Chicago tenor saxophonist
Keefe Jackson takes his musical cues from the free bop and approximate note theorems of
Ornette Coleman to create fresh music in the modern jazz tradition. Alongside trombonist
Jeb Bishop,
Jackson is able to hold interest with his witty, heady, progressive music that knows few boundaries and swings like mad. Crazy free bop, fast, loud, or bluesy, defines the sound
Jackson carves and crafts alongside the ever potent
Bishop, the exceptional bassist
Jason Roebke, and drummer Noritaka Tanaka. "Maker" and "Turns to Everything," with their craggy melody lines and challenging, pervasive grooves, provide telling moments for this type of new wave, youth-oriented creative jazz. It's directly related to what is happening -- politically and culturally -- in Chi-Town, with
Keefe Jackson at the musical center of that churning vortex. ~ Michael G. Nastos