Arch Stanton Quartet at Parish Public House

The Arch Stanton Quartet is releasing its second album, 'Blues For Soli', during a special CD release show on October 25 at the Parish Public House in downtown Albany (formerly Red Square, at 388 Broadway).

The performance starts at 9 p.m. A $10 cover charge includes a free copy of the new CD for all attendees.

The newly opened Parish Public House now serves Louisiana food, and the kitchen will be open before and during the show, which means great food, great beer, and great music!

Released on WEPA Records, 'Blues For Soli' features a suite of four new songs inspired by our tour of Egypt last year, along with five other original pieces....

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The Arch Stanton Quartet is releasing its second album, 'Blues For Soli', during a special CD release show on October 25 at the Parish Public House in downtown Albany (formerly Red Square, at 388 Broadway).

The performance starts at 9 p.m. A $10 cover charge includes a free copy of the new CD for all attendees.

The newly opened Parish Public House now serves Louisiana food, and the kitchen will be open before and during the show, which means great food, great beer, and great music!

Released on WEPA Records, 'Blues For Soli' features a suite of four new songs inspired by our tour of Egypt last year, along with five other original pieces.

It begins with the “Lady Egypt Suite,” named for the bus company and its driver, Soli, who escorted the band between performances in Cairo and Alexandria. The suite includes: a quirky take on Middle Eastern cuisine (“Kofta”); a hard swingin’ ode to the swanky Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo (“Zamalek”); a freeform composition inspired by traditional Egyptian melodies the band overheard at a hotel wedding in Alexandria (“Groovin’ At The Azur”); and a blues number (the title track) honoring the band’s indefatigable driver throughout the tour (“Blues For Soli”).

Other songs on the new album include a smoky ballad in the “St. James Infirmary” mold (“Aphorisms”); a swampy funk-groove tune with lots of twists and turns (“Dungoode Bayou”); the propulsive “Floodgills”; the rock-funk-fusion and swing of “Striped Water”; and a dreamlike waltz to close out the record (“Convection Zone”).

Please join us for this special event, and check here for additional updates, teaser clips and more!

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