Long before alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa topped numerous jazz critics’ polls for his fiery playing, he was a kid growing up in Boulder, studying with Mark Harris, now a teacher at Metro State ...
After topping so many best-of-year lists with his extraordinary quintet on 2015's Bird Calls (ACT), alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has gone into trio mode. His gritty, self-released ...
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa previously espoused his love of Charlie Parker on his album Bird Calls (ACT, 2015). Here he expands on that to pay tribute to, not only Parker, but other ...