Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. Jane steadfastly developed her singular voice on the soprano saxophone for over 40 years creating a body of music that marks her as an American original. She is a pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz, as well as the possessor of "one of the most gorgeous tones and hauntingly lyrical ballad conceptions of any soprano saxophonist - Pulse." She is the winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for her trio album “Early Americans.”
I’ve always been a visual thinker. I don’t know why, but when I play I hear sound moving through space. It’s as if I’m painting a canvas with sounds and so the visual and aural to me are all mixed up, though, in a good way. This sonic architecture is personal to me because it […]
Jane Ira Bloom on Sep 17, 2020