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BJURecords To Release "The Aquarian Suite" from Saxophonist/Composer Dan Blake

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Dan Blake
Featuring: Dan Blake (saxophone, compositions), Jason Palmer (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass) + Richie Barshay (drums, percussion)

The Aquarian Suite CD Release Celebrations:

December 5 @ Chris' Jazz Café, Philadelphia, PA

December 6 @ Twins Jazz, Washington, D.C.

December 7 @ The Cornelia Street Café, NYC

December 9-10 @ Wally's Café, Boston, MA

“He will do justice to any musical situation." —Danilo Pérez

“The narrative that permeates all of the compositions so beautifully embodies this deep sense of imagination, a brilliantly unique sound and musical vision. What also knocks me out is the incredible amount of adventure, humor, musical storytelling, and love that lives within each track. The powerful chemistry that exists between this band is completely infectious and invites the listener into a world of stunning compositions and musical interaction of the highest order. Listening to this record really makes me fall in love with music, over and over again." — Julian Lage

“One of the most adventurous and diverse young players I have heard in some time" —Dave Liebman

“Dan's playing and writing is very adventurous and sets an open pallet due to the piano-less approach, which makes The Aquarian Suite feel open, free, but keeps on cookin.' This project represents a new generation of artists exploring jazz and taking it to the next level." —Larry Rosen (GRP, Legends of Jazz, Jazz Roots)

Saxophonist/composer Dan Blake has appeared on recordings and in performances with a staggering array of high profile artists, such as Esperanza Spalding, Anthony Braxton, Kenny Werner, Julian Lage, Herbie Hancock, Danilo Perez, and many others. He is currently in demand as a saxophonist, and is a regular member of Lukas Ligeti's Kaleidoscope Point, Peter Evans' Sparks Orchestra, and composes and performs with the Grammy-nominated Julian Lage Group. As a recording artist, Blake is a featured soloist on Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding's forthcoming Radio Music Society, Anthony Braxton's opera Trillium E, and a featured artist on Danilo Perez's Grammy-nominated, Panama Suite. Blake is currently a Ph.D. candidate in composition at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and serves as adjunct lecturer in music history at The Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. He was recently awarded the 2010 Baisley Powell Elebash Fund for an ongoing research project examining New York City's improvised music scene.

With Blake's The Aquarian Suite, to be released on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records on October 17, you have a recipe for a wildly successful jazz recording; eight new jazz compositions for “chordless quartet" that stretch the boundaries of modern jazz while staying true to the forms set by the masters; a “Mingus meets Monk" quality of blues-inflection, compositional unity, and ever-present melodicism; and an incredible band comprised of Blake on tenor saxophone, Jason Palmer (Greg Osby, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Roy Haynes, Ravi Coltrane, etc) on trumpet, Jorge Roeder (Gary Burton, Julian Lage, Alex Acuna, Maria Schneider) on bass, and the ubiquitous Richie Barshay (Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spaulding, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea, etc) on drums and percussion.

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