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Generations
Jazz Project Monday, August 3, 8 pm Tickets on sale now! Listen: One
For all – Alexander/Davis/Hazeltine – "Till
There Was You" Listen: One
For All – Alexander/Davis/Hazeltine – "Blueslike" Listen: Terrell
Stafford – "Nick off the Mark" Listen: Terrell
Stafford – "Pegasus" Passing through the ranks of an established bandleader’s group used to be a rite of passage for young players on the way to leading their own bands. The best education was earned on the bandstand from leaders like Art Blakey, Miles Davis, or Horace Silver. As jazz has entered schools and universities a different form of education has emerged. Young musicians can now graduate from schools as extremely accomplished players, but too often they miss out on the wisdom gained by experience working with a veteran leader. Brainchild of saxophonist Andrew Speight and Dr. Jeffrey Babcock, Executive Director of the International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University, the Generations Jazz Project aims to help revive the tradition of ensemble-based mentorship by giving young players total access to an all-star ensemble of established artists. The musicians of the Generations Band—Speight and Eric Alexander on saxophones, Terell Stafford on trumpet, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Louis Hayes—all learned from the masters, and they are dedicated to passing their lessons on to the next generation. “Eric Alexander is a wonder; a young man with a horn whose impassioned tenor sax is the resonant vehicle for one of contemporary jazz's most exciting and original voices.” –Jazz Times Pictured, L-R: Andrew Speight (photo credit: Mars Breslow), David Hazeltine (photo credit: John Abbott), Louis Hayes Inside Jazz: Q&A with Eric Alexander What is the first recording you remember hearing as a child? Who is your favorite jazz musician under the age of 30? What job would you have if you weren’t a jazz musician? What’s the strangest experience you’ve ever had on the bandstand? What’s your favorite food? What’s the most exotic place you’ve traveled to as a musician? What’s the last book you’ve read? If you could play with any other musician, living or dead (with whom
you have not played), who would it be and why? What’s your favorite tune? What’s your favorite thing about being a stanford jazz workshop
faculty member? What’s your favorite jazz venue? Who is your greatest musical influence? If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have three recordings
with you, what would they be? How much do you practice each week? What hobbies do you have? If you could be any other type of artist other than a jazz musician,
what would you be and why? Do you have a favorite music-related joke (that can be told
in mixed company!)? When did you become interested in music, and what circumstances or
events led to your becoming a professional musician? If you were to describe your music as a color, what color would it
be and why? Q&A with David Hazeltine What is the first recording you remember hearing as a child? What’s your favorite food? What’s the last book you’ve read? If you could play with any other musician, living or dead (with whom
you have not played), who would it be and why? How much do you practice each week? What hobbies do you have? When did you become interested in music, and what circumstances or events
led to your becoming a professional musician? |
