Hamiet Bluiett plays bari

[Lazaro Vega]

Baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett http://hamietbluiett.com/ arrived in St. Louis in the mid-60's, in time to join Lester Bowie, Oliver Lake, and Julius Hemphill in the Black Artist's Group. Since 1976 his amazing 5 octave range is heard in the World Saxophone Quartet. Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake we'll hear Bluiett solo in the 1970's, playing "The Hard Blues" with Hemphill, "The Great Pretender" with Bowie, and many other captivating recordings, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m., http://www.bluelake.org/radio