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Carl Saunders at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on August 26, 2015
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Mon, August 31, 2015
7:30 pm
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7:30pm – 10:00pm. Carl Saunders-trumpet, Mike Kocour-piano, Dwight Kilian-bass, Dom Moio-drums. Carl Saunders has lived and worked in relative obscurity for many years. Trumpet players knew of him for his ability to make the seemingly impossible be not only possible, but easy and musical.
Yet, whenever he plays in concert, whether with his group or another, Carl invariably receives standing ovations from an appreciative audience. Yes, even those who can’t play the trumpet are moved by Carl’s ability to get inside a song and make it sing in ways it never has before.
Jazz listeners living in the Los Angeles area and musicians worldwide have long known that Carl Saunders is one of the great trumpet players around today. Now with the release of five remarkable recordings (Out Of The Blue, Eclecticism, Bebop Big Band, Can You Dig Being Dug and The Lost Bill Holman Charts), Carl’s musical talents can be heard and enjoyed by a much wider audience....