Jazz Articles about Saul Dautch

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Saul Dautch: Music for the People

by Jack Bowers
July 3, 2025

It is always a pleasure to hear a straight-ahead contemporary jazz quintet whose front line consists of baritone sax and trumpet, especially when it is as well-drawn as Florida-bred baritone Saul Dautch's debut recording, Music for the People, on which he shares melodic assignments with trumpeter Noah Halpern and, to a lesser extent, pianist Miki Yamanaka. Music for the People means what it says: stylish yet accessible small-group jazz aimed at reaching the widest possible audience. Seven ...