March/April 2023

the national anthem of South Africa since the fall of the apartheid regime.
 That';s me on piano about 60 years ago in Capetown with Martin Mgajima on Bass and Monty Weber on drums at The Troubador

N'Kosi Sikelele  Afrika2023

music in the style I heard on the streets of Capetown in my youth. Spokes was a penny whistle artist

One For Spokes Mashiyane 2023

Keep On Keeping On Then Let Go

this is what came out of me in my little home studio today  and I felt expressed and even pleased???

The Sound Of What I Heard Today

Playing At Home

one of mine I found myself remembering and recording today
a gentle funky piece for a dank day outside

Going Down Easy In 23

an old piece of mine I have not played for a while..features my alto sax breath control instrument

Gospel Of Jazz23

waking up and making some music in my studio as a gentle call and response

Morning Song

Nefertiti For Wayne Shorter

jazz waltz by Wayne Shorter who will continue to inspire and delight us

Footprints For Wayne Shorter

still loving paying tribute to Wayne Shorter. This time playing soprano sax and faster

Footprints Foot Prints Foot Prints

Foot Prints Tribute Series 4

Post Bop Jazz

Nat Adderley wrote this rousing hard bop souldful piece

Work Song

Horace Silver funky romp featuring Baritone Sax via Breath Control

Grease Piece 2

we still playing these wonderfuk jazz standards as vehicles for improvisation and creative expression

Green Dolphin Street 2023

wistful, sad resonant reflective jazz .
Musical expression is the most healing thing for me as I continue to find my way in our roiling world .  Using Bass Clarinet, Gypsy violin bass drums and piano, acoustic bass sounds from my home studio padded cell ;)) so join me in a cup of sweet sadness and quest for beautiful expression

Elegy To The  Wistful

starting my 80th year I find myself in a reflective, sombre mood seeking balance for  the  things about  which I am anxious , sad  , uncertain and  the many more for which I am simultaneously grateful and love doing and being in the flow of living for almost 8 decades.!

Happy Bday In The Midst Of..

Contrary Motion Jazz Sketch2

entry into a rainy day using Oboe, solo violin and string orchestra sounds via keyboard and breath controller with a mix of sweetness and plangency 
(plan·gent
/ˈplanj(ə)nt/
adjectiveLITERARY
(of a sound) loud, reverberating, and often melancholy.
"the plangent sound of a harpsichord")

Oboe And Strings Morning Song

I have played and loved jazz since the 1960's and now love to share my music with others.

March/April 2023

Stanley Sagov