Tod Dickow and Charged Particles at Old St. Hilary’s Landmark

In 2021, the 30-year-old Bay-area based jazz trio, Charged Particles, released a CD (on Summit Records) with guest tenor saxophonist Tod Dickow playing the compositions of Michael Brecker. And recently, the group has been playing on tour with trumpeter Randy Brecker. The quartet’s CD was named among the best 2021 jazz releases in JazzTimes magazine, Jazzwise Magazine, the San Jose Mercury News, Glide Magazine, Nippertown Magazine, and more publications. Randy Brecker said the recording is “smoking and intense from beginning to end”. Bill Milkowski, author of Michael Brecker’s biography, said the record is “staggering in its authenticity.” Downbeat Magazine said that the record features “exciting, satisfying stuff”. LA Jazz Scene said Dickow captures “the magic and brilliance of Brecker and saturates the group with power and purpose”, which “all three rhythm section members bring excitement and creativity to the bandstand.” Jazz Life magazine said that Dickow is “one of the best saxophonists in the world.”...

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In 2021, the 30-year-old Bay-area based jazz trio, Charged Particles, released a CD (on Summit Records) with guest tenor saxophonist Tod Dickow playing the compositions of Michael Brecker. And recently, the group has been playing on tour with trumpeter Randy Brecker. The quartet’s CD was named among the best 2021 jazz releases in JazzTimes magazine, Jazzwise Magazine, the San Jose Mercury News, Glide Magazine, Nippertown Magazine, and more publications. Randy Brecker said the recording is “smoking and intense from beginning to end”. Bill Milkowski, author of Michael Brecker’s biography, said the record is “staggering in its authenticity.” Downbeat Magazine said that the record features “exciting, satisfying stuff”. LA Jazz Scene said Dickow captures “the magic and brilliance of Brecker and saturates the group with power and purpose”, which “all three rhythm section members bring excitement and creativity to the bandstand.” Jazz Life magazine said that Dickow is “one of the best saxophonists in the world.”

Michael Brecker was an innovator on the tenor saxophone whose unique voice and approach to the instrument influenced every performing jazz saxophonist. Winner of 15 Grammy Awards, he was a prolific composer and leader of a range of different bands, as well as a guest soloist with many other ensembles. He was awarded some of the highest honors in jazz: an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee College of Music and induction into Down Beat Magazine's Hall of Fame. And he is heard on nearly 1,000 records.
Michael released a series of records under his own name that featured saxophone, piano, bass, and drums, and this performance will feature some of the greatest of Michael’s compositions. Tod Dickow, who will play tenor saxophone, was recently called “one of the best saxophonists in the world” (Jazz Life Magazine), and Tod and Charged Particles have played this music to sold-out houses at Ronnie Scott’s in London, Birdland in New York, SF Jazz in San Francisco, Vibrato in Los Angeles, the Scarborough Jazz Festival in England, and many other top clubs and concert halls.

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