Houston Person and Jazz Standard go way back – to May 2002 (to be precise), when the veteran tenor saxophonist made his first appearance on our stage. In his review of Person’s 2012 engagement at Ronnie Scott’s in London, The Guardian’s John Fordham wrote: “His sound has become uniquely characterful: an idiosyncratic edit of all he has learned, expressed in shrugging hoots, briefly cantering bop sprints, spacious and softly blown ballads.” And in his Observer review of Houston’s High Note CD So Nice, Dave Gelly attested: “Houston Person's tenor saxophone has all the hallmarks – poise, simple ele­gance and that mix­ture of gravitas and slight swagger that comes from having nothing left to prove… His playing just goes on getting better.” Don’t miss this gentle giant of the tenor saxophone, this week at Jazz Standard! Houston Person – tenor saxophone John di Martino – piano Matthew Parrish – bass Chip White – drums