New Release: Beatitude from David Bixler
New Release: Beatitude from David Bixler Label: Tiger Turn Release Date: April 26, 2024 Website: https://www.davidbixler.com Saxophonist, composer, and leader David Bixler approaches jazz as a means to disseminate hope for a better day to come. His 2024 release Beatitude spreads this message proudly and tacitly through his eight original pieces. He expresses in the press release, "I speak for myself when I say every time I approach the piano, the bandstand and my colleagues, I do so with the understanding that I am approaching an altar, fellow ministers, and a congregation that needs ministering too." The prevalent theme throughout the recording is promoting solace in the music and the cozy companionship demonstrated in the instrumentation. His track "Balm" overflows with a cozy companionship quality, buoyed by the conversational interplay his sax holds with Jon Cowherd's piano keys as Ike Sturm's bass pulls sustain a reflective am...