Javon Anthony Jackson was born on June 16,1965 and is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator.
15 Facts About Javon Jackson
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Javon Jackson first became known as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990.
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Javon Jackson became chair of the University of Hartford's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz in 2013.
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Javon Jackson serves as Artistic Director of Jazz in the Valley, an annual music festival in the historic Hudson Valley, now in its 20th year.
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Javon Jackson was born on June 16,1965, in Carthage, Missouri, and brought up in Denver.
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Javon Jackson first wanted to play drums but his father thought those were too loud.
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Javon Jackson was the Jazz Messenger saxophonist until Blakey's death in 1990.
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Javon Jackson has served as Assistant Professor of Jazz at Long Island University in New York and at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College in Purchase, NY.
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Professor Javon Jackson has been Director of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford since 2013.
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Javon Jackson serves as Chair of Jazz for the National YoungArts Foundation and is a member of JEN, where he assists as JENerations Jazz Festival's Artist and Clinician Coordinator.
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In 1991, Javon Jackson made his recording debut on Criss Cross Jazz with Me and Mr Jones, featuring James Williams, Christian McBride and master drummer Elvin Jones.
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Javon Jackson made his Blue Note Records debut in 1993 with When The Time Is Right, produced by the renowned vocalist and bandleader Betty Carter.
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Javon Jackson recorded five more recordings for the Blue Note Record label through the '90s, including a diverse range of music by Caetano Veloso, Frank Zappa, Santana, Muddy Waters, and Al Green.
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Javon Jackson released four recordings for Palmetto Records, where he explored funk, jazz, and soul with organist Dr Lonnie Smith, guitarists Mark Whitfield and David Gilmore, trombonist Fred Wesley and drummer Lenny White, among others.
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Javon Jackson released three recordings for Chesky Records, including Three's Company, featuring bandmates bassist Ron Carter and drummer Billy Drummond.