Ellery Eskelin

An adept tenor saxophonist with a strongly individualistic approach to modern creative jazz, Ellery Eskelin combines edgy harmonies with boldly idiosyncratic phrasing and a lyrical warmth. It's a sound that draws upon the romanticism of Dexter Gordon and the wildly adventurous free jazz of Ornette Coleman, as well as the modern motivic sensibilities of David Liebman, the latter of whom Eskelin studied with. Closely associated with the New York Knitting Factory scene, Eskelin initially garnered attention in the '80s playing with organist Jack McDuff before establishing himself ...