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(Level IV) This quartet was written for the New York Saxophone Quartet for their performance at the 10th World Saxophone Congress in Pesaro, Italy in 1992. There is plenty of counterpoint in this piece as well as lots of jazz phrasing. The alto and tenor are featured in extended solo spots with backgrounds. The tenor plays a free cadenza later joined by the alto, which can make an extremely exciting interlude before the D.C. and Coda. 4 Saxes

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BILLY KERR, a versatile musician, is an accomplished jazz artist, composer, arranger, and clinician. Brooklyn born and raised on Long Island, he completed his studies at the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College. For 18 years he wrote and performed with the New York Saxophone Quartet, in addition to his steady work in the Broadway Theatre. Billy has performed in concert with numerous pop and jazz artists, while maintaining a busy schedule in the New York recording studios. Billy is a performing artist and clinician with Keilwerth/Boosey & Hawkes now residing in Montreal, Canada. The Billy Kerr Quintet has just released a new CD entitled, The Eagle Has Landed...Eh! by Productions Bilanci.