Jason Yarde

Jason Yarde (born 1970) is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer and music director. He has worked with a wide range of artists and music ensembles, including Denys Baptiste, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Jack DeJohnette, Hugh Masekela and the London Symphony Orchestra.[1][2]

Jason Yarde
Born1970 (age 52–53)
Beckenham, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, producer, music director
Instrument(s)Saxophones
Formerly ofJazz Warriors; Tomorrow's Warriors

Biography

Yarde was born in 1970 in Beckenham, England, to Guyanese parents.[3] While still a teenager at school,[4] he began playing alto and soprano saxophone with the Jazz Warriors, and went on to become their music director.[5] Yarde has also been associated with Tomorrow's Warriors since it was started.[6]

Yarde studied at Middlesex University, obtaining a BA (Hons) in Performance Arts; the degree incorporated a year at William Paterson College, New Jersey, studying orchestration, studio engineering, jazz performance and saxophone under Joe Lovano, Gary Smulyan and Steve Wilson. [5]

In 2007, Yarde's work All Souls Seek Joy was premiered by Hugh Masekela and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre.[7] His BBC Proms composition Rhythm and Other Fascinations, for piano trio and the BBC Concert Orchestra, won the inaugural BASCA award for contemporary Jazz Composition in 2009.[8]

References
  1. "Jason Yarde". Hyperion. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. "JASON YARDE alto/baritone saxophones". Hexagonal. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. Le Gendre, Kevin (23 November 2007). "Instruments of change: Black performers are still a rarity on the classical stage in Britain, but the LSO's new collaboration with Hugh Masekela is a welcome sign of progress". The Guardian.
  4. Fordham, John (1 June 2005). "Jason Yarde". The Guardian.
  5. "Jason Yarde". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. "Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde… new album". Tomorrow's Warriors. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. "Hugh Masekela Concert With LSO And Jason Yarde". Jazzwise. 2 November 2007.
  8. "Jason Yarde | Jazz Adjudicator". BBC Young Musician 2022. BBC Four.
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