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Biography
Glenn Cashman found inspiration for a free-wheeling, compositional approach to saxophone and improvisation in the playing of Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane. His compositions reflect a rainbow of influences including Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Aaron Copland, Georgy Ligeti, Billy Strayhorn, Bob Brookmeyer and Bela Bartok. Composition studies began with renowned composer Hank Levy (odd-meter works for Stan Kenton, Don Ellis), continued with the wonderful pianist/composer Gene Rush and culminated in 1999 with a doctorate as a result of work with the fabulous new music composer Robert Gibson at the University of Maryland, College Park. Glenn is bi-coastal, teaching full-time at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY and traveling 4-5 times a year to Southern, CA to perform and record during extended visits. He has also served as Director of Jazz Studies at Cal State Fullerton and Towson University in Baltimore. PERFORMING-RECORDING Glenn 's first solo CD, I've Got Your Rhythm, was released on the Indigo label and features jazz greats Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley. Glenn and LA piano giant Tom Ranier, who have performed together at the Jazz Bakery, Westin-LAX and Colgate University, released a duo CD, Blue In Green, in 2004 on the Primrose Lane Music label. Tom and Glenn also released a sextet project entitled Bright Idea on Primrose Lane Music in 2006 that features Bob Sheppard (alto sax), Bob McChesney (trombone), Luther Hughes (bass) and Kendall Kay (drums). Since 2004, Glenn has recorded as the tenor saxophonist for the Cannonball-Coltrane Project (CCP) led by the irrepressible Luther Hughes. The group, which includes alto saxophonist Bruce Babad, pianist Ed Czach and drummer Paul Kreibich, has recorded three CDs: Luther Hughes & The Cannonball Coltrane Project (2004), Second Helping (2006) and Spectacular! (2008), all of which have aired nationally on radio and appeared on the JazzWeek Charts. The quintet has performed at jazz festivals and colleges all across the country, as well as a number of venues in Southern California, including The Jazz Bakery, Steamers Cafe and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. In 2007, the CCP released a 2006 live performance at Saddleback College on DVD. An East Coast recording with LA guitar guru Ron Escheté, Hammond B3 organist Rick Montalbano and drummer Jimmy Johns is slated for release in the near future. Glenn also performed on the DVD released by guitarist Hideaki Tokunaga on DVD Jazz Music Sweethearts. Glenn has performed or recorded with Dennis Chambers, Luther Hughes, Ron Eschete, Claudio Roditi, Paul Kreibich, Jeff Clayton, Kendall Kay, Paul Bollenback, Tom Ranier, Drew Gress, Jim Pugh, Jeff Littleton, George Colligan, Don Littleton, Tony Martucci, Frank Potenza, Harold Land Jr., Deana DeRose, Chuck Berghoffer, John von Olen, Bruce Lett, Hideaki Tokunaga, Steve Gadd, Jimmy Ford, Ramon Banda, John Stowell, Howard Curtis, the Bill Warfield Big Band, Mark Massey, Chris Clark, Steve Cotter, Doug McDonald, Gap Mangione Big Band, Todd Coolman and many others. He has appeared in jazz club and concert venues in Russia, Sweden, Australia, on the East Coast and in such Southern California jazz spots as the Newport Beach Jazz Party, Steamers, The Jazz Bakery, Kikuya, Westin LAX, LA Crown Plaza, the Vanilla Caffé, A Taste of Fullerton and La Casa de Zorro in Borrego Springs. Glenn has also performed with the Central New York Jazz Orchestra alongside such notables as Rob McConnell, Eddie Daniels, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Golson, Robin Eubanks, Carmen Bradford, Barbara Morrison, Howard Johnson, Kevin Mahogany and Byron Stripling. QUOTES "Four originals highlight the leader's composing authority… Cashman and Barron (Kenny) bring the listener to the edge of his seat through their thrilling adventures."
" The true essence of Jazz as we know it today and how it derived is in this album. "
"In the spirit of true jazz improvising, this recording is full of surprise. Tom and Glenn - long time friends and colleagues - give us here a program of personal, spontaneous and fragile improvisation. Music not to be missed!"
" Cashman tore it up on his solo…"
"... Great saxophone player. I highly recommend this quartet."
"... sax phenom Glenn Cashman"
"…Cashman assembled an outstanding cast of players… the students' maturity and prowess is obvious from the opening number…'Return of The Tiger' is a pleasure. Big band fans would do well to give it a listen."
" **** (4 stars) - Fine section discipline that can put some smooth English on the lines, especially the saxes, make this a well-polished pleasure."
"The Tiger Speaks... Indeed it does, roaring with abandon throughout a well-chosen program of standards and originals that showcases sections and soloists alike."
"Cashman must be doing something right, as the band is in topnotch form throughout this vibrant program of four perceptive originals and five well-arranged standards."
COMPOSITION COMMISSIONS "The Circuit" for Big Band
"TomKat" for Big Band
ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS Conductor
Conductor/Performer
Director/Producer
Director/Producer
The Tiger Speaks, Towson University Jazz Ensemble CD,
Cited under "Top Campus CDs of 1996" in International Association
of Jazz Educators Journal, Blue Chips Awards. First Place Wins
ADJUDICATOR/CONDUCTOR FESTIVALS • Anne Arundel All County Jazz Band (1996, 1998) [MD] -Conductor
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