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The peculiarity of the name
Shawn Loescher (Sha-on Low-sure) is certain. Not a name one would
expect to find in the Jazz section. Nevertheless you find it rolling
off the tongues of many great musicians. He holds an air of mysticism
around him, appropriated from his youth, an ability to produce
exceptionally moving music, the gift that crosses time and age
boundaries, and a reluctance to be part of the mainstream by preferring
to quietly develop his craft.
Alto Saxophonist Shawn Loescher was discovered at the age of 15 by Art
Johnson and Gary Scott in San Diego, California. He began working professionally
immediately after and soon settled into small group performance. Two years
later, he was working for Tom Waits and Francis Thumm as a transcriptionist
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Detroit MetroTimes
"Loescher dances
through melodies with a seemingly unflappable, laid-back
ease"
-W. Kim Heron
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JAZZIZ
"Loescher takes the melodies apart like he's diagramming
sentences by Faulkner"
-Phil Freeman |
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ChicagoJazz.com
"Contrasting heart-wrenching soaring
melodies with eerie pianissimos."
-Chris Mahieu |
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CAFM
“Shawn Loescher has the complete recipe for today’s best living altoist.
It’s all there. Loescher is yesterday, today and tomorrow, defying all
known convention and doing it his way”
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Montreal Gazette
"The latest is the
exciting and agile alto saxophonist Shawn Loescher, 27 . . . "
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Irwin Block
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The Saxophone Journal
"Always Loescher is guiding the listener with gentle hands
through the contrapuntal mazes and arabesques of his fascinating compositions.
His fingers are rapid, precise and flawless. Each piece is
a musical and emotional experience that becomes a real event of the
mastery of Loescher and he rest of the trio."
-Joe Viola
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JazzReview.com
"Loescher's alto soars and sings. His playing
combines emotion, creativity and mastery of his instrument, qualities
not always found in combination"
-Bill Falconer
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