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HOUSTON PERSON
June 21 @ 7:00 pm ~June 22 @ 11:00 pm EDT
$40
He remains the King of the Boss Tenor Sax and nothing, it seems, can stop Houston Person, now in his sixth decade of performing. His latest recording (he’s released over 85 of them), as featured guest on Emmet Cohen’s Masters Series Vol. 5, has rocketed up the Jazz Week charts. In its 4-star review, AllAboutJazz.com applauds Houston’s “master’s flair for swing and blues.” A great friend of The Jazz Forum, Houston is a master’s master.
The tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the “Eubie Blake Jazz Award” in 1982.