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Name:
Mikayla Gilbreath
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Mikayla (18) is an Alto Saxophonist who began playing sax in September, 2005.
She is also a published writer and is currently the youngest member of the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association.
► Read Mikayla's latest article at: http://mikaylagilbreath.com... .
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She is also a published writer and is currently the youngest member of the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association.
► Read Mikayla's latest article at: http://mikaylagilbreath.com... .
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About Me:
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• Nat Hentoff's book entitled "At The Jazz Band Ball" published June 2010. Details available at:
http://www.ucpress.edu/book...
• "JazzTimes Magazine" September, 2007 issue, in Nat Hentoff's article entitled "Bridging Generations," which is available at http://jazztimes.com/articl... .
• "Meeting Sonny - The Sonny Rollins Podcast," which can be viewed at
http://www.sonnyrollins.com... .
• National Public Radio - in the audio portion of Howard Mandel's article entitled "Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Still Swinging Strong," which is available at
http://www.npr.org/template... .
• "Keep Swinging" jazz blog in the Netherlands (11-12-07) which is available at
http://keepswinging.blogspo... . This article is published in both Dutch and English.
• AllAboutJazz.com - Read articles from Mikayla's column at http://www.allaboutjazz.com... .
• Jazz.com at http://www.jazz.com/jazz-bl...
• The Jazz Network - Read Mikayla's page at http://www.thejazznetworkwo... .
[ LINKS TO THESE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE DESCRIPTION SECTION OF MIKAYLA'S VIDEOS. ]
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► Comments about Mikayla:
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• SONNY ROLLINS applauded and said "ALRIGHT! VERY good. BRAVO... VERY FINE! ...Wow, that's good. She's got talent! She's got talent!"
• BENNY GOLSON said "Onward & upward as you routinely retrieve Excalibur from the rock at will" and "She just might be on the road to becoming famous. I wish her well as she sets out to vigorously ply the future. My compliments."
• JIMMY HEATH called Mikayla and her sister Briana "the future of jazz."
• DR. LONNIE SMITH also called Mikayla "the future of Jazz" and told her "I'll always be there for you!"
• CANDY DULFER called Mikayla "supertalented" and told her "You're better than I was at your age!"
• SLIDE HAMPTON said "It's an honor to see someone keeping the flame alive. Thank you, Mikayla! Keep up the fantastic work!"
• DAVID SANBORN said "Wow, this girl is on the inside. She really knows what she's talking about."
• MARION MEADOWS said "That is fantastic!! Incredible for only playing 20 months!
• JOE LOVANO's agent, Tom Korkidis said "Quite impressive for a young saxophonist to improvise at that level after only playing for less than two years!"
• ALPHONSE MOUZON said "I can't believe you have only been playing the saxophone for a few years! ...The sky is the limit and you will go very far. ...Maybe one day we will play or record together!"
• KEEP SWINGING jazz blog in the Netherlands labeled Mikayla the "young US Candy Dulfer."
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Record Label:
Available
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Unsigned
Influences:
Sonny Rollins, Candy Dulfer, Coleman Hawkins, Russel Blake, Clifton Anderson, David Sanborn, Paquito D'Rivera, Papa John & Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joe Lovano, Paul Desmond, John Lee Hooker, David "Fathead" Newman, David Liebman, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Heath, Leon Russell, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, McCoy Tyner
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United States
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