Dan Faulk
Dan Faulk (born 1969) is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator. Biography. Faulk was born in 1969. In 1992, he recorded "Focusing In" for Criss Cross Jazz. It was a quartet recording, with Barry Harris (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), and Carl Allen (drums). Four years later, Faulk recorded another quartet album – "Spirits in the Night" – this time with Myron Walden (alto sax), Joe Martin (bass), and Jorge Rossy (drums). It contained covers and Faulk originals. His third album as leader, "Dan Faulk Songbook, Vol.1", was recorded in 2002. The other musicians were pianist Carlton Holmes, bassist Ugonna Okegwo , and drummer Terrill Will, and all ten tracks were composed by Faulk. Faulk played tenor and soprano saxophones on James Spaulding's "Blues Nexus". Faulk was part of trombonist J. J. Johnson's band in the late 1990s, including for the album "Heroes". Faulk has also been professor of music at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Discography. As sideman. With J. J. Johnson With New York Unit With James Spaulding With Akira Tana and Ralph Reid