Jason Yarde

Last updated

Jason Yarde
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Beckenham, England
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, producer, music director
InstrumentSaxophones
Formerly of Jazz Warriors; Tomorrow's Warriors

Jason Yarde (born 1970) is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer and music director. He has worked with a wide range of artists and music ensembles, including Denys Baptiste, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Jack DeJohnette, Hugh Masekela and the London Symphony Orchestra. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life and education

Yarde was born in 1970 in Beckenham, England, to Guyanese parents. [3] While still a teenager at school, [4] he began playing alto and soprano saxophone with the Jazz Warriors, and went on to become their music director. [5]

He studied at Middlesex University, obtaining a BA (Hons) in Performance Arts; the degree incorporated a year at William Paterson College, New Jersey, studying orchestration, studio engineering, jazz performance and saxophone under Joe Lovano, Gary Smulyan and Steve Wilson. [5]

Music career

Yarde was member of Anthony Tidd's Quite Sane band, which won the Capital Radio band of the year award in 1992. [6] He has also been associated with Tomorrow's Warriors since it was started, [7] including leading the J-Life quintet, featuring vocalist Julie Dexter. [8] [9]

In 2007, his work All Souls Seek Joy was premiered by Hugh Masekela and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre. [10]

Yarde's BBC Proms composition Rhythm and Other Fascinations, for piano trio and the BBC Concert Orchestra, won the inaugural BASCA award for Contemporary Jazz Composition in 2009, [11] [12] with the judges describing his work as "innovative, accomplished and entertaining. It achieves that difficult double act of looking back in homage to a bye-gone era and at the same time, achieving a very contemporary vision." [13]

In 2010, Yarde was a recipient of a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award, "the most generous arts prize in the UK". [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugh Masekela</span> South African musician (1939–2018)

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass".

René McLean is a hard bop saxophonist and flutist from New York City. He started playing guitar before receiving an alto saxophone and instruction from his father, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdullah Ibrahim</span> South African pianist and composer (born 1934)

Abdullah Ibrahim, previously known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and Ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for "Mannenberg", a jazz piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Art Themen</span> British jazz saxophonist and surgeon (born 1939)

Arthur Edward George Themen is a British jazz saxophonist and formerly orthopaedic surgeon. Critic John Fordham has described him as "an appealing presence on the British jazz circuit for over 40 years.... Originally a Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins disciple ... Themen has proved himself remarkably attentive to the saxophone styles of subsequent generations."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soweto Kinch</span> British jazz saxophonist and rapper (born 1978)

Soweto Kinch is a British jazz saxophonist and rapper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jazz Jamaica</span> British jazz/reggae music group

Jazz Jamaica is a British jazz/reggae music group founded by musician Gary Crosby in London in 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenneth Fuchs</span> Musical artist

Kenneth Daniel Fuchs is a Grammy Award-winning American composer. He currently serves as Professor of Music Composition at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orphy Robinson</span> British jazz musician and composer

Orphy Robinson MBE is a British jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays vibraphone, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, piano, marimba, steelpans and drums. He has written music for television, film and theatre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denys Baptiste</span> English jazz musician (born 1969)

Denys Baptiste is an English jazz musician. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors, Baptiste plays tenor and soprano saxophone in addition to composing.

The Jazz Warriors were an English all-black London-based group of jazz musicians, that made its debut in 1986. The idea for the band came from the Abibi Jazz Arts, a London organization that promoted black music and black culture. The Jazz Warriors provided black British musicians with a venue to showcase their talents, which until that time was limited mostly to funk music and reggae.

Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian is a British composer, singer, and harper. She is considered one of today's leading emerging composers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1978 in jazz</span> Overview of the events of 1978 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1978.

Andrew McCormack is a British jazz pianist.

Zara McFarlane is a British music artist, singer, songwriter, composer, vocal coach and playwright based in East London, England. The critically acclaimed singer has released five albums under her own name. Jazzwise Magazine wrote that McFarlane, "is one of the UK’s pre-eminent jazz vocalists and composers". She is a multi - award winner, including a MOBO Awards., two Jazz FM awards and an Urban Music award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomorrow's Warriors</span> British music education organisation (founded 1991)

Tomorrow's Warriors (TW) is a jazz music education and artist development organisation that was co-founded in 1991 by Janine Irons and Gary Crosby, committed to championing diversity, inclusion and equality across the arts through jazz, with a special focus on "Black musicians, female musicians and those whose financial or other circumstances might lock them out of opportunities to pursue a career in the music industry". Crosby drew inspiration from having been a member of the Jazz Warriors, a London-based group of musicians that in the 1980s showcased many young Black British musicians who went on to achieve international success.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nubya Garcia</span> British jazz musician (born 1991)

Nubya Nyasha Garcia is a British jazz musician, saxophonist, composer and bandleader.

Cassie Kinoshi is a British composer, saxophonist and bandleader who leads the group SEED Ensemble, who were nominated for a Mercury Prize award in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Byron Wallen</span> British jazz trumpeter, composer and educator (born 1969)

Byron Wallen is a British jazz trumpeter, composer and educator. He was described by Jazzwise as "one of the most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive". As characterised by All About Jazz, "He does not fit into any pigeonhole, however, and is also something of a renaissance man: he has long been involved in cognitive psychology and also travels widely, spending extended periods in South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Morocco, Indonesia and Belize ."

Daniel Fardon is a British composer of contemporary classical music.

Julie Dexter is a British singer, songwriter and producer, whose music spans the categories of jazz, soul and reggae. She was born and raised in Birmingham, England, and has been based in the United States since 1999. Notable musicians with whom she has worked include Courtney Pine, Soweto Kinch, Jason Yarde, and others.

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Yarde". Hyperion. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "JASON YARDE alto/baritone saxophones". Hexagonal. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Le Gendre, Kevin (23 November 2007). "Instruments of change: Black performers are still a rarity on the classical stage in Britain, but the LSO's new collaboration with Hugh Masekela is a welcome sign of progress". The Guardian .
  4. ↑ Fordham, John (1 June 2005). "Review | Jason Yarde | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London". The Guardian.
  5. 1 2 "Jason Yarde". AllAboutJazz . Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "About Quite Sane", quitesane.com.
  7. ↑ "Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde… new album". Tomorrow's Warriors. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Julie Dexter/J-life Never Will I Marry .mov". 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2024– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Awards & Recognition". Tomorrow's Warriors. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hugh Masekela Concert With LSO And Jason Yarde". Jazzwise . 2 November 2007.
  11. ↑ "Jason Yarde | Jazz Adjudicator". BBC Young Musician 2022. BBC Four.
  12. ↑ Ferguson, Tom (2 December 2009). "Jazzer Jason Yarde Honored At British Composer Awards". Billboard . Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Jazz breaking news: Jason Yarde Scoops Composer Award". Jazzwise . 2 December 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Flynn, Mike (11 October 2010). "Jazz breaking news: Jason Yarde Wins Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award" . Retrieved 6 November 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.