Photo by Bob Lasky

from the left: Ed Calle, Gary Keller, Gary Lindsay, Mike Brignola

"Infectiously joyful arrangements, soulful improvisations, fine musical prowess, and four of the finest saxophone players in the business - the Miami Saxophone Quartet."  

Dave Martin - WUCF FM Orlando, FL

What's new:

The Miami Sax Quartet is no longer performing regularly, but we want you to know we have 5 great CD recordings from our 15 years of music making. In order of release: Take Four Giant Steps; Miami Saxophone Quartet Live; Midnight Rumba; Fourtified; and Four of a Kind. All are available at you favorite streaming sites, and can be ordered at CD Baby.com. Questions about the quartet's repertoire and available music can be made to Gary Keller garywkeller@me.com. Also a number of video on our you tube channel. We would like to thank everyone for their past support and keep on listening! 

The Miami Saxophone Quartet's fifth CD Four of a Kind hits the airwaves Monday June 24th for our national radio campaign. Recorded live in concert, the album features new compositions and arrangements from Gary Lindsay, including Lost (and Found), Don't Look Back, Prelude-Invention-Suspension, and Sweet Bread along with some newly recorded versions of MSQ classics from previous recordings, including  It's a Raggy Waltz and Early Autumn. Ed Calle contributes his unique and funky arrangement of Twinkle Twinkle (must be heard!) Guests on this CD include the usual suspects: Jim Gasior (piano), Chuck Bergeron (bass), John Yarling (drums) and our very special guests Brian Lynch (trumpet) and Svet Stoyanov (marimba and vibraphone) making their MSQ record debuts. Available at www.cdbaby.com (our preferred outlet) and of course, as well as iTunes and most other digital music outlets.  Complete Liner Notes

"Saxophone players take note! For you, this is filet mignon. The Miami Saxophone Quartet has been together for some 15 years, and they get into an ensemble groove that also leaves plenty of room to roam the fields of improvisation. This recording represents some of the highlights from two performances at a University of Miami concert hall. The quartet is actually augmented by a superb rhythm section and by trumpet marvel Brian Lynch. The quartet itself is comprised of Gary Keller, soprano, Gary Lindsay, alto, Ed Calle, tenor, and Mike Brignola, baritone. And they’re a brave lot. Why do I say such a thing? Well, how many groups would open their recording with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”? I can guarantee you’ve never heard it quite like this, and it works to perfection. The other standards on the disc include Duke’s “Sophisticated Lady”; Ralph Burns’ gem from the ‘40s, “Early Autumn”; and the rarely played Dave Brubeck gem, “It’s a Raggy Waltz.” Four originals from Lindsay complete the program. I was particularly drawn to the suite-like “Lost (and Found),” and a breezy burner called “Sweet Bread.” The complex arrangement reminded me of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, and it certainly got my attention. Solid musicianship and upbeat arrangements are the rule of the day. A winner!" George Fendel - Jazz Society of Oregon

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MSQ members Ed Calle, Gary Keller, and Mike Brignola shown here with the late great Natalie Cole. We are honored to have participated in her last recording, Natalie Cole En Español . A beautiful woman and a joy to work with. She has left us a remarkable catalog of music.

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