Parlor Jazz in Bridge
Houston Person, a tenor saxophonist, will return to the Bridgehampton Museum’s Art of Song/Parlor Jazz series on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a program titled “Let’s Fall in Love.”
Dubbed “jazz’s working-class hero” by Russ Musto of All About Jazz, Mr. Person first gained national attention in the 1960s, and in 1968 began a 30-year musical partnership with Etta Jones, the Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist who died in 2001.
Asked by Mr. Musto to describe his music philosophy, Mr. Person said, “Well, it’s uplifting and important. And a release and a relief. That’s what it is, jazz, so-called jazz, to me. It’s important that it’s relaxing. Something that when the end of the day comes, after a hard and frustrating day out in the world, that relieves you. Relaxes you and makes you feel good.”
The program, as always, will be hosted by Jane Hastay, a pianist, and Peter Martin Weiss, a bassist, both of whom will accompany Mr. Person. The concerts take place at the museum’s archive building, east of the monument. Tickets are $30.