Houston Person Quartet at Jazz Standard

Houston Person and Jazz Standard are now in our seventeenth yeartogether: The saxophone legend made his first appearance on our stage in May 2002, and hes still going strong. Born 1934 in Florence, South Carolina, his infectious swing feel and tender phraseology have cemented Houston Persons position as an elder statesman of jazz. Hes appeared on classic recordings by (among others) Grant Green, Gene Ammons, Charles Earland, and Johnny Hammond Smith; his working quartet is notable for its sensitivity to Houstons every line. A revered tenor saxophonist who can coax the blues out of every note he blows, bathing the room in oldschool warmth...

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Houston Person and Jazz Standard are now in our seventeenth yeartogether: The saxophone legend made his first appearance on our stage in May 2002, and hes still going strong. Born 1934 in Florence, South Carolina, his infectious swing feel and tender phraseology have cemented Houston Persons position as an elder statesman of jazz. Hes appeared on classic recordings by (among others) Grant Green, Gene Ammons, Charles Earland, and Johnny Hammond Smith; his working quartet is notable for its sensitivity to Houstons every line. A revered tenor saxophonist who can coax the blues out of every note he blows, bathing the room in oldschool warmth. (The New Yorker)

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