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New Music Monday for April 19, 2021       Fans of Greg Skaff may know him as one of modern jazz’s premier organ jazz guitarists through his own trios with hard grooving greats like Mike LeDonne and Pat Bianchi; or as a veteran first-call sideman, from his early years with soul-jazz titan Stanley Turrentine through decades of work with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Matt Wilson, Bobby Watson and countless others. Despite that impressive resume, Skaff mark a career first with his new album, “Polaris,” enlisting jazz royalty Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath for his...

Written by Ben Young on March 10, 2021 To look at the career outline of Greg Abate, you’d get the sense that the art form of Jazz is riding as high as ever. He’s making songbook albums, concept records, live albums in Monterey and other swell spots; Christmas albums(!); summit meetings with his idols; guest appearances with newcomers…Abate checks all the boxes. Greg Abate is one of Jazz’s leading contemporary examples of a “road warrior.” He’s an alto saxophonist who’s out on the road performing two-thirds of any given year, bringing the good s...

The Herald News FALL RIVER — The Narrows Center for the Arts will present a live-streamed concert with Greg Abate on Friday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m.  RI-based Abate is known the world over as a master of the alto saxophone and a hard core bebopper, but he does much more. He is also proficient on the soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, as well as the flute. He is also a respected composer; some of his 17 CDs consist of only his own songs, while others feature standards along with his own pieces. Abate is one of a diminishing number of jazz artists who travel the world non-stop, often more than 225...