"Infectiously joyful arrangements, soulful improvisations, fine musical prowess and four of the finest saxophone players in the business - the Miami Saxophone Quartet." Dave Martin - WUCF FM Orlando, FL
The MSQ will be appearing at this year's Rochester International Jazz Festival, Tuesday June 15th 2010. See www.rochesterjazz.com for details.
MIAMI SAXOPHONE QUARTET: FOURTIFIED. This saxophone quartet seems to do it all. They shift easily from Latin rhythms to Dave Brubeck-style swing to an original work with a string quartet, all with blazing fingers and the ability for improvisation on this 2008 record. The players — soprano saxophonist Gary Keller, alto saxophonist Gary Lindsay, tenor saxophonist Ed Calle and baritone saxophonist Mike Brignola — are a great team, finding a good balance of instruments in ensemble-heavy works, and they can rip through tough passages impressively in-sync and with quality tone. Look for these guys at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. — Anna Reguero, Rochester Democrat and Chronical, May 14, 2010.
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Twinkle Twinkle (recorded live in concert, 2/1/10)
Sweet Bread (recorded live in concert, 2/1/10)
MORE MIAMI SAX QUARTET NEWS:
The MSQ thanks Florida State College at Jacksonville for hosting our recent residency/performance. Outstanding band, excellent students! If you enjoyed this concert (or any other) and would like your comments posted to our website, please email us at miamisaxquartet@bellsouth.net. We would appreciate hearing from you.
As career educators, we know how to do clinics! To view comments from band directors who have sponsored a residency by the MSQ, click here.
The Miami Sax Quartet's new CD Fourtified on the Fourtitude record label topped out at #14 on the jazz week charts, and was in the top 50 for the entire 8 week radio promotion.
Read Jack Bower's review in All About Jazz.
All MSQ recordings are available at CDbaby.com, Amazon.com, and by download from your favorite music service, including iTunes.
For information about the availability of Miami Saxophone Quartet arrangements please contact Gary Lindsay and Ed Calle directly. Only arrangements of original works by Gary and Ed are available. For concert/clinic appearances contact Gary Keller.
Nationally syndicated jazz DJ Bob Parlocha (Jazz with Bob Parlocha) has added Fourtified to his list of top 40 best new jazz CDs. Thanks Bob!
The Miami Saxophone Quartet's fourth CD Fourtifiedis now available. This recording features new arrangements and original compositions from Ed Calle (Dancing on a Cloud, Spunky) and Gary Lindsay (Dave Brubeck's It's a Raggy Waltz, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Ron Miller's Seventh Sign). Also Paquito De Rivera's original Wapango and Gary Lindsay's Jazz Suite for Double Quartet, performed alongside the Bergonzi String Quartet. Guests on this CD include Chuck Bergeron, Jim Gasior, Richard Bravo, Dan Warner, Lee Levin, and Mike Harvey. Order at amazon.com or our favorite outlet, www.cdbaby.com. Also available on iTunes and most other digital music outlets. Click here to view/download Radio promo one-sheet.
The members of the Miami Saxophone Quartet are now Conn-Selmer sponsored artists. This
means added support for your clinic/concert. Contact Gary Keller
for details, or visit www.conn-selmer.com
Read comments on our performances and clinics/materclasses.
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Grammy nominated recordings by Ed Calle:
In The Zone and Ed Calle Plays the Music of Santana at www.edcalle.com:
