Darius Jones

Darius Jones – fLuXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s̶ suite but sacred) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:58 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Darius Jones has created a recognizable voice as a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer by embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black music.

“Jones makes his point by showing, not just telling. His compositions are so intensely honed and performed they seem to talk, moan, and cry about intimate experience in ways we might expect to find in novels, not instrumental records.” – Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork

Commissioned by Western Front, an artist-run centre in Vancouver, Canada, with a legacy of continuing support for multidisciplinary exchange, experimentation, and the avant-garde. This project was developed by Darius Jones across a succession of residencies at Western Front in 2019 and 2022.

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Darius Jones – Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:35 minutes | 490 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Northern Spy

Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) harnesses the gamut of raw, unadulterated emotions — suppressed feelings that we’ve all been allowed to “feel” again in the wake of a global pandemic. Born out of a live performance in fall 2019, during the last stop of his tour in Portland, OR, saxophonist Darius Jones renders a solo effort that evokes sadness, rage, and confusion, all the while still holding for glimmers of hope for the future.

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