AZAR LAWRENCE
"The solos of Azar Lawrence (which are strongly influenced by
John Coltrane) and Theo Saunders (heard here displaying his
variations of the style of McCoy Tyner) are consistently
impressive, explorative and stirring."

Scott Yanow -  LA Jazz Scene, December '07
LA Jazz Scene
Azar Lawrence -  Rising Like Atlantis - By Rex
Butters is featured in the NOVEMBER '07 issue
of All About Jazz

"It’s an uncharacteristically quiet Friday night at
Los Angeles’ World Stage, but that’s about to
change. Recent 2007 appearances here and up
the street at 5th St. Dick’s have served notice
that saxophonist Azar Lawrence is back.

One of the brightest young stars of the late
seventies, Lawrence found regular employment
with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner,
to name a rarified few. After burning his way
through three solo albums, his name dropped
from the jazz annals until his reemergence in
Leimert Park......"  Rex Butters, All About Jazz

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AZAR LAWRENCE: Cookin at The Jazz
Bakery by Chuck Koton is featured in the  
December '07 issue of All About Jazz
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"Azar Lawrence is a construction hand on a bridge that is sure to
endure forever in time.  His mastering of Coltrane’s Songbook,
has taken him to celestial heights, causing him to be in a constant
creative state as he gains an ‘understanding’ of Coltrane’s music.  
Azar is composing, arranging, naturally playing and soon will
release a new CD, titled, A New Revelation." - ZarMedia, October
2007
“The rather academic title of this release doesn’t do
justice to the power of this celebration of the ecstatic
music of John Coltrane. The two front men - Lawrence
and Bayard - have both drunk deeply from the fount
of Coltrane’s musical wisdom, and the devotees pay
tribute to their master in four extended performances..
….”
David Dupont – Cadence Magazine, August 2007



"Does the world really need another John Coltrane
tribute album? It gets exhausting to choose among the
multitudes that already exist. However, if even half of
them were as vital and powerful as tenor saxophonist
Azar Lawrence’s Legacy and Music of John Coltrane,
there’d be no need for jadedness. ..........”
Scott Verrastro - Jazz Times, June 07

Jazz Times Review



“Azar’s re-emergence over the last two years has been
one of the great stories in LA music, and he’s blowing
his a**  off!”
Steven Isoardi, author of THE DARK TREE:  JAZZ &
THE COMMUNITY ARTS IN LOS ANGELES, Editor of the
L.A. Jazz History Central Avenue Sounds. – April, 07

UC Press
"A plethora of notes streaming from a universal
consciousness down through the body and out
to the souls of those who thirst for the power of
the music. Azar blowin’ Trane is definitely one
of “My Favorite Things”. There are many
attempts to pay homage to masters that have
musically inhabited the earth before us. Many
are quite honorable, some remain to be attempts,
but few create a sound that can almost transport
you to a place where the creation originated."  

LeRoy Downs - The Jazzcat - September 2007

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