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Tim Price - Jazz Walk Mixtape
Dec 6, 2017
In September of 2016, Philadelphia Jazz Project [PJP] and a group of collaborators presented nine days of free events celebrating the 90th birthday of the legendary Philadelphia Jazz artist, John Coltrane. It was called, Coltrane At 90: Philadelphia Celebrates John Coltrane: A nine day celebration of John Coltrane. Among the many events that took place, the Tim Price Trio featuring Mike Boone and Rob Martino, as part of The Jazz Walk - Giant Steps taking place directly across the street from the John Coltrane House was one of the most soulful experiences of the day.
Tim Price is a saxophonist, educator and composer from Reading, Pennsylvania. He teaches jazz saxophone at the New School University in New York City. Price has authored three books on sax playing and maintains one of the most innovative sax websites for teaching. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. Price's writing on jazz and the saxophone appears regularly in the Saxophone Journal, where he has been a featured writer for over 18 years. Tim Price's extensive studies with jazz master has taken him into one on one learning with Sal Nistico, Sonny Stitt and James Moody. During his career, Price has performed with musicians like Bennie Green, Lew Tabackin, Ray Drummond, Jon Mayer, Don Patterson, Alan Dawson, Bill Doggett and many others. Tim Price performs and facilitates music clinics around the globe.
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PJP is proud to share the music created by these gentlemen that afternoon in the mixtape, Live At Jazz Walk-Giant Steps. The compositions are as follows:
* Dahomey Dance
* Blues Minor
* Mr. Jones*
* Naima
* Some Other Blues
All songs written by John Coltrane except Mr Jones* which is written by Elvin Jones.
If you have unfortunately, missed our concerts, or don't live any where near us, our mixtapes give you a chance to experience the great performances that hundreds of other people have witnessed. Probably, the most important thing is that the price of this music is absolutley FREE!!! So, check it out and pass the word to friends and family who are music lovers as well.
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TIM PRICE TRIO w/ MIKE BOONE
JAZZ WALK
Released December 2017
Music composed by John Coltrane, performed by Tim Price Trio - featuring Tim Price, Mike Boone & Rob Martino.
Duration: 46 minutes
File Size: 67 MB
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PJP spoke with saxophonist Tim Price about the event and John Coltrane.
PJP: Can you describe the vibe of that day, and the concert for the audience who weren't there? What does this mixtape capture?
Tim Price: The vibe was in a beautiful area across from The Coltrane House - I went to the house and sat on the steps before the concert. A sunny day and a great inspiring band. One of the best and most profound gigs I did that year! And while of a Coltrane tribute in Philly seems the best place for this to happen, the truth is that there will -- and should -- be Coltrane tributes forever in Philadelphia. His legacy was a big and can withstand as many reinterpretations as any in American music.
PJP: What are some of the challenges inherent in playing Coltrane's music?
Tim Price: For a saxophonist, the challenge is to bring yourself into the music and add how you feel. The way Trane played and dimensions he had withing the history of all the music. The call to duty was to bring energy passion and love into this.I grew up listening to Coltrane and has found lifelong inspiration and involvement in this unparalleled music.
PJP: What does John Coltrane mean to artists like the Eye2Eye Trio?
Tim Price: Well-the chance to have a chord less trio, in this event with the great musicians I played with that day was just a complete joy. Phila Jazz Project is like family to me, they really are there for us- and the inspiration was on tilt that afternoon. He also is one of the real blues tenor saxophone preachers, the message in the notes and tones.
This trio is inventive, precise and thoughtful and can swing and lots of dynamic range. It sparkles, as does the playing. A inspiration to share the stage with these masters! Love them.
PJP: How old were you and when did you first feel like you heard and totally understood Coltrane' music?
Tim Price: I was in 9th grade...when I heard Trane with Miles on " Milestones". A few months later I got "Live At The Village Vanguard"...and I know there was a world waiting for me. Years later I became close friends with Pharoah Sanders, I have a few of his solos transcribed in my "Great Tenor Solos" book. The Trane understanding lays in the fact that he was a dedicated serious player, had a long running study of the horn and music. To me that was one of my challenges and role model aspirations. Plus- he spoke to people when he played that tenor- man that is something.
PJP: What is Coltrane's influence on the Philadelphia Jazz musician?
Tim Price: DEEP! Sounds and stories and levels of human expression for a life of inspiration.
MUSICIAN BIOS:
Tim Price is a saxophonist, educator and composer from Reading, Pennsylvania. He teaches saxophone at the New School in New York City and is a Selmer Saxophone clinician. Price has studied with jazz masters like Sal Nistico, Sonny Stitt, James Moody and Lenny Pickett. During his career, Tim Price has performed with Bennie Green, Lew Tabackin, Ray Drummond, Jon Mayer, James Gadson, Don Patterson, Major Holly, Bill Doggett, Jack Mc Duff, Cecil Payne, Richie Cole, Ernie Watts, Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones, Gary Burton, Doc Severinson, Dr. John, Phil Woods, Charlie Mariano, Shirly Scott, Trudy Pitts, Sonny Stitt, Rachel Z and John LaPorta. Tim Price performs and conducts music clinics around the globe.
Mike Boone is journeyman bassist, composer, educator and mentor. There is rarely a Jazz performance in Philadelphia where he isn’t playing, or being referenced. Boone, a New Yorker and Eastman School of Music grad, came to Philly after work with drummer Buddy Rich in 1985 and decided to make the city his home. The Philadelphia Inquirer once described Boone as, “The backbone of a thousand gigs… one of the mainstays of the Philly jazz scene.” Boone has performed with Leslie Uggams, Clark Terry, Mose Allison and Ben Vereen, as well as with virtually every local artist, including John Swana, Uri Caine, Rhenda Fearrington, Sam Dockery, Elio Villafranca, Sid Simmons, Orrin Evan, Mickey Roker, Jaleel Shaw, John Blake and many more.
Rob Martino is Philadelphia based drummer, composer, and educator. Rob has studied with some world class musicians including Ralph Alessi, Dick Oatts and Steve Fidyk. He received his Bachelor of Music from Temple University, and has traveled all over the country with various groups including musical directing the All Hands On Deck Show. Rob is currently composing and arranging for the Material Collective, and his own original music. Currently he is the drummer for renowned chiptune, artist NML Style.
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Thanks to all of our collaborators and partners, Thanks to the venues and their staff, as well as our sound technicians, photographers and video teams. Major shout outs to PJP Staff: Melissa Talley-Palmer, Julia Lopez, Lynn Washington, Stephanie Seiple, J. Michael Harrison, Eric Battle, James Solomon, and Karen Smith for fully and wholeheartedly engaging in this intense journey with me. Thanks to our many volunteers and other workers who put in some serious sweat and hours as well.
Special Thanks: Kathryn Ott Lovell - Commissioner: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Ellen Ryan of The Fairmount Park Conservancy, Kelly Lee - Chief Cultural Officer: Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Chip Powell, Steve Rowland, Karen Smith and Bill Johnson of WRTI.
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Jazz Walk-Giant Steps was recorded live at East Fairmount Park in September 2016 and edited at Lynasha Studios. This mixtape is a production of The Philadelphia Jazz Project; which is a sponsored project of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, with funding provided by The Philadelphia Foundation.
