MICHAEL ADKINS
Genres: Post Bop, 21st Century Modern • United States

MICHAEL ADKINS is an emerging saxophonist and composer, currently living in New York City. His latest recording entitled Rotator, released on HATHUT records has been selected as THE WIRE magazine's Jazz&Improv Album of the year 2008. Michael’s new release features Paul Motian on drums, Russ Lossing on piano, and John Hebert on bass. The result of this new release Rotator on HatHut records is a collection of 8 original compositions from Adkins that lay bold melodies over driving and precise underpinnings. Chris May says, "An important new voice has arrived." Duncan Heining of JAZZ WISE magazine calls it, " A remarkeably mature and confident set featuring eight self-penned tunes, all of which confirm the saxophonist as a jazz composer to watch." Brian Morton of The WIRE magazine says it's, "the best hour of contemporary jazz I've heard this year." From the insistent sonic thrust of the opening track, to the read more...