The Composers Saxophone Quartet is a group that I organized in the summer of 2011. We play all original compositions and/or arrangements by members of the band and also by local composers. It’s a really unique group that plays highly contrasting pieces of a variety of styles because we have so many different artists writing for us. All the members are talented improvisers and most of the pieces that we perform incorporate a large amount of improvisation.
The players are:
Mark Zaleski- soprano and alto saxes
Rick Stone- alto sax
Sean Berry-tenor sax
Kathy Olson- bari sax
The contributing local composers are:
Rick Stone
Ayn Inserto
Brian Friedland
Colin Stack
Randy Pingrey
Kathy Olson
Video footage of the Composers Saxophone Quartet from a concert at Outpost 186 in August 2011 performing an arrangement of “My Waltz”- Olson:
Some recordings from past performances:
Deed I Do- Rose & Hirsch, Arranged by Kathy Olson
Short Piece- Randy Pingrey
School Stone Rock- Rick Stone
Oddball- Brian Friedland
Perpetual Dejavu- Colin Stack
Premonition- Randy Pingrey
Bird’s Lament- Moondog, Arranged by Rick Stone
Ham and Cheese- Kathy Olson
Stay tuned to the calendar page for future performances.
