Marking the release of the album Hodges: Front & Center, saxophonist Owen Broder and his quintet pay tribute to Johnny Hodges, the lead alto saxophonist of the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra and band leader in his own right. With this program, culling pieces from both the Ellington repertoire as well as from the saxophonist's often overlooked catalogue of small group albums and collaborations with jazz luminaries including Clark Terry, Ben Webster, and Gerry Mulligan, you will experience the beauty and elegance of the original arrangements, with a deeply felt modern vibrancy in these fresh interpretations.
Line-up:
Owen Broder, alto saxophone
Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet
Carmen Staaf, piano
Barry Stephenson, bass
Dan Pugach, drums