Javon Jackson
Jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator Javon Jackson was born in
Carthage, Missouri on June 16, 1965. As a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers
from 1987 to 1990, he caught the attention of jazz critics and fans alike. He
has released numerous albums as a bandleader and has recorded alongside many of
jazz music’s biggest names including Stanley Turrentine, Ron Carter, Elvin
Jones, Freddy Hubbard, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden and many others. His musical
style has shifted from hard bop to soul and funk, and then back again. He’s also
played on albums by Tupac Shakur and...
