Jazz Articles about Gary Joseph Hassay

Gary Hassay / Dan Dechellis / Tatsuya Nakatani: Beauty

by Jim Santella
May 4, 2009

Free music that casts a spell on you comes with a price. You are entitled to dream, imagine something different with every listen. Beauty takes many forms and everyone has their opinion. Alto saxophonist Gary Hassay, pianist Dan DeChellis and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani show you their own ideas about beauty on this recent album. The trio's music remains dark and dreamy throughout this session. Alto saxophone flirts with melody on occasion, but changes direction so abruptly and ...