Tenor Talk

Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features CJ Ziarniak and was recorded January 27, 2020. 

CJ Ziarniak is a jazz saxophonist and educator originating from the Rochester, NY area. He is now an up and coming recording and performing artist in New York city after graduating with a Bachelors in Jazz and Contemporary Media Degree from the prestigious Eastman School of Music.  At the collegiate level, CJ was a 3 year member of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Dobbins, performing in a variety of places including Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Club in New York City.  CJ has recorded three CD’s of his own and has been featured on multiple records of all genres.

Learn more about CJ here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZiQMe60GE_ZfSv8yrUklfg
https://cjziarniak.bandcamp.com/album/clear-frames-with-the-zubaz
https://www.facebook.com/CJZMusic/

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Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features Clarence Johnson III and was recorded January 14, 2020. 

Known for his fierce and often sultry saxophone sound and astounding virtuosity, New Orleanian Clarence Johnson III enjoys a successful career as a recording and performing artist, an educator, and also appears in films and television. Most recently, Clarence, a 2 time winner of Offbeat Magazine’s “Best of the Beat” Best Saxophonist Award, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Cultural Ambassador Heartbeat Award from Offbeat Magazine and Positive Vibrations Foundation in 2017. Clarence is currently celebrating the national release of his latest recording, "Watch Him Work." 

Johnson has appeared on the recordings of such artists at Tori Amos ("Boys for Pele" WEA, 1996), Bruce Hornsby as part of a tribute to Keith Jarrett ("Long as You're Living Yours" RCA, 2000), and Davell Crawford ("The B-3 and Me" Rounder Records, 1998). Johnson's resume also includes past work with the Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Dr. John, members of the Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint, Jimmy Smith, David "Fathead" Newman, John Scofield, and members of the Meters. Additionally he's performed with orchestras that have backed such international acts as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Kirk Franklin, Gladys Knight, the O'Jays, Billy Preston, and Wynton Marsalis. 

Learn more about Clarence here: 

https://www.facebook.com/CJ3SAX/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oBDGjZXrKrUtqHdqq8l0E

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Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features Brad Walker and was recorded January 14, 2020. 

Brad Walker is one of the most active and sought-after performers in the city of New Orleans. Perhaps best known for his “soaring” (Rolling Stone), “energetic” (NPR), and “tasteful” (Relix) solos on Saturday Night Live, the Grammys, and the Tonight Show with Nashville mega-star Sturgill Simpson, Brad Walker is an active and compelling artist in his own right, with five full-length releases under his own name and a decade of music- making in the Crescent City under his belt. His 2014 debut, ‘Quintet’, received a 4-**** review in DownBeat magazine, and his playing has received praise in Variety, OffBeat Magazine, Gambit Weekly, Dig!, and many others.

Since 2009 Walker has performed or recorded with such luminaries as Bernard Purdie, Peter Erskine, John Riley, George Porter, Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Anders Osborne, Marcia Ball, Rickie Lee Jones, Valerie June, Better than Ezra, and countless others, and has led the horn sections for Grammy-winner Sturgille Simpson, Blues Award-winner Ana Popovic and OffBeat Award winners Eric Lindell, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Honey Island Swamp Band, and Colin Lake.

In 2019/2020, Walker was nominated for two ‘Best of the Beat’ Awards (OffBeat Magazine), in the ‘Contemporary Jazz’ category as ‘Best Artist’ and for ‘Best Record’. He was also nominated by the ‘Big Easy Awards’ (Gambit Magazine) for ‘Best Contemporary Jazz Artist’. Brad holds a Bachelor of Music degree in classical saxophone performance (2006) and Master of Music degree in jazz studies (2011), both from Louisiana State University.

Learn more about Brad here: 

https://bradwalker.me/home

https://www.instagram.com/thisisbradwalker/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/bradwalkermusic/

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If you want to learn more about jazz improvisation and be part of the Doug Stone Jazz community get on our email list! https://www.dougstonejazz.com/about

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Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features Adam Larson and was recorded January 30, 2020. 

Adam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist, composer and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones, The Boston Sax Shop and Key Leaves, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11. Described by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined”, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind”, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “the sort of jazz musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success”, Larson has garnered numerous awards that distinguish him as one of the most promising artists of his generation. 

Adam has authored 12 jazz etude books that have been sold in over 45 countries and States. He has created and released a successful online masterclass dedicated exclusively to developing great technique, called “Lightning-Fast and Crystal- Clean”. He maintains an impressive portfolio of commissioned ensemble writing for school jazz ensembles, having written more than thirty original works to date.

Learn more about Adam here: Adam Larson Jazz

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If you want to learn more about jazz improvisation and be part of the Doug Stone Jazz community get on our email list! https://www.dougstonejazz.com/about

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Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features Kyle Robert and was recorded January 14, 2020. 

Kyle Robert is an American saxophonist, composer and educator based in the south of France. An artist for Selmer saxophones, Vandoren and Lupifaro, Kyle began his musical journey at the Grammy award winning Neuqua Valley High School before attending Drake University. Kyle’s years of performing with the Des Moines Big Band and Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships have led to his current success with the worldwide event band Phly Boyz.

Learn more about Kyle here:
 https://www.instagram.com/kylerobertsax/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/thephlyboyz/

https://www.phlyboyz.com/

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kMuikSH6hb4DCdI4KDTasHJftaAPcrU

Let’s connect:

Website: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougstonejazzsaxophone/

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If you want to learn more about jazz improvisation and be part of the Doug Stone Jazz community get on our email list! https://www.dougstonejazz.com/about

Head over to the Doug Stone Jazz Shop for some fun jazz merch: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/product-page/just-play-the-changes-long-sleeved-shirt

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