Dan Faulk (born 1969) is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator.
Biography
Faulk was born in 1969.
In 1992, he recorded
Focusing In for Criss Cross Jazz.
[ "Dan Faulk Quartet – Focusing In". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved September 8, 2017.] It was a quartet recording, with
Barry Harris (piano),
Rufus Reid (bass), and Carl Allen (drums).
[Yanow, Scott "Dan Faulk – Focusing In". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2017.] Four years later, Faulk recorded another quartet album –
Spirits in the Night – this time with
Myron Walden (alto sax), Joe Martin (bass), and
Jorge Rossy (drums).
[ "Spirits in the Night". Fresh Sound New Talent. Retrieved September 8, 2017.][Jurek, Thom "Dan Faulk – Spirits in the Night". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2017.] It contained covers and Faulk originals.
His third album as leader,
Dan Faulk Songbook, Vol.1, was recorded in 2002.
[Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011) "Dan Faulk Leader Entry". jazzdiscography.com.] The other musicians were pianist Carlton Holmes, bassist
Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Terrill Will, and all ten tracks were composed by Faulk.
[Turner, Mark F. (September 25, 2003) "Dan Faulk: Dan Faulk Songbook, Vol.1". All About Jazz.]
Faulk played tenor and soprano saxophones on James Spaulding's Blues Nexus.[Bogle, Dick (February 1, 1995) "Dick's Picks: 'Blues Nexus'. The Skanner. p. 10.] Faulk was part of trombonist J. J. Johnson's band in the late 1990s, including for the album Heroes.[Comiskey, Ray (March 26, 1999) "Jazz". The Irish Times. p. 12.] Faulk has also been professor of music at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.[Woliver, Robbie (October 15, 2000) "Jazzman Sets Tin Ears Ringing". The New York Times.]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
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Focusing In (Criss Cross Jazz, 1992)
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Spirits in the Night (Fresh Sound, 1996)
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Dan Faulk Songbook, Vol.1 (Ugli Fruit, 2002)
As sideman
With J. J. Johnson
With New York Unit
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Tribute to George Adams (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
With James Spaulding
With Akira Tana and Ralph Reid
