Irvine ยป Calendar ยป Kirsten Edkins Group at Campus Jax
Kirsten Edkins Group at Campus Jax
When
Wed, April 10, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Saxophonist Kirsten Edkins brings to life her latest project, Shapes and Sound, with her killer quintet: Lemar Guillary on trombone, Sam Hirsch on keys, Ahmet Turkmenoglu on bass, and Ana Barrerio on drums. Audiophile Albums hails her new record as a โmust own,โ and Douglas Moore at The Sound Advocate calls it โone of the best play-through jazz albums this year.โ
Kirstenโs playing has been described by Phil Freeman at Stereogum as โfrequently surpris[ing] you with phrases that seem to go against the grain of the music without sounding disruptive for the sake of disruption.โ And Jazz Weekly says, โMs. Edkinsโ attitude, that a warm tone, both in sound and personal spirit, always wins over the heart.โ...