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Loren Pickford

- New Orleans, LA Jazz / World / Cajun/Zydeco

Loren Pickford

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Members: Loren Pickford and The KC Jazz Conspiracy 6 featuring Matt Otto-tenor, Roger Wilder-piano Charles Gatschet-guitar Seth Lee-bass and Mike Shanks-drums

Label: Dinosaur, Cexton, Earth Spirit Music, Artists Recording Collective, Artists Recording Collective

Bio: Legendary master alto saxophonist/ flutist/ dudukist/ pianist Loren Pickford has had a multifaceted career for the last 48 years as his wanderings have taken him through a tour of American musics and the jazz scenes of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Louisville, A... See Full Bio

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“Pickford is well served by his sidemen, who include pianist George Cables, drummer Billy Higgins, guitarist George Roessler, and bassist John Heard.”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“Arcturus is what every jazz release should be. It isn't just a release with some musical genre-generated notes. Each track has a feeling, an aura about it that is distinct and unique. The tunes are not just songs, they're a recording of ideas, feelings, and events.”

— Tristan Smith, Jazz Ambassador Magazine (JAM)

“Apparently Loren Pickford has reached a level few alto players in this era have. His creative voice as an improviser is a major event. His playing and composing will continue as a musical power in the new millennium.”

— Tim Price, Saxophone Journal

“Sometimes a very intense and aggressive player, alto saxman Loren Pickford has often favored a big, robust sound along the lines of Jackie McLean and Phil Woods. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“As a young musician in the 1960s, Pickford listened to jazz extensively and hoped to someday earn his living playing bop, but it was R&B that often paid the bills. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“After backing Jackie Wilson on tour and writing horn arrangements for the late soul icon, Pickford went on to back Percy Sledge, the Chi-Lites, Tyrone Davis, Clarence Carter and other R&B greats of the 1960s and 1970s. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“It was during the 1970s that he also backed rocker Van Morrison and served as band leader for the popular CBS sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“But his passion for acoustic jazz remained, and in the mid-1980s, he got a nice break when trumpeter/singer Chet Baker hired him to play piano and/or alto on some live dates. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“Though playing with Baker (who died a few years later in 1988) called for restraint and an appreciation of "cool jazz," Pickford took a much more forceful approach when, in 1986, he recorded his debut album, Song For A Blue Planet, for Cexton. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“That album was followed by 1990's equally hard-driving Dancing In The Spirit Fires on Cexton and Elysian Fields on Dinosaur. ”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

“The late 1990s found Pickford living in New Orleans, where he continued to play straight-ahead jazz (both hard bop and "cool jazz" as well as some Dixieland) and did his share of zydeco, Cajun, funk, R&B and world-music gigs.”

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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2012
Oct 25

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar …
New Orleans, LA, US | 9:30pm
Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar
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Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:30pm
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DBA on Frenchman St 05.29.10 | 7 Pm until ( Pm New Orleans, LA W/ John Boutte, Todd Duke, guitar, Peter Harris. bass
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May 22

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DBA on Frenchman St 05.22.10 | 7 Pm until 9 Pm New Orleans, LA Performance w' John Boutte, Todd Duke, guitar, Peter Harris. bass
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May 15

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DBA on Frenchmant St 05.15.10 | 7PM until 9 PM New Orleans, LA Performance with John Boutte, vocals. Todd Duke, guitar, Peter Harris. bass
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May 13

Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar …
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Thu May 13, 2010 9:30pm
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Dos Jefes 05.13.10 | 9:30 Pm until 1 AM New Orleans, LA Bebop Night at Dos Jefes, The Loren Pickford Trio

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Sylvie Perron
I love Ti Jean.. I'm French!!!!!!!!!! ;D Beautiful playing!
Sylvie Perron
Tremendous musicianship

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