Jimmy Cozier (jazz musician)
Jimmy Cozier | |
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| Jimmy Cozier, Harlem 2012 photo by Teruo Nakamura Jimmy Cozier, Harlem 2012 photo by Teruo Nakamura | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 1954 (age 69) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Jazz instrumentalist, author, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Alto and baritone saxophones, clarinet, flute |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Website | jazzclef |
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Jimmy Cozier (born 1954, Brooklyn, New York), is a New York City-based jazz musician.[1] He is a multi-reed instrumentalist, playing saxophones, flutes, and clarinets. He is the father of R&B singer Jimmy Cozier.[2]
He has performed and toured with Panama Francis, Sam Rivers,[3][4] Reggie Workman, Mongo Santamaria [5] and Abdullah Ibrahim.[6] He also played lead alto sax with the big bands of Cab Calloway,[7] Frank Foster, Charlie Persip, Jaki Byard and Chico O'Farrill.[8]
Background
Cozier studied saxophone with Bill Barron (musician), George Coleman and William "Buddy" Pearson and clarinet with Charles Russo of the New York City Opera. Cozier is the author of the The Jazz Improviser’s Woodshed Volumes 1-3[9] and is a member of the faculty of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Middle School Jazz Academy.[1] Cozier also leads ensemble workshops, where he teaches jazz improvisation.[10] He is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant.[1]
Discography
- Colours, Sam Rivers - Black Saint Records (1983)[11][12]
- No Fear, No Die Movie Soundtrack, Abdullah Ibrahim - Tip Toe (1990)[13]
- Mambo Mongo, Mongo Santamaria - Chesky Records (1992)[14]
- Anatomy of Groove, M-Base Collective – DIW/Columbia (1993)[15]
- All My Tomorrows, Grover Washington, Jr. - Columbia(1994)[16]
- Brazilian Sunset, Mongo Santamaria (1992)[17]
- Heart of a Legend, Chico O'Farrill - Milestone(1999)[18]
- Carambola, Chico O'Farrill, - Milestone (2000)[19]
- With Love, Charles Tolliver - Blue Note (2007)[20]
References
- ^ a b c Lincoln Center Middle School Academy Faculty Bios,Answers from a Jazz Musician, Craig Haynes, October 14, 2009,Brooklyn: A State of Mind p. 172 Workman's Publishing Co, New York, NY, Yanow, Scott, Swing (2000), p.345, Miller Freeman, Inc., San Francisco, CA
- ^ Save Our Soul (2001), Artist of the Month, Jimmy Cozier, Biography
- ^ Colours by Sam Rivers, Black Saint Records 1983
- ^ Colours album credits
- ^ Afro Cuban Jazz p.130, Miller Freeman, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Robbins, Michael and Palitz, Wendy (2001)
- ^ No Fear No Die, Abdullah Ibrahim, 1990
- ^ The Cab Calloway Show - Live in Freiburg - Jazz Zounds, 1989
- ^ Chico O'Farrill Heart of a Legend, Big Band at Birdland, Heart of a Legend, Chico O'Farrill - Milestone 1999, Carambola, Chico O'Farrill, - Milestone 2000
- ^ The Jazz Improviser’s Woodshed Volumes 1-3
- ^ New York Times, City Room, Answers from a Jazz Musician, Craig Haynes, October 14, 2009
- ^ Colours
- ^ Title 1
- ^ No Fear, No Die
- ^ Mambo Mongo
- ^ Anatomy of a Groove
- ^ All My Tomorrows
- ^ Brazilian Sunset
- ^ Heart of a Legend
- ^ Carambola
- ^ With Love