GUILFORD — Wendy Redlinger's Jazz soirée, located at 2596 Tater Lane, presents the Bob Stabach 4tet on Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m.
The 4tet will be performing original new compositions along with some Great American Songbook classics recast in the jazz style. Most of the new compositions are penned by Bob Stabach, the saxophonist and leader of the group.
One of the new compositions is titled “Portrait.” Stabach started composing this piece three years ago, then shelved it until three months ago when he rewrote the bridge section of the piece to his satisfaction.
According to a news release, “Brother James is a “get-down, soulful, gospel-style tune with a foot tapping shuffle rhythm.”
Influenced by ECM Records' aesthetic of spaciousness and introspection, “Once Upon a Dream” evokes “ethereal and mystic feelings.”
“Uber Riding” is an open-ended Latin tune with few chords and a lot of room for improvisation. “Soul Body” is a swinging jazz waltz with a surprising 4/4 ending.
The pianist for the 4tet and artistic director of the Vermont Jazz Center, Eugene Uman, contributed a saucy bossa nova called “Snowy Day Bossa” written in January during a snow storm.
The 4tet is joined by George Kaye, bassist and 20-year veteran of the New York City jazz scene, and the dynamic Pioneer Valley drummer Jon Fisher.