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Houston Person Quartet at Jazz Standard
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on July 11, 2019
Where
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-576-2232
When
Sat, September 21, 2019
9:30 pm
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Musicians
Houston Person
saxophone, tenorAbout
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...