Friday, April 5th, 2024, 7:30 pm

Piano on Park Live presents:

Randal Despommier Quartet (@ Scandinavia House)

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Randal Despommier - alto sax / composition
Jason Yeager - piano
Aaron Holthus - bass
Rodrigo Recabarren - drums

About:

A multi-genre musician from New Orleans who “blends the suavity of Paul Desmond with the intensity of Dave Binney” (Musically Speaking), alto saxophonist Randal Despommier has captivated audiences at venues including Carnegie Hall (Weill), Bar Bayeux, the Qintai Concert Hall in China, the Lilla Jazzfestivalen, Soapbox Gallery, Dram, and Snug Harbor with the John Mahoney Bigband. In 2021, he released his first album Dio C'è “impressive in his debut as leader” (OffBeat Magazine) featuring his new quartet and Grammy-winning bassist Jimmy Haslip as guest artist and co-producer. A melting pot of “cross-pollinated jazz” ranging from lyrical, transporting originals to imaginative reinventions of a popular Italian film ballad, the album presents “wildly ambitious, genre-mashing recordings that speak to Despommier’s wide-ranging influences.” (AllMusic) His latest project on Sunnyside Records, A Midsummer Odyssey, featuring renowned avant-jazz guitarist Ben Monder, earned him a nomination of “best new jazz artist” in New Orleans by OffBeat Magazine and positive acclaim in DownBeat.