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Osland Saxophone Quartet: Commission: Impossible

Read "Commission: Impossible" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
December 14, 2006

The saxophone is probably the one musical instrument that we most associate with this thing we call jazz, yet it is perhaps the last instrument that comes to mind when we think of classical music. The Osland Saxophone Quartet bridges the gap between those genres, playing a repertoire of rich classical jazz in groupings of suites and movements on the double-CD Commission: Impossible.

Miles Osland, the leader of OSQ, is a professor of saxophone and the Director of Jazz Studies ...

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The Osland Saxophone Quartet: In the Land of Ephesus

Read "In the Land of Ephesus" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
January 24, 2003

The ongoing journey to horn bliss continues with In the Land of Ephesus by the Osland Saxophone Quartet. With a rich montage of jazz and classical styles, the music is delivered with exceptional quality and passion.

The quartet’s special bond is immediately apparent, revealing a tight unit of musicians which clearly expounds the beauty and art of the saxophone quartet. One common strand of the musical kinship lies in the quartet’s common roots at the University of Kentucky, where Miles ...