http://www.shawnmaxwell.com Live Jazz Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:39:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you couldn’t tell from the album cover – rendered marvelously (you should pardon the pun) by Chicago artist Charley Krebs – Shawn Maxwell enjoys comic books. (Wham! Pow!) And not just comic books: Maxwell has become a minor savant of other sorts of graphic storytelling, too, such as the ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/650/urban-vigilante-liner-notes-by-neil-tesser/   http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/646/urban-vigilante-review-in-downbeat/   On this quartet outing, Chicago-based alto saxophonist Shawn Maxwell runs the gamut from the dark, noirish "Monster Shoes" to more upbeat fair like the forcefully swinging "Juggernaut," the buoyant, Latin-flavored "Starscream" and the brightly appealing title track.  Other highlights include the waltz-time lullaby "Boots" (named for his daughter's favorite character ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/644/urban-vigilante-review-in-jazz-times/ Shawn Maxwell - Urban Vigilante   Shawn Maxwell – Alto saxophone Matt Nelson – Piano Bob Lovecchio – Bass Brandon Dickert – Drums   Shawn Maxwell is back for his fourth disc, and his second for Chicago Sessions, the amusingly titled (and even more amusingly drawn), Urban Vigilante. The words “youthful spirit” come to mind in much ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/639/urban-vigilante-review-in-chicago-jazz-magazine/   The New Shawn Maxwell CD, Urban Vigilante, is now available on iTunes. Check it out by clicking here. http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/637/urban-vigilante-now-on-itunes/   The new Shawn Maxwell CD, Urban Vigilante, is now available on line. You can purchase individual tracks, the entire CD or physical CD's at CD Baby by clicking here.   http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/604/new-cd-urban-vigilante-now-available/     April 14, 2011 if (SITELIFE_ENABLED == true){ var contenthead="Maxwell going for more melodic, more mature jazz"; //get rid of any html in the headlines contenthead=contenthead.replace(new RegExp(""),"") var pubdate=new Date(); pubdate.setFullYear(2011,4-1,14); pubdate.setHours(0); pubdate.setMinutes(0); var checkdate=new Date(); checkdate.setFullYear(2011,4-1,14+SITELIFE_DAYS_SHOW_COMFORM); checkdate.setHours(0); checkdate.setMinutes(0); var currentdate=new Date(); if (currentdate=pubdate) { gSiteLife.CommentsInternal("ExternalResource", "3148678,entertainment-nwlake-maxwell-041411-s1", null, "TimeStampDescending", null, null, null, contenthead, true, false, "http://www.pioneerlocal.com/barrington/entertainment/3148678,entertainment-nwlake-maxwell-041411-s1.article", false); } }//if true Report item as: (required) ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/524/maxwell-going-for-more-melodic-more-mature-jazz-by-lilli-kuzma-of-pioneer-press/ 3 out of 5 stars….. Shawn Maxwell Quartet, Maxwell’s House (2009) Led by Maxwell on alto sax, this quartet can serve up old-school bop just fine ("Shuffled," where pianist Matt Nelson in particular shows a subtle touch and emotional range). Which is great if you’re looking for ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/447/maxwells-house-review-at-wilson-alroys-record-reviews/   Shawn Maxwell   -   Maxwell’s House   4/4 O's Notes: You won't need coffee to stay awake with Shawn Maxwell on sax! He is one of Chicago's young lions teamed up with Matt Nelson (p), Kevin Martinez (b) and Brandon Dickert (d) to form a swinging quartet. Hank Crawford and Kenny Garrett influence ... http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/444/maxwells-house-review-at-os-place/   New videos of The Shawn Maxwell Quartet, from their performance in the Chicago Jazz Magazine Booth at Jazz Fest, are now available.  You can see them on the multimedia page or at Shawn's YouTube Channel.  http://www.shawnmaxwell.com/441/new-shawn-maxwell-videos/