Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl: Janus (SUNNYSIDE 1469) ★★★★ By – Yoshi Kato The heralded Roman god who lends his name to the title (and image to the packaging) of pianist Nick Sanders and saxophonist Logan Strosahl’s debut duo recording provides listeners with some guidance as to what they can expect from this impressive album. […]
Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl – Janus Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl – Janus – Sunnyside Communications SSC1469, 41:40 An intriguing release. (Nick Sanders – piano; Logan Strosahl – alto & tenor saxophone) You have to give credit to Nick Sanders and Logan Strosahl for getting this album entitled Janusreleased. Imagine, if you will, the […]
Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl: Janus By BUDD KOPMAN November 1, 2016 Pianist Nick Sanders and saxophonist Logan Strosahl musical connection goes back to 2007 when they were both students at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Since that time Sanders has release a number of albums, including You Are Creature with bassist Henry Fraser and drummer Connor Baker. The three players played on Strosahl’s […]
Nick Sanders & Logan Strosahl: Janus By DAN MCCLENAGHAN September 20, 2016 Pianist Nick Sanders and saxophonist Logan Strosahl have named their duet outing Janus. The Janus of the Roman Empire era was a God with two faces, a God of time, with one gaze directed forward, the other backward in time. Sanders and Strosahl began playing in the duo format […]
Nick Sanders and Logan Strosahl: Janus By Jamie Evans Nick Sanders and Logan Strosahl met 10 years ago when they were both students at Boston’s New England’s Conservatory. Although this newly released album’s eclecticism ranges across the board from medieval to modern French “straight” composers to standards and originals, they never lose the appeal of […]
CD Rating: CHOC! Produit – c’est-à-dire porté – par Fred Hersch, “You Are A creature” [CHOC] est le second album en leader de Nick Sanders (dont le premier opus avait été chroniqué dans notre numéro 653). Sorte de croisement entre Bill Evans et Jason Moran, il incarne l’évolution “afrologique” du jazz, selon la définition de George […]
Saxophonist Howard Lawes reviews this album for us: You Are a Creature is the second album from young American pianist Nick Sanders. The trio has Nick Sanders on piano, Henry Fraser on bass and Connor Baker on drums. The musicians met at the New England Conservatory where Sanders studied piano under Fred Hersch and Jason Moran; […]
By: Pierre de Chocqueuse. Nick Sanders ne joue décidemment pas du piano comme les autres. Il porte en lui une musique neuve qui ne cherche pas à plaire, mais s’impose d’elle-même aux oreilles averties. “You are a Creature”, son deuxième disque, apparaît encore plus fascinant et étrange que “Nameless Neighbors”, un des treize Chocs 2013 […]
Grego Applegate Edwards. We have an interesting piano trio date up today. Pianist Nick Sanders and his trio give us the new CD “You Are A Creature” (Sunnyside 1389). The music stands out for the quirky and appealing off-center nature of Sander’s originals, which have a sort of post-Monk, post-Herbie Nichols angularity and unpredictableness. Perhaps there […]
by THOMAS JACOBSEN Hot new pianist Nick Sanders is a New Orleans metro native, NOCCA trained, who went off to the prestigious New England Conservatory for his undergraduate and master’s degrees. Now in his mid-twenties and a New Yorker, he is fast making a name for himself in the jazz world. Creature is the pianist’s second album, both on […]