Song:Sketch
Album:Trigonometry
Sax player Jacam Manricks was born in Australia but he now lives in the US. He is a teacher at UC Davis and a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. And he has recorded a few albums as a leader. His parents are both classical musicians and his grandfather played jazz clarinet. He started playing alto sax at age nine. Manricks moved to New York in 2001 and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Manhattan School of Music. Obviously he played New York clubs. And he is a long time member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Manricks has recorded a few albums as a leader. Sketch is from the 2010 album Trigonometry on Posi-Tone. Manricks wrote all but one song. Musicians are Scott Wendholt on trumpet, Alan Ferber on trombone, Gary Versace on piano, Joe Martin on bass and Obed Calvaire on drums. It's worth checking out. Manricks is on the faculty of UC Davis and he holds teaching positions at other schools. His latest album Chamber Jazz was released on his own label in 2016. It looks like he mixes jazz with classical music. Here's a video for Sketch by Jacam Manricks.
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