He got much of his musical education on the bandstand with his father, tenor saxophone legend Dewey Redman (whom he had spent little time with while growing up), and a group of contemporaries who played regularly at Small’s and went on to major careers, including pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, guitarist Peter Bernstein and tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. The Minor Auditorium dates mark this particular trio’s debut, but Redman continues to rely on a small pool of musicians rather than a working band, so there’s no telling when this lineup will perform together again.ĭuring a gap year in Brooklyn he quickly plunged into the New York jazz scene. Marcus Gilmore, 36, is a more recent connection, and Redman has performed with the phenomenal drummer and Rogers in a quartet context. Bassist Reuben Rogers, one of the music’s most dependably swinging accompanists, has been a go-to Redman collaborator for tours and albums since the late 1990s. While SFJAZZ bills Redman’s shows as the debut of his new trio, the truth is a little less dramatic. “That felt hopeful and optimistic, but there’s a lot of reason for caution.” Ron called me up and we played some Rhythm changes with the cats,” Redman said, referring to the oft-recycled chord changes of “I’ve Got Rhythm,” the 1930 hit by George Gershwin. “It was my first time in New York in 2021, and yeah I brought my horn. 19 to oversee the mastering of his next album, he hustled over to the newly reopened Village Vanguard for the last night of cornetist Ron Miles’ debut run at the storied jazz club (which opened in 1935). Tentative signs of the jazz scene’s return have been evident far and wide in recent weeks, and Redman had a chance to join in for the most symbolically freighted reopening. That was the isolation, not not being able to go and hang.” The music is the hang and social connection. It’s through music I connect with people in the most direct and honest and uninhibited way, and all that other stuff falls away. “Music is where I’m an extrovert,” he said. He missed music as a creative outlet, but even more he craved the emotional communion with his instrumental peers. But after six months or so he found himself longing for the bandstand.
Hunkered down in Berkeley with his wife Jennifer and their kids, Jadon and Avrah, he bided his time, woodshedding with his saxophone and pursuing his quest for the perfect cup of coffee. I’m not out seeing music and we rarely go out to dinner.” “I’m an introvert at heart, a private person, and when not out performing I’m generally home.
“For me sheltering in place has never been a problem,” he said.
But when the world started shutting down in March 2020, the Berkeley saxophone star wasn’t phased by sudden confinement. Since winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition in 1991, Joshua Redman has logged millions of miles on the road while performing around the globe. Joshua Redman will perform at the SFJAZZ Center Oct.
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