![]() ![]() Back at Berklee I studied with a great woodwind faculty: Dino Govoni, Shannon LeClaire, George Garzone, Bill Pierce, Joe Lovano. I learned so much talking to him, and he is the reason I returned to primarily playing standard repertoire, as it became a daily practice for me. I met Lee in 2003 I think, and took lessons with him over the years along with a bunch of phone calls. And then a big et cetera for the rest! Teachers and/or influences? Well as far as influences my biggest one has to be the great Lee Konitz. My main horns for all you gearheads are as follows: 1954 Selmer Mark VI Alto 1926 Conn New Wonder II Gold Plated Alto Yamaha 875EX Tenor with Sterling Silver Neck Selmer Series III Soprano Sax 1952 Conn 10m Baritone Sax 1966 Buffet R13 Clarinet 1979 Buffet R13 A Clarinet (which is what I play mostly on the new record) Muramatsu AD Flute. Instruments: I went a little crazy with doubles in the past few years so I have a good closet full of instruments at this point. He continues to compose, arrange, perform and is a Lecturer at BMCC, Borough of Manhattan Community College in Tribeca, NYC. ![]() He is the author of the Bach Shapes series, 8 books for saxophone and all instruments focusing on the music of J.S. He has recorded woodwinds for numerous movies and television shows, including The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Random Acts of Flyness and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. 1 (2012) and And The Stars Were Shining (2023) and an octet on the Jon De Lucia Octet + Ted Brown Live at The Drawing Room (2018) and the upcoming Jon De Lucia Octet plays Brubeck (2024). He leads the Jon De Lucia Group on two albums: Face no Face (2006) and As The River Sings (2017) the baroque improvising Luce Trio on Pieces Vol. In New York he has played with Putter Smith, Ray Gallon, Michael Kanan, Steve Little, Bill Crow, Maeve Gilchrist, Joe Hunt, Greg Ruggiero, Nir Felder, Leo Genovese, Kris Davis and more. Originally from Quincy, MA, he moved to New York City in 2005.Since then he has performed in the US and internationally at the Burlington Discover Jazz Fest, the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and the Tamana-shi Jazz Festival in Japan. For obvious reasons, we’re bringing it back.Meet Jon De Lucia Jon De Lucia is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. Note: This post originally appeared on our site over a decade ago. It includes versions of “Take Five” and “The Girl from Ipanema.” ![]() You can purchase their album, Sachal Jazz: Interpretations of Jazz Standards & Bossa Nova, on Amazon. Today, many of these musicians have come together in a 60-person orchestra that plays in a state-of-the-art studio, designed partly by Abbey Road sound engineers. Many musicians were forced into professions they had never imagined - selling clothes, electrical parts, vegetables, etc. When Pakistan fell under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq during the 1980s, Pakistan’s classical music scene fell on hard times. Once you watch the performance above, you’ll know why.Īccording to The Guardian, The Sachal Studios Orchestra was created by Izzat Majeed, a philanthropist based in London. ![]() (Watch them perform it here.) Before he died in 2012, Brubeck called it the “most interesting” version he had ever heard. How’s this for fusion? Here we have The Sachal Studios Orchestra, based in Lahore, Pakistan, playing an innovative cover of “ Take Five,” the jazz standard written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1959. ![]()
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