Josh Quinlan Q'tet (feat. Terell Stafford) - In from Somewhere (2016)

Josh Quinlan releases his fourth album as a leader, this time featuring the amazing trumpeter, Terell Stafford (www.terellstafford.com). The Q'tet has been playing music together for over six years and this marks their third tour in Colorado with Stafford. The new album this night celebrates is called In From Somewhere and is comprised of Quinlan's original compositions that reflect his experiences as a Colorado based musician who travels the world performing and teaching. 

This concert is not to be missed if you enjoy high energy trumpet and saxophone accompanied by an amazingly interactive and communicative rhythm section sound.

Josh Quinlan - saxophones and compositions

Ben Markley - piano 

Matt Smiley - bass 

Ed Breazeale - drums

Featuring

Terell Stafford - trumpet

1. In from Somewhere

2. Lift

3. Fields of Green

4. And I'm Tuned to You

5. Taipei

6. Bearable Light

7. Las Olas

8. First Meditation

9. Fourth of July

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Josh Quinlan Trio - Chopin Project (2016)

The Chopin Project features six original arrangement's of Frederic Chopin's Nocturnes and Preludes and a lyrical waltz composed by Quinlan and inspired by classical harmonic movement. The group features Matt Smiley (bass), Ed Breazeale (drums) and Josh Quinlan (saxophone, piano and arrangements). If you like beautiful classical melodies and harmony fused with modern jazz rhythm and conception you will really enjoy the Chopin Project.

Josh Quinlan (saxophone, piano and arrangements)

Matt Smiley (bass)

Ed Breazeale (drums)

1. Prelude in Ab Major 11:12

2. Nocturne in B Major (Ab excerpt) 06:24

3. Nocturne in C Minor 08:11

4. Warsaw 05:17

5. Nocturne in E Major 04:18

6. Nocturne in G Minor 04:30

7. Nocturne a Mr. Ferdinand Hiller 06:12

Released February 23, 2016

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Josh Quinlan - Original Saxophone Quartets (2016)

Josh Quinlan

BIO

Josh Quinlan is a saxophonist, composer and educator based out of the state of Colorado. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Colorado. As well, he is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (BM) and DePaul University (MMA).

Quinlan is currently an Instructor of Jazz Studies at the University of Colorado, music faculty member at Denver School of the Arts, Director of Education for the Colorado non-profit Gift of Jazz, Director of the Dazzle Recordings label and Co-Director of the Telluride Jazz Celebration Educational Program. In addition, he is an endorsing artist of P. Mauriat saxophones, Bari Woodwind saxophone mouthpieces and Gonzalez Reeds. 

Quinlan has released three albums as a leader, saxophonist and composer (Mountain Time Standards, Open Space and Hear, Here) with a fourth coming out in February, 2016 that features Terell Stafford on trumpet. Since moving to Colorado, he has toured throughout the world with performances and teaching in Asia, South America, Central America, Europe, the U.S. and Australia. Recent highlights include concerts as a guest soloist and composer with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Panama performing “Charlie Parker with Strings,” a residency with his trio at the National University of Costa Rica and tours with Greg Osby and Terell Stafford.

1. Tumeric

2. Winter Shore

3. Variations on a Theme by Plyel

4. Reflections

5. Premise

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