Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman is a daily on NPR’s Jazz Evening in America, featured on episodes together with a tribute to his father, saxophonist Dewey Redman, and a reunion along with his former quartet that includes Brad Mehldau, Jazz Evening host Christian McBride and Brian Blade. Since his debut within the Nineties, Redman has constructed a profession thoughtfully exploring each crevice of contemporary jazz and infusing it with the number of genres he grew up listening to.

Right here, Redman presents cuts from his newest album, The place Are We, a meditation on the complexities of America, that includes new collaborator vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. In “Chicago Blues,” Redman’s tackle a Depend Basie basic, and a canopy of Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Philadelphia,” Cavassa and Redman dance over the anchoring grooves from bassist Philip Norris and drummer Nazir Ebo, whereas pianist Paul Cornish delivers a shocking improvised transition between the 2 songs. For the ultimate choice, Redman opens with an improvisation on “America the Stunning.” The standard, patriotic tune is a stark distinction to the ugly inspiration for the plaintive “After Minneapolis” that follows, in regards to the homicide of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The track’s rising maelstrom surrounds Redman’s haunting wails and Cavassa’s mournful interpretation of Redman’s lyrics. All through, Redman’s solos serve for instance why he’s one among right this moment’s greatest saxophonists.

SET LIST

• “Chicago Blues”
• “Streets of Philadelphia”
• “After Minneapolis”

MUSICIANS

• Joshua Redman: saxophone
• Gabrielle Cavassa: vocals
• Paul Cornish: piano
• Philip Norris: double bass
• Nazir Ebo: drums 

TINY DESK TEAM

• Producer: Mitra I. Arthur
• Director/Editor: Maia Stern
• Audio Technical Director: Josh Rogosin
• Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
• Videographers: Maia Stern, Alanté Serene, Michael Zamora
• Audio Engineer: Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez
• Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
• Photographer: Estefania Mitre
• Tiny Desk Crew: Suraya Mohamed, Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Hazel Cills
• Sequence Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
• VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann