Sam Newsome
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| Background information | |
| Origin |
Hampton, Virginia United States |
| Genres | jazz, world music, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | musician, composer,music program coordinator, associate professor of music (jazz) |
| Instruments | soprano saxophone |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Labels | Columbia/Sony, Palmetto, Criss Cross, Steeplechase, Some New Music |
| Associated acts | Sam Newsome & Global Unity, Sam Newsome Quartet, Solo |
| Website | sopranosaxtalk.blogspot.com |
Sam Newsome (born April 28, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and educator.. His music combines straight-ahead jazz, world music (drawing influences from North Africa and East Asia) and experimental jazz, which utilizes extended techniques. Newsome is an associate professor of music and the coordinator of the music program at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
Newsome was born in Salisbury, Maryland and began playing the alto saxophone at age nine. His family moved to Hampton, Virginia a few years later. At age 13, Newsome switched to the tenor saxophone when he joined his junior high school jazz ensemble. While in high school, he played in a garage band called Fantasy One with classmate bassist James Genus. Saxophonist Steve Wilson, who was a former member of the group, taught Newsome jazz theory after school while in high school.
He studied Jazz Composition & Arranging at the Berklee College of Music from 1983 to 1987 under Bill Pierce, George Garzone, Andy McGhee, and Hal Crook. Some of his classmates were Javon Jackson, Danilo Perez, Delfeayo Marsalis, Mark Turner, Julian Joseph and Donny McCaslin.
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