant Valley in 1999 with Dave Stryker , Larry Goldings and Billy Drummond . In 2001 Jackson worked on Freddie Hubbard's last album, New Colors . From 2000 to 2002 he belonged to an all star formation that appeared under the title Joe Henderson Tribute and in 2000 the album Thank You, Joe! had imagined. Jackson also worked with Joe Viola , Fareed Haque, and Sam Newsome .
According to Scott Yanow , Jackson is heavily influenced by Joe Henderson . According to Martin Kunzler , influences from Dexter Gordon , Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt are reflected in his warm sound and his dramatically sophisticated solos .
Discographic notes
- Me and Mister Jones (Criss Cross, 1992)
- A Look Within (Blue Note, 1996)
- Good People (Blue Note, 1997)
- Pleasant Valley (Blue note, 1999)
- Esay Does it (Criss Cross, 2002)
- Have You Heard (Palmetto, 2004)
- Once Upon a Melody (Palmetto, 2008)
- Celebrating John Coltrane (Solid Jackson, 2012)
- Lucky 13 (Solid Jackson, 2012)
- Expression (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
literature
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 9th edition. Penguin, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0 .
Web links
- Javon Jackson at Allmusic (English)
- Javon Jackson at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jackson, Javon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jackson, Javon Anthony (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carthage , Missouri |