Features Nathanson's poems, inspired by moments on the New York City subway.

Roy Nathanson has had a varied career as a saxophonist, composer, band leader, actor, poet and teacher. His career began in the mid 70's playing with R&B; luminaries like Shirley Alston of the Shirelles, to Charles Earland's band, to the Lounge Lizards, to the Jazz Passengers, which he co-founded with Curtis Fowlkes in 1987. The Passengers have made eight CDs and have done extensive touring over the years. Their most recent project was an original soundtrack soundtrack (score and dialogue) for the 1954 classic 3D film 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' and 'The Rock Concert' an examination of deep time for which Roy received a commission from The University of Wisconsin. Mr. Nathanson has been the principle composer of the band and has written songs for Elvis Costello, Jeff Buckley, Deborah Harry, Jimmy Scott, and many others in that capacity. In recent years, Roy has collaborated with Bill Ware on several film scores including 'Raising Victor Vargas'. He has released several CDs of duo works with keyboardist Anthony Coleman. Roy's work combining music and text has appeared on 'The Next Big Thing' on PRI. His first text/music CD, 'Sotto Voce' was released in spring 2006 on AUM Fidelity Records. His second 'Sotto Voce' CD is Subway Moon on Enja/YellowBird Records and was a product of a grant from Chamber Music America. His first book of poetry 'Subway Moon' will be released at the same time from 'Buddy's Knife Editions' of Cologne.

Roy has been a recipient of several Meet the Composer Grants, two NYFA composing fellowships and a Bessie and Joseph Jefferson Award.Subway Moon is the brand new concept from the extraordinarily gifted mind of saxophonist, composer, and songwriter Roy Nathanson. Members of his new ensemble Sotto Voce team up with guests from his longtime Jazz Passengers to inhabit internal monologues about the New York subway, bringing a remarkable multilayered underground world to life.

Additional Details

Label: Yellowbird Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/01/19

UPC: 767522771121