• Alexander String Quartet (ASQ) is renowned for its extraordinary interpretations of incredible classic composers.
• Three-time Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis is a saxophone legend.
• Eddie Sauter’s significant work, Focus, a 1961 composition written for jazz musician Stan Getz, capitalizes on the classic tradition of the Alexander String Quartet and the spontaneity of Branford Marsalis’ jazz saxophone.
• Focus features Béla Bartók inspired harmonies, textures and melodic string quartet jazz material matched with the improvisational saxophone.
• Eddie Sauter – Focus
• Other works
Alexander String Quartet:
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
