Saxl Rose is an award-winning saxophonist, touring artist, and founder of Saxl Rose LLC, based in Maryland. Known for his genre-blending sound that spans smooth jazz, R&B, alternative, and hip hop, Saxl Rose has performed and recorded with artists such as Paramore, Wiz Khalifa, Jelly Roll, JoJo, Neck Deep, and many others. His recent single “Sunset” reached #1 on MediaBase and #3 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart, solidifying his presence as a top artist in the country as well as a rising leader in contempoary smooth jazz.
See more information about Emerald Stream (Seth Houston)
Seth Houston, a participant in Village Harmony, a central Vermont youth chorus, became so inspired by shape-note music that he tried his own hand at composition. He wrote “Emerald Stream” in 1991, at age 17, while canoeing in northern Quebec. His inspiration came from the steady current of the river, the wind, his voice and a penny whistle.
Medium: CD recording
Year: 2013
Details: 2 minutes 16 seconds
See more information about Windham | Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748); Music: Daniel Read (1757-1836)
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One of the best known shape-note hymns, appearing in virtually every published tune book, “Windham” combines Watts’ stark text with Read’s open harmonies to great effect in this powerful anthem. We sing it first in “shapes” followed by two verses, with treble and tenor parts doubled in their own octaves.
Medium: CD Recording
Year: 2011
Details: from "Hard Times Come Again No Mo