Harmonious Creature by Sarah Manning

Saxophonist Sarah Manning keeps exploring new paths with the 2014 release of "Harmonious Creature." This engaging musical program features Manning's brilliant original compositions presented by an amazing group of players, including the celebrated violist Eyvind Kang, bassist Rene Hart, guitarist Jonathan Goldberger, and the ever bombastic Jerome Jennings on drums. Critical listeners will agree that Manning's compositions and performances both clearly demonstrate both her command of the saxophone and her functional mastery of the jazz idiom. Featuring a delicate balance of modernity and non-traditional aesthetics, the music of Sarah Manning's "Harmonious Creature" remains insightfully straight ahead, steadily swinging, refreshingly melodic, and is certain to evoke a wide assortment of bright moments in the ears of discerning jazz fans everywhere.

Sarah Manning is a saxophonist and composer. According to legendary jazz writer Nat Hentoff, "Manning plays - and writes - in what is unmistakably her own voice. Her singular dedication to developing that voice distinguishes her form her peers, and illuminates a path rife with intrigue."