Jeff Rupert and Nate Najar: Celebrating 100 years of Stan Getz

“Stan Getz at 100” – Jeff Rupert celebrates legendary saxophonist Stan Getz

Special guest: Nate Najar, guitar

Jeff Rupert, Saxophone

Richard Drexler, Piano

Charlie Silva, Bass

Marty Morell, Drums

Special Guest Nate Najar, Guitar

John Coltrane, saxophonist with Miles Davis once said, “We would all sound like Stan Getz if we could“.  Saxophonist Jeff Rupert assembles his quartet for an evening celebrating the impact and centennial of Stan Getz. From a young age Getz performed with Woody Herman, Norman Grantz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic, and in the 1960’s he partnered with Charlie Byrd and Antonio Carlos Jobim, popularizing the Bossa Nova. From swinging solos, to bossa novas, ballads and more, Stan Getz was simply known as The Sound. Jeff Rupert has 11 albums out as a leader, and his latest release Sea Spell was in the top ten of the national jazz charts, and his 2021 release the Ripple was the #5 jazz album of the year. On Rupert, Jazz Times opines, “Every once in a while, an album comes along that reminds us how the saxophone should sound”.

In a world of modern jazz, Rupert relies on the lyrical approach of Lester Young, and Stan Getz, his first musical heroes.”  “I just want to tell a little story on the horn”, opines Rupert.

Joining Jeff’s band is guitarist Nate Najar, widely known for his many recordings playing the music of Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, and  Antonio Carlos Jobim. Nate and Jeff have together recorded half a dozen Bossa Nova albums, including Jazz Samba Pra Sempre (Jazz Samba).