COHEARENT
Kirsten Edkins - Shapes & Sound(180g Vinyl LP)
AAA 180g Vinyl LP!
Debut LP from Kevin Gray's Cohearent Records!
Vintage Sound on a Modern Recording!
Pressed at RTI!
After spending 15 years building the gear for his new endeavor, Cohearent Records &mdash which is an All-Valve (Vacuum Tube) recording system from microphones to disk cutterhead &mdash award-winning mastering engineer Kevin Gray releases the first LP by jazz saxophonist Kirsten Edkins, Shapes & Sound.
Kirsten Edkins, a young composer and saxophonist from Los Angeles, is an exciting prospect. Kirsten graduated from Eastman School of Music on scholarship. She studied composition and arranging with Bill Dobbins, as well as Walt Weiskopf and the legendary Ray Ricker. Before her time at Eastman she studied with Bob Sheppard, a jazz recording artist and woodwind specialist.
Kirsten is a highly sought-after improviser and has performed with Arturo Sandoval (Al "Tootie" Heath), Tim Hagans, Clay Jenkins, John Beasley and Geoffrey Keezer. She has also performed with the Clare Fischer Big Band, Bill Holman Big Band, Bernie Dresel Big Band (The BBB), Sara Gazarek, Gary Foster, Joe LaBarbara, Larry Goldings and Clay Jenkins. Kirsten has appeared on television shows such as American Idol, Duets, Knight Rider, Glee, Bonesand The Tonight Show.
A motivational music educator, Kirsten's associations include Cal State Fullerton's Stanford Jazz Workshop, Saddleback College and Golden West College. Kirsten has been educating and encouraging young musicians in her private studio for more than 14 years. She also directs the American Jazz Institute's Community Outreach and teaches saxophone at Occidental College in Eagle Rock.
Kirsten is joined on Shapes & Sound by Gerald Clayton (courtesy of Blue Note) on piano, Ahmet Turkmenoglu on bass, Lemar Guillary on trombone and Chris Wabich on drums.
Features
Musicians
| Kirsten Edkins | sax |
|---|---|
| Gerald Clayton | piano |
| Ahmet Turkmenoglu | bass |
| Lemar Guillary | trombone |
| Chris Wabich | drums |
Track List
Side One:
Side Two:
ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS
WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)
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