Frank Lowe
Frank Lowe (1943–2003), a tenor saxophonist, was a remarkable individual in a long line of honorable practitioners that began with Coleman Hawkins. Following the musical revolution of the 1960s, he reached his creative peak and absorbed the teachings of that time as they affected African Americans.
Frank Lowe (1943–2003), a tenor saxophonist, was a remarkable individual in a long line of honorable practitioners that began with Coleman Hawkins. Following the musical revolution of the 1960s, he reached his creative peak and absorbed the teachings of that time as they affected African Americans.
Sidewalks in Motion
Rashied Ali stood as a magnetic force for the musical environment around him. In his last decades he sponsored rehearsal opportunities for young musicians, tightened up neighborhood street-corner drum circles he happened to pass, and for years would pull promising young talents into his orbit. One unique group that Ali led at the 2002 Vision Festival in NYC, along with with Frank Lowe, he also took into the studio—and the moment you hear on Sidewalks in Motion features Ali and Lowe along with yo…