BIO
Born and raised in British Columbia, Jason Stillman moved to Montreal to pursue a degree at McGill University in 2006. Since then, he has played with several well-known local musicians including Remi Bolduc, Andre White, Dave Laing, and Joe Sullivan. He leads the Jason Stillman Quartet and Saturated Blue, a group dedicated to playing their favourite Blue Note Records recordings with a different spin.
Stillman holds a doctoral degree in music from the University of Toronto and teaches saxophone and jazz improvisation at the McGill Conservatory.
MUSICIAN REVIEWS
Praise for Prelude
ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"Stillman is an elegant straight-ahead soloist whose tone and phrasing are remindful of such contemporaries as Vincent Herring, Kenny Garrett, and Bobby Watson, with an occasional nod to earlier trailblazers including Lou Donaldson, Herb Geller, and Frank Morgan. The references, however, are always oblique, as Stillman takes care not to emulate anyone." Jack Bowers - All About Jazz
TOUTE L'ACTUALITÉ JAZZ DU QUÉBEC
Visiblement moderne dans son approche, Stillman s’invite chez vous avec un son qui est loin d'être scolaire et des compositions originales. Pensons au très beau Quartet Blues à la sonorité ample, au Suicide Squeeze ou Tribute qui est un hommage à ses maîtres, le travail de groupe est nettement prometteur. Comme l’âme est bien présente ainsi que la densité des architectures musicales, il faut plusieurs écoutes serrées pour comprendre la démarche artistique. Si cela manque parfois un peu de swing, nous saluons cette démarche souvent novatrice qui porte vers.
TRANSCRIPTIONS
Free pdf transcriptions for sax.
