Saxophonist Charles McPherson, Featured in Clint Eastwood's Movie "Bird"

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    After four decades, Charles McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene. His playing combines passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. McPherson has recorded with Charlie Mingus, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and has toured with Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly and many others. He was the featured alto saxophonist in Clint Eastwood's film "Bird."

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    • "He is a singular voice who has never sacrificed the fluidity of his melody making, and is held in high esteem by musicians both long seasoned and young." --New York Times
    • "The craft and sincerity, the discipline and passion that Charles McPherson brings to the alto saxophone is a tribute to the beauty of jazz and to the kind of integrity that makes for visceral art. His is a talent that shouldn't be neglected." --The Village Voice
    • "...his blues and ballad interpretations are breathtaking." --San Francisco Examiner

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    Website: http://www.charlesmcpherson.com/

    Saxophone: Charles McPherson
    Bass: John Wiitala
    Piano: Randy Porter
    Drums: Chuck McPherson

    After four decades, Charles McPherson remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene today. His playing combines passionate feeling with intricate patterns of improvisation. Throughout his many years of being an integral performer of music, McPherson has not merely remained true to his bop origins, but has expanded on them.

    McPherson has recorded as a guest artist with Charlie Mingus, Barry Harris, Art Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. He has recorded as leader on Prestige, Fantasy, Mainstream, Discovery, Xanadu and, most recently, Arabesque. His most recent recording is the highly acclaimed Manhattan Nocturne.

    McPherson was recently featured at Lincoln Center showcasing his original compositions and arrangements with a seven-piece ensemble. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as well as with jazz greats Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann and others.

    He was also the featured alto saxophonist in the Clint Eastwood film "Bird," a biography about Charlie Parker.