Glenn Spearman

Glenn Spearman (February 14, 1947 – October 8, 1998) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was associated with free jazz and experimental music.

Spearman was active in Oakland, California, in the late 1960s but moved to Paris in 1972 and founded the band Emergency[1] with bassist Bob Reid. This group recorded two albums, performed on radio and television in France, and appeared at the festival in Avignon.[1] He was artist-in-residence in Rotterdam and toured through Europe before returning to the United States in 1978.[1]

Following his return he worked in the Cecil Taylor Unit,[1] primarily out of San Francisco though he performed on both sides of the Atlantic through the 1980s. In the 1990s, he led the Double Trio which included Larry Ochs, William Winant, and Lisle Ellis as sidemen; this ensemble played at the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.[1] They were commissioned for a piece by the Move Dance Theater which was performed at Laney College.[1] He worked with the Rova Saxophone Quartet and with filmmaker Lynn Marie Kirby in addition to teaching at Mills College.[1] He died of cancer in 1998.[1] He was Jewish on his Mother's side of the family.[2][3]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Raphe Malik

With others

  • Pipe Dreams, Figure 8 (Rova Saxophone Quartet x 2) (1994)
  • Elevations, Lisle Ellis (1995)
  • Marco Eneidi & the Jungle Orchestra, Marco Eneidi (1996)
  • Mindfulness, William Hooker (Knitting Factory, 1997)
  • Live at Radio Valencia with Marco Eneidi, William Parker, Jackson Krall (Botticelli)[4]

References
  1. Layne, Joslyn. "Glenn Spearman". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. Search Results Web results Glenn Spearman - Welcome to Tzadik www.tzadik.com › volume Welcome to Tzadik. Glenn Spearman : Blues for Falasha ~~~A Tzadik Classic! The question of identity has historically played a large role in the survival of the Jewish people and had special significance to free jazz tenor titan Glenn Spearman, as the son of an African-American father and a Jewish mother.
  3. Glenn Spearman, John Zorn - Blues for Falasha - Amazon ... https://www.amazon.com › Blues-Falasha-Glenn-Spearman Glenn Spearman, John Zorn - Blues for Falasha - Amazon.com Music. ... tenor titan Glenn Spearman, as the son of an African-American father and a Jewish mother. ... Tenor saxophonist Glenn Spearman was familiar with the musical art of ...
  4. "Glenn Spearman | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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