
Two years after his debut album “Where To Go”, saxophonist Samuel Blais is back with a new album featuring mostly his own compositions.
This latest project confirms the wide-ranging talents of this young musician. In addition to saxophone, he can be heard playing several other instruments such as clarinet and flute. Drawn from a variety of musical styles and trends, his compositions are sometimes lyrical, sometimes rhythmic and lively, but always highly original. His style also reflects the influence of David Liebman, Dick Oatts, Steve Slagle and Jamie Baum,with whom he studied at the Manhattan School of Music.
Samuel Blais – saxophones, clarinet, flute
Paul Shrofel – acoustic and electric piano
Morgan Moore – acoustic bass
Robbie Kuster – drums
Special guest: Jean-Nicolas Trottier – trombone (# 2, # 6)