Oh boy, things are really starting to take shape. If Dan, Duncan and I are the cake, guys like Ryan Cassidy are the icing.
It was a joy to have Ryan out to the Sound Distillery this week. Ryan has been listening, writing, and waiting for the moment to strike with the soulful fury of his big horns, and he did not disappoint. Ryan will be playing baritone, tenor, and alto sax, and really putting the sex in sex drugs and rock ‘n roll. We’re all looking forward to hearing the mixes with Ryan’s sassy, swampy sounds all over them.
Ryan doesn’t really get to let loose tracking parts in our little pop ditties, so if you want to hear him blow the roof off, check out his show at the Jazz Room in uptown Waterloo on May 1st, 2015. He’ll be joined by a cast of hot local jazz players doing a mix of originals and standards. Tears will be shed, toes will be tapped, babies will be made.
Here’s a taste:
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