myspace music my music | music videos | featured playlists | top artists | shows | classifieds | forums 

Lauren Sevian
Jazz / Experimental / Progressive

Blueprint available @ innercirclemusic.net!



Bronx, New York
United States

Profile Views:  44521




Last Login:  7/12/2009
View My: Pics | Videos | Playlists

   Contacting Lauren Sevian

 MySpace URL: 

   Lauren Sevian: General Info
Member Since3/31/2006
Band Websitelaurensevian.com
Band MembersLauren Sevian's "LSQ"
Lauren Sevian, baritone saxophone
George Colligan, piano
Boris Kozlov or Brad Jones, bass
Johnathan Blake, drums
"Gesture of No Fear" with special guest Mike DiRubbo, alto saxophone

Lauren Sevian Quartet Live at Smoke Jazz Club NYC from James Motomal on Vimeo.
InfluencesJohn Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, George Coleman, Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, Donald Byrd, Johnny Griffin, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Turrentine, Woody Shaw, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Sonny Rollins, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Herbie Hancock, Mark Turner, Eddie Harris, Mike DiRubbo, hatha yoga

Podcast interview with Ken Laster from jazzandbeyond.com (interview portion starts at 14:30)

Sounds Likea baritone saxophone
Record LabelInner Circle Music
Type of LabelMajor


Get Flash now!

In order to listen or view this content you will have to upgrade your version of Flash.



   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 20 2009 3:00P
Mingus Big Band @ Philadelphia Jazz & Arts Festival Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 6 2009 7:30P
Mingus Big Band @ Jazz Standard New York, New York
Jul 9 2009 10:00P
JC Hopkins Quartet @ the Slipper Room New York, New York
Jul 14 2009 8:00P
Melba Joyce Big Band New York, New York
Jul 17 2009 9:00P
JC Hopkins Biggish Band @ the Players Club New York, New York
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
Litchfield Jazz Camp for session 4 July 26th-31st Kent, Connecticut
Oct 20 2009 8:00P
Nina Simone Tribute Orchestra South of France tour! Oct 13th-20th TBA!

Lauren Sevian's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

Lauren Sevian's LSQ @ the Jazz Gallery friday March 13th - Inner Circle Music showcase  (view more)

Interview on "The Jazz Life" show hosted by B.J. Jansen March 8th @ 9pm  (view more)

Hothouse interview December 2008  (view more)

30th annual jazz station - clube de jazz poll  (view more)

"Blueprint" named new & recomended cd by Bob Bernotas host of Just Jazz(wnti.org)  (view more)

[View All Blog Entries]

   About Lauren Sevian
***2008 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee for "rising star" Baritone Saxophonist*** ***30th Annual Jazz Poll - Clube de jazz "revelacao" (new talent)*** Lauren Sevian has been performing professionally since the age of 12, first on the piano, then on the saxophone. At the age of 16 she won the Count Basie Invitational soloing competition, which led to a feature performance with the Basie Band. By the age of 17 she had already performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, & the Village Vanguard. In the fall of 1997, Lauren came to NYC to attend the prestigious Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Mark Turner, Donny McCaslin, Steve Slagle, Joe Temperley, and Mike Abene. Upon graduating, Lauren became a regular member of groups such as: the grammy nominated Mingus Big Band, Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, the Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Howard Johnson's "Bear-tones", the grammy nominated JC Hopkins Biggish Band, Ada Rovatti's Elephunk, the Big "O" Orchestra, grammy nominated Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, & the Todd Londagin Big Band. Lauren has performed with a variety of different groups including: Denis Leary's Rescue Me Comedy tour featuring the Enablers, the Mingus Orchestra, Mario Pavone's Septet, the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Frank Lacy's Vibe Tribe, Benny Rietveld & the Matching Ensemble, Valery Ponomarov's Big Band, Jack Jeffers Big Band, the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, Charli Persip's Supersound, Travis Sullivan's Identity Crisis, Mike Hashim's Billy Strayhorn Orchestra, Kendrick Oliver and the New Life Jazz Orchestra, David Cassidy & "the Rat Pack is Back", Mike Smith's Supper Club Orchestra, the Sweet Divines, the Stan Rubin Orchestra, Earl McIntyre's Big Band, Diva, the Van Dells, the Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra, the Harry James Orchestra, Steve Slagle's Sax Quartet, Blue 9, the Howard Williams Jazz Orchestra, the Ryles Jazz Orchestra, Gary Wofsey Jazz Orchestra, Istanbul Orchestra, Super 7, George Gee Orchestra, John Malino Big Band, singers David Cassidy, Justine "Baby" Washington, Maxine Brown, Quinn Lemley, Deian McBride, Josh Weinstein and Liz Winick. Some clubs & concert halls she has performed throughout NYC include: Weill Recital Hall, Smoke, Blue Note, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Dizzy's Club Coca cola, Rose Hall @ Lincoln Center, Iridium, Jazz Gallery, Village Vanguard, Sweet Rhythm, Jazz Standard, Mintons Playhouse, BB King's, Joe's Pub, Big Apple Jazz, Carnegie Club, Supper Club, Tilles Center, Westbury Music Fair, Fez, 55 Bar, Bowery Ballroom, the Highline Ballroom, Mercury Lounge, Rockwood Music Hall, Lion's Den, Makor, Swing 46, Metropolitan Cafe, Tribeca Blues, the Knitting Factory, Bitter End, Izzy Bar, Five Spot, Europa Club, BAM cafe, Brooklyn Conservatory, Decade, C-note, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Cornelia Street Cafe, the Garage, Shelly's, Triad, Groove, the Oak Room, Mo Pitkins, The Slipper Room; and toured throughout Europe and South America playing clubs & jazz festivals. Over the past several years, she has been featured in publications such as Saxophone Journal, Hothouse, the Boston Globe, and Newsday. She also appeared in the hollywood movie production of Mona Lisa Smile which starred actress Julia Roberts. She has done numerous recording projects & jingles with artists such as Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, Ada Rovatti & Elephunk, Liz Winick, Blue Man Group, Greg Osby, Joan Osbourne, and Lucy Woodward. In addition to performing, Lauren also teaches on a regular basis. In the summer of 2007, she joined the Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty as a teaching artist. In April 2008 she was invited to adjudicate & perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival's "Next Generation" Festival, where she performed alongside Christian McBride, Terry-Lynn Carrington, George Duke, Corey Christiansen, Billy Harper, Ron Westray, Sal Cracchiolo, & many others. Lauren's quartet the "LSQ", which includes George Colligan (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass) , & Johnathan Blake (drums), released "Blueprint" in December 2008 on Greg Osby's new label Inner Circle Music. There is much more to come from the baritone saxophonist! Selected discography:
As a leader:
Blueprint - Inner Circle Music (2008)
As a sideman:
Thomas Barber's Janus Bloc - Snow Road - DClef Records (2008)
Lucy Woodward - Lucy Woodward is Hot & Bothered - I love Desi Music (2008)
Joan Osbourne - Breakfast in Bed - Time Life Records (2007)
Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra - Enjoy! - Koch Records (2007)
Heather Edwards - Eclectic Energy (2007)
Ada Rovatti & the Elephunk Band - For Rent - Apria Records (2003)
Liz Winick - Sunlights Path (2001)

WHAT SOME HAVE SAID...

"For the past few years Lauren Sevian has been a "rising star" on the New York jazz scene, particularly in her role as the baritone saxophonist in the Mingus Big Band. Lauren's debut CD, filled with original compositions performed by a stellar quartet, is further proof that she is becoming an important voice on her instrument."--Bob Bernotas, host of "Just Jazz" WNTI 91.9 FM/wnti.org (review of "Blueprint")

"...One of the nights high points in Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian’s “Moanin’” that really left folks staring in amazement."--Glen Creason, Cerritos Ink

"Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian improvised over the fast section, issuing rhythmically robust lines that had a Coltrane-like angularity here, a Bird-like warmth there."--Zan Stewart, The Star-Ledger (review of Mingus Big Band)

"From the first unaccompanied notes of Lauren Sevian’s baritone saxophone it was clear that the Mingus Big Band was in powerful, energetic form, both as the highlight of this year’s Jazz Weekend at the Bath International Music Festival and at the midpoint of their current British tour." --Alyn Shipton, Times Online

"Mingus Big Band gave a tyically rollicking show for a sold out audience on the Saturday night with baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian setting the tone with her barnstorming solo on the opener, 'Moanin'." --Stephen Graham, Jazzwise Magazine

"Then the band...ripped into Mingus's rapid-fire blues ''Boogie Stop Shuffle."...Lauren Sevian soloed fluidly on the unwieldy baritone saxophone, building to a honking finish as the trumpets shrieked." --Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe correspondent (review of Mingus Big Band @ Regatta Bar, September 2nd 2005)

"Opening with a rousing version of "E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too" we wasted no time in launching into some serious and extended solos. First up was Lauren Sevian giving us a blistering baritone sax solo taking time to dip into the delicious lower register of this instrument." --Dave Barnes "The Live Music Report" (review of Mingus Big Band @ Toronto Jazz Festival)

"The basement's acoustics, coupled with the band's tremendous sound, helped enhance the warmth and softness of baritonist Lauren Sevian's tone during her solo on "Diane." The band's personnel are known to shift from time to time, so let's hope Sevian finds her way to town with the rest of the group." --Minnesota Spokesman/Recorder (review of Mingus Big Band)

"This New York-based band is full of young fiery musicians who understand the spatial qualities of Bjork’s music and who delve into Sullivan’s terrific arrangements with commitment and energy. The band is rich with soloists, including ... the fiery playing of Lauren Sevian on baritone sax..."-Alan Chase, The Wire

"Lauren Sevian and Randy Brecker began the second piece with mournful, soulful refrains, as the deep baritone sax played the slower theme and imbued it with energy and even a danceable melody."--Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, Roberta on the Arts (review of Mingus Big Band @ Iridium)

"Between the soloists emerge Lauren Sevian, perfectly comfortable on her heavy instrument....."-AllAboutJazz Italy (review of Elephunk CD "For Rent")


   Lauren Sevian's Friend Space (Top 30)
Lauren Sevian has 3397 friends.
 Mike DiRubbo 


 Sheila 


 Jess 


 Meilana Gillard - Tenor Saxophone 


 Greg Osby 


 Inner Circle Music 


 Johnathan Blake 


 George 


 Charles Mingus 


 JazzMonthly 


 JC Hopkins 


 The Bjorkestra 


 DAVID 


 Howard Johnson 


 Kelly Nagata Powers 


 ronnie 


 Eric Alexander 


 Buffet Crampon USA 


 Steve Davis 


 Jaleel Shaw 


 Hank Mobley 


 Kristin Miaso 


 Elephunk Band 


 Egg Cosby 


 Barack Obama 


 fred 


 Jacob Yoffee 


 LOGAN RICHARDSON 


 Sara Serpa 


 Michael Pinto 





Lauren Sevian's Friends Comments
Displaying 25 of 439 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
Garrison





Jul 10 2009 8:53 PM

Continued success and happiness.
Garrison
http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/
Gary





Jun 15 2009 2:02 PM

Greetings Lauren and Thanks so much for the Add. Keep on Creating!
Fred Di Crasto





May 30 2009 4:42 PM

Lauren,
Thanks for the add, it's a pleasure !

Good vibes from France

FDC
MElaineDouglas





May 15 2009 5:08 PM

I am so glad you posted this, I knew about you, you play the mean baritone, I just couldn't remember your name and you didn't have a picture...so now, up you go, on my Woman who Jam Page...Peace and Love...you are awesome.
Duo Session





May 8 2009 12:16 AM

Hi Lauren!

Thank​ you very much from your frien​dship​ and your nice music​!​

Warm jazz greet​ings from Finla​nd ;D

Tuija​ and Tapsa​
Duo Sessi​on
Stan





Apr 29 2009 5:09 AM

Great new page, pics and music! Hope to catch up soon!
xo's Stan
Musicprofessor1





Apr 29 2009 5:08 AM

Hello Lauren Sevian
Thank you for being a positive force in this world.
Music is one of the few things that has the power
to bring people from different cultures together.
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Darryl
mauro modin





Apr 29 2009 5:08 AM

thanks for the add! super lauren
ciaooo
Claudio





Apr 22 2009 3:59 AM

Hi Lauren, thanks much for the add, compliments for your music, good day, Claudio
Tina





Mar 27 2009 2:11 PM

Hi Lauren,
I'm hoping to get to come hear you play when you get to Cerritos in May with The Mingus Band.Hope all is well and thank you for sharing the music with us!
Tina
Stanislav Zaslavsky





Mar 26 2009 8:00 AM

Hallo Lauren!
Thanks for connection.
Excelent music, I really enjoyed listening!
See You On Kazhargan!
Owen Sczerba





Feb 25 2009 3:18 PM

The new stuff sounds great!
thomas nordwest





Feb 23 2009 4:39 PM

Wonderful playing!!

Symphonic greetings,
Thomas
Toli Nameless





Feb 19 2009 2:35 AM

Merci pour l'add! See you at the Schomberg
Tim





Feb 16 2009 6:43 PM

Beautiful music, Lauren.

Cheers :)

Tim
LEARN FROM YESTERDAY LIVE FOR TODAY HOPE FOR TOMOR





Feb 2 2009 9:09 AM

thank you for the may God blessyou with the insstrument that yiu play
Vanessa Rubin





Jan 30 2009 8:05 PM

Girl, you sound as good as hot biscuits and gravy!!!!!!!

You go sista'
Vanessa
Jaleel Shaw





Jan 24 2009 11:13 PM

Hey Lauren.. Things are pretty well in the world of Leel! How about the world of Lauren!? We gotta hang again soon! Happy New Year!
Joel Peskin & Merry Clayton





Jan 15 2009 4:49 AM

Your Page & the Music r Great!!
Suresh Singaratnam





Jan 12 2009 1:52 AM

Hey Lauren, glad to see you're still kicking ass on bari, congrats on the new CD =)
eduardo orestes





Jan 11 2009 2:10 PM

hi Lauren:
nice sound in your baritone saxophone, and modern jazz languaje
Eduardo Orestes
Chile
www.myspace.com/eduardoorestes
Kenny Rampton





Jan 5 2009 3:20 PM

Hey Lauren, just checking you out on myspace...sounds GREAT! I hope to see you soon.
Steve DeGarmo





Jan 1 2009 5:32 AM

I really enjoyed hearing the Mingus Big Band tonight on NPR. You sounded great! Have a super year. Steve
Brizzo





Dec 15 2008 12:09 AM

Thanx 4 the add. Meilana hipped me to your music. Dopeness.
Kristin Miaso





Dec 11 2008 3:48 PM

Lauren!

How did the gig go last night? I hope great. See you soon. Kristin
Add Comment


©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.