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29 Aug Laurie Antonioli 29 Feb Jeff Ballard 08 Aug David Belove 20 Jun Ken Berman 15 Aug Lee Bloom 14 Mar | Jeff Cressman
04 Jan Sylvia Cuenca 01 Aug Terry Disley 02 May Taylor Eigsti 18 Jan Craig Handy 18 Apr Tootie Heath 25 Jul | Myra Melford
04 Apr Brian Melvin 27 Jul Ali Ryerson 08 Feb Wally Schnalle 11 Apr Dred Scott 21 Mar Dayna Stephens 18 Jul |
| Lincoln Adler (2008) | |
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| Lincoln Adler was born in Los Angeles but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, ultimately attending UC Berkeley. He graduated to tenor saxophone while in high school after a decade or so study with clarinet and, before that, piano. In addition to formal music instruction, he studied privately with a number of teachers, including one of his influences, Joe Henderson. (Other influences include Eddie Harris--to whom he pays tribute on the opening track of his recording "Are You in There?"--Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin.)
Returning to Los Angeles for a while, Lincoln spent half a decade with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, featuring on piano that jazz musician manqué, Jeff Goldblum. They played regularly around Los Angeles, including an appearance as the opening act at the Playboy Jazz Festival. Perhaps because he was so often in the company of movie people during this period, Lincoln's interest in photography developed (pun unintentional) to such a degree that it's been said, only a little tongue-in-cheek, that he could make a living at it if the jazz doesn't work out. (Check out some his work at his web site.) Back home in the Bay Area, Lincoln is on stage most frequently with Times 4, and runs his own recording label, Groove Tonic Media. A firm believer in technology, he seeks out like-minded musicians to co-operate with him, positively encouraging them "Do try this at home." |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Dapp Theory (Andy Milne and Gregoire Maret) | Y'All Just Don't Know | Con Alma | (Concord) |
| # 2 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | Strode Rode | (Prestige) |
| # 3 | Stanley Turrentine | Joyride | River's Invitation | (Blue Note) |
| # 4 | Steve Turré, featuring Cassandra Wilson | Steve Turré | In a Sentimental Mood | (Verve) |
| # 5 | Rosa Passos | The Best of Rosa Passos | É Luxo Só | (Velas) |
| # 6 | Dexter Gordon | Homecoming (Live at the Village Vanguard) | 'Round Midnight | (Columbia) |
| # 7 | Lizz Wright | Dreaming Wide Awake | Dreaming Wide Awake | (Verve) |
| Book | Yamamoto Tsunetomo: "Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai" | |||
| Luxury Item | "A foot locker full of the best chocolate I could get" | |||
| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast | ||||
| Alt 1. | Branford Marsalis Quartet | Eternal | The Ruby and the Pearl | (Universal Music) |