Label: Equilibrium Item Number: EQ106 Format: CD Year Recorded: 2014 Synaesthesia Todd Oxford
Todd Oxford - saxophone “…distinctive beautiful tone and great stylistic versatility…” New York Concert Review Todd Oxford is a world-class touring performer, recording artist, and educator appearing in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and throughout forty-six of the fifty United States in venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, and CAMI Hall, Dallas’s Meyerson Center, and the Texas Ranger’s Ballpark to perform the National Anthem for a crowd of 30,000. Most recent engagements include two consecutive New York Debuts, the first as a soloist and the second with the ELISION Saxophone Quartet, European appearances at the 14th World Saxophone Congress and a tour of Germany. Asian appearances include two tours of the People’s Republic of China, a tour of Thailand, and a tour of Indonesia. As the baritone saxophonist for the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet from 1988-2001, he presented concerts around the world in affiliation with Columbia Artists Management (NY, NY), Midwest Arts Alliance, and he Texas Commission on the Arts. Concert tours included the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Honolulu, Lisbon, Bangkok, Halifax, and San Miguel de Allende. Additionally, the group performed on university/college campuses, radio/television programs, orchestra pops series, and as featured artists with wind ensembles. From 1991-2009, he toured as soprano saxophonist with the ELISION Saxophone Quartet sponsored by the Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Touring Artists Roster. Todd Oxford’s recordings and performances have been reviewed by publications to include the New York Concert Review, American Record Guide, Los Angeles Times, Saxophone Journal, Clarinet & Saxophone (United Kingdom), Saxophone Life Magazine (United Kingdom), Clarinet & Saxophone (Australia), Amazon.com, Audiophile Audition, Austin American Statesman, and San Antonio Express News. He is featured on eighteen commercially available recordings to including his own discography, Syanesthesia, Tango Magnetism, Finesse, and Live Through the Years released on the Equilibrium/Sunset Record Label and distributed worldwide by The Orchard. A new album, Synaesthesia, was released in early 2014. All Todd Oxford recordings are available internationally via iTunes, amazon, and other major retailers. Mr. Oxford’s professional awards include four Global Music Awards, two New York Debut Awards, feature in Billboard Magazine, San Antonio Express News’s Best of 2006 Classical Music, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, and selection as an Outstanding Young Man of America. He was formally educated at The University of Texas and received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in 2001. Mr. Oxford is Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Chamber Music at the Texas State University School of Music. He is a new Artist/Endorser for Eastman Saxophones and may be seen online at: www.toddoxfordsaxophonist.com Winds of Time: Rubato Misterioso
Todd Oxford is a world-class touring performer, recording artist, and educator appearing in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and throughout forty-six of the fifty United States in venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, and CAMI Hall, Dallas’s Meyerson Center, and the Texas Ranger’s Ballpark to perform the National Anthem for a crowd of 30,000. Most recent engagements include two consecutive New York Debuts, the first as a soloist and the second with the ELISION Saxophone Quartet, European appearances at the 14th World Saxophone Congress and a tour of Germany. Asian appearances include two tours of the People’s Republic of China, a tour of Thailand, and a tour of Indonesia. As the baritone saxophonist for the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet from 1988-2001, he presented concerts around the world in affiliation with Columbia Artists Management (NY, NY), Midwest Arts Alliance, and he Texas Commission on the Arts. Concert tours included the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Honolulu, Lisbon, Bangkok, Halifax, and San Miguel de Allende. Additionally, the group performed on university/college campuses, radio/television programs, orchestra pops series, and as featured artists with wind ensembles. From 1991-2009, he toured as soprano saxophonist with the ELISION Saxophone Quartet sponsored by the Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Touring Artists Roster. Todd Oxford’s recordings and performances have been reviewed by publications to include the New York Concert Review, American Record Guide, Los Angeles Times, Saxophone Journal, Clarinet & Saxophone (United Kingdom), Saxophone Life Magazine (United Kingdom), Clarinet & Saxophone (Australia), Amazon.com, Audiophile Audition, Austin American Statesman, and San Antonio Express News. He is featured on eighteen commercially available recordings to including his own discography, Syanesthesia, Tango Magnetism, Finesse, and Live Through the Years released on the Equilibrium/Sunset Record Label and distributed worldwide by The Orchard. A new album, Synaesthesia, was released in early 2014. All Todd Oxford recordings are available internationally via iTunes, amazon, and other major retailers. Mr. Oxford’s professional awards include four Global Music Awards, two New York Debut Awards, feature in Billboard Magazine, San Antonio Express News’s Best of 2006 Classical Music, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, and selection as an Outstanding Young Man of America. He was formally educated at The University of Texas and received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in 2001. Mr. Oxford is Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Chamber Music at the Texas State University School of Music. He is a new Artist/Endorser for Eastman Saxophones and may be seen online at: www.toddoxfordsaxophonist.com
Label: Equilibrium Item Number: EQ106 Format: CD Year Recorded: 2014 “…distinctive beautiful tone and great stylistic versatility…” New York Concert Review TOO MUCH SAX AND VIOLINS (UNITED KINGDOM) Review by Now and again I like to jump right out of my comfort zone and bring you all something completely fresh and contemporary. This time, I jumped into the world of contemporary jazz saxophone. I was excited to receive this commission, and it came to me completely out of the blue. One day, I was sitting at my laptop doing some financial stuff (invoices, taxes etc), and an e-mail popped into my inbox. It was from Todd Oxford, Associate Professor of Saxophone and Chamber Music at Texas State University, who was asking me to put him in touch with my editor at Audiophile Audition (the US-based web magazine I work for). Having done so, we ended up discussing his latest album, and a couple of weeks later, it arrived through my door! “Synaesthesia” is Todd’s latest offering, and is a disc of contemporary American music for Saxophone (Soprano and Alto) and a variety of forces, including piano, bass trombone, women’s chorus, and wind symphony. From this alone, I knew I’d have quite the varied fare to get through! The opening track, which gives its name to the album, seemed to tell me straight away that I was going to be in for a good time with this recording. The melodies and harmonies were crisp and clear, and there was an innate sense of rhythm and feeling for high quality musicality that just could not be doubted or faulted. With moods ranging from the playfully cheeky to the smooth, “Synaethesia” (composed by Aaron Carter-Enyi) is a fun piece, and made for great listening! Oxford’s playing style is silver-tongued from the off | Physical CD $16.99
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