Go Forth Russell Haight

• 1 Go Forth 05:32
• 2 Rich in Heart 07:11
• 3 Waltz for J 06:28
• 4 Mystic Bud 04:20
• 5 April Gray 06:12
• 6 Interlude 01:21
• 7 Night and Day 05:43
• 8 Over the Rainbow 05:57
• 9 A Morning Walk 06:25
• 10 Reminiscence 05:38
• 11 Scooch 05:22
• Total Runtime 01:00:09

Info for Go Forth

Developing his voice in Austin's fertile music scene over the last 20 years, saxophonist Russell Haight recorded "Go Forth" just days before relocating to upstate New York, as a document of the rich musical relationship he shared with his longtime collaborators, pianist Sean Giddings, bassist Ryan Hagler, and drummer Daniel Dufour. The set of 9 Haight originals and two arrangements of classic jazz staples cover a lot of ground, with "Go Forth" and "Mystic Bud" offering high-energy angularity, "Waltz for J," "Reminiscence" and "Rich in Heart," abundant in memorable melodicism, and "Scooch" delivering a Southern funk to the session. Haight's eclectic musical sense, developed through decades of performances, including stints with artists such as pop icon Christopher Cross and blues singer Ruthie Foster, is on full display on this joyous outing.

Russell Haight

Russell Haight
DMA, University of Texas, 2009) is a saxophonist specializing in jazz theory and improvisation. He currently serves as jazz coordinator at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. In the jazz idiom he has performed with luminaries such as Bobby Shew, Bill Watrous, Jim McNeely, and George Duke; in the commercial idiom, he has performed with Christopher Cross and earned a Grammy nomination with blues artist Ruthie Foster in 2021.

In 2017, Haight released Destination, his first album as a leader, which won a Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards; in 2019, he released his book, Odd-Meter Etudes for Saxophone with Mel Bay Publishers. He has presented or performed at the International Saxophone Symposium, North American Saxophone Alliance, Jazz Education Network, and Texas Music Educators Association conferences.

He earned his Doctorate from The University of Texas where his dissertation won the prestigious Outstanding Dissertation Award. Prior to joining Skidmore College, he was based in Austin, Texas, where he maintained at active performance schedule and taught at Texas State University for 12 years.

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