Composed during the pandemic and recorded at The Bunker Studios in Brooklyn, these 7 pieces combine various themes such as jazz plus tango, the Brazilian Northeast, straight eighth driving pulses, and contemplative moments. The quintet features the colors of the soprano sax and flute with flugelhorn, and also has the traditional pairing of tenor sax and trumpet on the faster funkier pieces. The quintet is Jenny Hill on saxes and flute, Allison Philips on trumpet and flugelhorn, Manu Koch on piano, Eduardo Belo on bass, and Todd Isler on drums and percussion.

Pisces Vibe AN Mix 1.1 01

Above Treeline AN Mix 1.1 02

Ribbon Of Time AN Mix 1.1 03

Midnight Crossing AN Mix 1.1 01

Michel Doneda soprano and sopranino saxophone, Simon Rose baritone saxophone. Recorder at Petersburg Art Space, Berlin. 17th November 2022.

once before

Linnujämm Tartus 2022. Metskurvits.

Each musician and poet got a bird to compose a piece about it. 

photo:Alana Proosa

Scolopax Rusticola - Metskurvits at Linnujämm 2022

Dr. Bob Eason, soprano saxophone
Dr. Tamey Anglley, condutor
Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble

I. Light (Prelude) (00:00)
II. Bison (02:22)
III. Timber (06:27)
IV. Water (10:52)
V. Fuel (15:59)
VI. Light (Postlude) (18:59)

The title of "The Myth of Inexhaustibility" is derived from the notion that our natural resources will never run out. The piece explores the overexploitation of our natural resources through four movements: Bison, Timber, Water, and Fuel, that are bookended by a prelude and postlude, Light. Each is a resource that has been historically overharvested in American history. The work takes inspiration from the sounds of agricultural and industrial expansion with an Americana flavor in the harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic language, covering a broad range of emotions, from frantic development to despair to glimmers of hope, with challenging material for the saxophonist soloist. The piece exists in both soprano sax and wind ensemble AND soprano sax and piano or fixed media versions.

Join the consortium here: https://www.benmorrismusic.com/mythconsortium

YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmisvDmG5Y8

The piece exists in both soprano sax and wind ensemble AND soprano sax and piano or fixed media versions.

Thank you to Stephen Lias and Nathan Stansbury for recording video, and Byron Reinhardt, Stephen Bacarisse, and Hugh Taylor for audio and technical assistance.

The Myth of Inexhaustibility

Cancion de genero disco, melodia con un saxo soprano tipo kenny g y un coro muy comercial que acompaña al saxofon.

dale dance

Norwegian Woodwork

Urban Dusk

Ben Morris is a composer whose music tells unconventional stories and crosses genre boundaries. He is Assistant Professor of Composition at Stephen F. Austin State University.

Hi! I play saxophone and flute and compose and arrange jazz and world groove-inspired music. Hope you like my tracks; there's a little bit of Brazil, Peru, Africa, India, and funky New Orleans in them.

Compositions, performances, guitar, saxophone available on iTunes/Apple Music,  Spotify, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Amazon, YouTube, etc.

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