Memories, Dreams, Reflections Nicole Glover

• 1 Obsidian 05:39
• 2 No. 2 05:25
• 3 Petrichor 03:53
• 4 Resilience 05:27
• 5 Spy 02:34
• 6 Androgeny 00:46
• 7 Broken 05:28
• 8 II for Richard Davis + Henry Grimes 03:04
• 9 March 04:24
• 10 Bird Feathers 04:55
• 11 Tell Him I Said Hello 05:37
• Total Runtime 47:12

Info for Memories, Dreams, Reflections

“Nicole Glover's work embodies a potent paradox at the heart of the art form known as Jazz: in this music, the process of individuation is as much about belonging and sharing as it is about differentiation and idiosyncrasy. To that end, this album is as much a tour-de-force for Glover and her bandmates as it is a tapestry or family-tree of mentors, elders, and peers whose spirits resonate throughout the trio's sound. Glover's choice of working with a wide pallet compositionally (with the exception of the Glover originals, each piece on this record was written by a different composer) helps bring this trio's distinct personality into focus even more. “Glover's mastery of her instrument is so complete and self-evident that there is no attempt throughout this record to exercise virtuosity for it's own sake – if anything, one hears restraint, care, intention, and orchestration in every note and every silence.” (From the liner notes by Or Bareket)

Nicole Glover, tenor saxophone
Lester St. Louis, cello (tracks 1 & 8)
Tyrone Allen, bass
Kayvon Gordon, drums

Nicole Glover
is a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and educator based in New York City. A rising star and sought-after collaborator, she is currently a member of Ursa Major, led by bassist Christian McBride, and a core member of the supergroup ARTEMIS, directed by Renee Rosnes. She appears on both of the group’s latest Blue Note releases — In Real Time (2023) and Arboresque (2025). In 2025, ARTEMIS was named Best Jazz Group in DownBeat Magazine’s Critics Poll for the second consecutive year. She has performed and toured with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), including a 2023 tour of Australia featuring Marsalis’ symphonic work All Rise with the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. She appears on JLCO’s 2024 Blue Engine release The Shanghai Suite.

Nicole has worked under the leadership of drummers Al Foster, Victor Lewis, Lenny White, Kenny Washington, and Carl Allen; Grammy-winning vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater and Buika; bassists Reggie Workman, Ben Wolfe, Harish Raghavan, and Or Bareket; vibraphonist Joel Ross; and pianists Bill Charlap, Geoffrey Keezer, Luis Perdomo, Aaron Diehl, Micah Thomas, and George Colligan. Nicole is featured on several of Colligan’s releases.

She leads her own trio with bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer Kayvon Gordon. Their previous release, Plays, featuring vibraphonist Steve Nelson, was described by DownBeat Magazine as “The State of the Tenor circa 2024.” In May 2025, the trio headlined the legendary Village Vanguard, and their upcoming album, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, will be released on HighNote-Savant Records in June 2025.

Nicole is on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music and has taught masterclasses and private lessons to students around the world.

"Glover's set was something else entirely, damn near the stuff of which legends are made." - All About Jazz

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