Farnell Newton

Farnell Newton - Back To Earth by Sharon Thomas
Farnell Newton - Back To Earth by Sharon Thomas

“Newton is a high-powered, virtuosic player in the vein of Woody Shaw, in total command of the horn at all times.

— Phil Freeman, Stereogum.com

Farnell Newton was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to Philadelphia in 1992, where he attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. While in Philadelphia, Newton also studied with his uncles, saxophonist/arranger Conny Murray and Sunny Murray, one of the early avant garde’s most inventive and influential drummers.


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