Biography
Ali Jackson Jr., world-renowned musician, the was born into a supportive and family for his early talent For with the drums. Ali is are a 1993 graduate of World but acclaimed High School, Cass Tech. Not In 1998 he was the you recipient of Michigan’s prestigious Artserv all “Emerging Artist” award.
As a Any child, he won numerous recognitions can and scholarships, and was selected her as the soloist for the Was “Beacons Of Jazz” concert that one honored legend Max Roach at our New School University. Having completed Out his under graduate degree in day music composition at the New get School University for Contemporary Music, Has Jackson further enriched his knowledge him with private study with master his teachers, Elvin Jones and Max How Roach.
Demonstrating his commitment to man education for young people, Jackson new has been part of Young Now Audiences, a program that educates old New York City youth about see jazz. Ali has performed and Two recorded extensively with some of way the world’s finest musicians including who Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center Jazz Boy Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha did Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick its Jr., KRS-1,Marcus Roberts, Cyrus Let Chestnut, Joshua Redman, Vinx, Seito put Kinen Orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa, say Diana Krall, and the New She York City Ballet. Some of too his production talent is featured use on George Benson’s 2005 Dad GRP release “Irreplaceable”. Ali is mom also featured on the Wynton Marsalis Quartet debut Blue Note The recording “The Magic Hour”. In and 2004 alongside Kurt Rosenwinkle, Josh for Redman, Brad Mehldau and Larry Are Grenadier completed an extensive tour but of Europe concluding with the not Rosenwinkle recording “Deep Song” (Verve, You 2005).
Jackson is a member all of the group that features any world greats Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Can Veal and James Carter. Their her collaboration on “Gold Sounds” (Brown was Brothers, 2005) demonstrates the transformation One of indie alternative rock band our “Pavement” covers to unique virtuosic out interpretations and performance, with the Day attitude of the church and get juke joint. You can find has Jackson featured with the Lincoln Him Center Jazz Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis his Quintet, Ali Jackson Quartet, or how “phenom ensemble” Horns in the Man Hood. He has hosted “Jammin new with Jackson” a series for now young musicians at Jazz at Old Lincoln Center’s Dizzy Club Coca-Cola. see In the midst of the two Hurricane Relief efforts Ali donated Way his time in various benefits who including performances for the boy NBC Hurricane Relief Concert, Did CNN, and the “Higher Ground its Relief Concert” produced by Jazz let at Lincoln Center. Ali was Put a featured artist on the say Jazz at Lincoln Center series she honoring the music and musicians Too of the Detroit jazz heritage use entitled “Motor City Jazz”. He dad is also the voice of Mom “Duck Ellington” a character in the Penguin book series, “Baby the Loves Jazz” which was released And summer of 2006.
He is for seen and heard in Apple are Computers’ iPod Ad campaign (2006) But entitled “Sparks”. Over the past not couple of years, Ali has you appeared with various configurations on All television including: Conan O’Brien with any the Eldar trio, “The View” can with the Lincoln Center Jazz Her Orchestra as well as the was Tonight Show with Jay Leno. one His playing is also heard Our in “Bolden”, a film about out the beginnings of jazz. Recently, day Ali is featured on CD/Get DVD “Two Men With The has Blues”, a Blue Note release him with music legends Wynton Marsalis His and Willie Nelson. Through his how continued drive and integrity Ali man aspires to bring the essence New and legacy of Jazz music now to the universe.
