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 quartetโs 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. Bill Milkowski, author of Michael Breckerโs biography, said the record is โstaggering in its authenticity.โ Downbeat Magazine said that the record features โexciting, satisfying stuffโ. LA Jazz Scene said Dickow captures โthe magic and brilliance of Brecker and saturates the group with power and purposeโ, which โall three rhythm section members bring excitement and creativity to the bandstand.โ Jazz Life magazine said that Dickow is โone of the best saxophonists in the world.โ...
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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 quartetโs 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. Bill Milkowski, author of Michael Breckerโs biography, said the record is โstaggering in its authenticity.โ Downbeat Magazine said that the record features โexciting, satisfying stuffโ. LA Jazz Scene said Dickow captures โthe magic and brilliance of Brecker and saturates the group with power and purposeโ, which โall three rhythm section members bring excitement and creativity to the bandstand.โ Jazz Life magazine said that Dickow is โone of the best saxophonists in the world.โ
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 Michaelโs compositions. Tod Dickow, who will play tenor saxophone, was recently called โone of the best saxophonists in the worldโ (Jazz Life Magazine), and Tod and Charged Particles have played this music to sold-out houses at Ronnie Scottโs 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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