LOGAN STROSAHL
composer // saxophonist
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Born in Seattle, Washington, Logan Strosahl is a composer and performer creating genre-defying work that combines classical compositional soundworlds with the aesthetic outlook and improvisation of Jazz.
His most recent -and largest - work (released on September 3rd 2021), is a piece for chamber orchestra and soloist called Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a translation of the the 14th-century Middle-English poem of the same name. Before that, he released four albums on Sunnyside Records:​​Up Go We (2015), Janus (2016), Book I of Arthur (2017), and Sure (2019), and you can find links to them below.
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"Ultimately, his erudite manipulation of such material feels transparent. The trio blows through the compositions with nonchalant agility, using the disparate notions as improvisational grist."
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Downbeat
(2016)
"A superb recording, remarkable for its focus and its journey through a long chronology of disparate source material."
--4 stars, Downbeat
(2015)
“He makes his septet sound like a court orchestra drunk on Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus. It is inspired, absorbing, and intelligent....It has all the makings of something great”
–Jazz News France
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(2017)
"[An] ambitious, idiosyncratic disc....contemporizes the tale with verve and wit" --Jazziz
(2019)
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"Intellectually stimulating, this past/present accomplishment unveils a duo of enormous quality."
--JazzTrail
"...the way that Strosahl blends so many disparate musical styles suggests a composer of rare talent."
--Jazzviews.net
".....Sanders and Strosahl consistently impress, and make Janus a shining example of free-spirited, easy-flowing chamber jazz"
--Jazziz
"His seven-piece band and the narration he wrote for Jullia Easterlin meld ancient lore, fanciful creation and powerful uses of jazz and classical music—modern and ancient—into an absorbing, demanding work" --Doug Ramsey
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“The ensemble writing is exquisite. Up Go We is 40 minutes long. It rewards hours of listening.”
–Doug Ramsey on Rifftides
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"It’s only the first act out of three, but it already is, unmistakably, an undeniable masterpiece."--Canthisevenbecalledmusic
"Their state-of-the-art improvisations display spirit and often wit, and always mesh
with virtuosity."
--JazzThing & Blue Rhythm
"It’s crazy, but it’s also kinda great, and I am 100% on board for Books II and III."--Stereogum
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“...intricately constructed compositions with the joyful exuberance of a Mardi Gras second line.The mix of complex intelligence and a wide, warm smile connects with both head and heart, and serious tunes can be embraced for either their cerebral facets or just out of sheer fun”
–birdistheworm.com
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"Hopping from canon to tone rows, and from rigid structures to modern free jazz exuberance, this album is a true gem of this year."
--Heavyblogisheavy.com
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“….a most auspicious debut, one that leaves the
listener wanting more“
–Step Tempest
"Strosahl is already a master, and where he will go from here is anyone's guess....Up Go We is another best of 2016"
-4 1/2 stars, AllAboutJazz
Logan Strosahl proves there is no Inside/Outside divide, dismantling all dialectics: he’s melodic and free, reverent and irreverent, methodical and spontaneous, swinging and angular, raw and beautiful. ”
–Aaron Goldberg
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Photo credit: Chris Drukker
