This is not a blog about golf -- although the two jazz musicians/golf players here in question will tell you their attempts to master the sport require almost as much time and energy as prepping for shows at the world's top music venues.
Yet, when it comes to saxophonist Branford Marsalis and pianist Joey Calderazzo, golf factors into the story only because they first started dueting publicly at charity tournaments, which eventually led to a much-lauded duo gig at the 2009 Newport Jazz Festival -- and now, at long last, a full-length CD:Songs of Mirth and Melancholy.
Why is this a big deal? For starters, true piano/saxophone duos are rare, especially in jazz (Google it!). And secondly, Marsalis and Calderazzo have been performing together in ensemble settings (namely the Grammy-winning Branford Marsalis Quartet) for more than a decade, yet never recorded as a duo until now.
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