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Jackson at Norfolk VA performance in 2016. Javon Anthony Jackson (born June 16, 1965) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator. He first became known as a member of Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990. [1] and went on to release 22 recordings [2] [3] [4] as a bandleader and tour and record ...
New York City NY – Javon Jackson & Nikki Giovanni. Booking Inquiries (USA & Canada) and Film Inquiries Dana Warren solidjacksonrecords@gmail.com 925 200 5041
Javon Jackson. Born on June 16, 1965, in Carthage, Missouri, Javon Jackson was raised in Denver, Colorado and chose saxophone at the age of 10. At age 16 he switched from alto to tenor and later enrolled at the University of Denver before spending part of 1985–86 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He left Berklee in 1986 to join Art ...
Nov 25, 2023 · Javon Jackson: Wading In Spiritual Waters. by R.J. DeLuke May 23, 2022. Saxophonist Javon Jackson, he of the sonorous tenor tone and the inquisitive musical mind, embarked last year on a musical project with a different twist. Jackson, a follower of Sonnys Stitt and Rollins, is known as a a jazz fiend, one of the dauntless players of his era.
A historic collaboration between Virginia Tech legend Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist-composer and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson has culminated in the intimate and inspired jazz performance “The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni.” Jackson brings his bold-toned, John Coltrane-inspired tenor lines to bear on a series of hymns ...
Jan 1, 2012 · Lucky 13. “Javon Jackson’s simultaneously brawny and brainy tenor sound, burly and commanding but also capable of surgical precision, is well featured on Lucky 13, not coincidentally his 13th album as a leader. Having graduated from the schools of Art Blakey, Elvin Jones and Betty Carter before embarking on his solo career, Jackson knows a ...
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In addition to his performance schedule, Javon Jackson is a highly sought after jazz educator, conducting clinics and lectures at universities throughout the United States and abroad. He served as Assistant Professor of Jazz at Long Island University (NY)1996-1998, and in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College (NY) 1999-2007.
