Ray Blue saxophone

01.+03.11.2023 Badenscher Hof
Ray Blue (sax),
Helmut Bruger (p),
Carmelo Leotta (b),
Kenny Martin (dr)
Maja Joel (fl) am 03.11.2023

28.10.2023 B-Flat
Ray Blue (sax),
Reggie Moore (p),
Carmelo Leotta (b),
Jan Leipzig (dr)

Im Jahr 2013 wurde Ray Blue als Blues- und Jazzkünstler in die New York Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Sein ausgefeilter Stil und sein Improvisationsinstinkt machen ihn zu einem der fesselndsten Interpreten und Komponisten.
Ray Blue ist eine feste Größe in der New Yorker Jazzszene, der die Bühne und das Aufnahmestudio als Leader und Sideman an der Seite von Kirk Lightsey, Kenny Barron, Victor Jones, Essiet Okon Essiet, Benito Gonzales, Nat Adderley, Jr, Lafayette Harris, Belden Bullock, Alvester Garnett, Steve Johns, Sharp Radway, Jeff Barone, Bobby Sanabria, Bernard Purdie, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, Cotton Club Orchestra, Sun Ra Arkestra und anderen.

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„Ray Blue has a majestic presence…when playing, his sense of purpose is obvious. It’s one thing to be a good composer, it’s another to be a great performer. Ray Blue’s got the whole package.“

– Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot, Down Beat

„There is nothing quite like the comforting warmth of the tenor saxophone front and center… Ray Blue’s fluid, lyrical style is technically solid… The exquisite, evocative melodies are delivered with convincing feeling and emotion.

– Joe Ross, Roots Music Report

„He has a big sound and the improvisatory presence, unfurling broad-shouldered solos… a vigorous player who knows how to hold a crowd.“

– Peter Vacher, London Jazz Review

In 2013, Ray Blue was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame as a blues and jazz artist. His polished style and improvisational instincts make him one of the most captivating performers and composers around.
Ray Blue is a fixture on the New York jazz scene, gracing the stage and recording studio as a leader and sideman alongside Kirk Lightsey, Kenny Barron, Victor Jones, Essiet Okon Essiet, Benito Gonzales, Nat Adderley, Jr, Lafayette Harris, Belden Bullock, Alvester Garnett, Steve Johns, Sharp Radway, Jeff Barone, Bobby Sanabria, Bernard Purdie, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, Cotton Club Orchestra, Sun Ra Arkestra and other.
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