THE SAUL KAYE BAND
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"Review of Doctor's Orders"


Saul Kaye, "Doctor’s Orders"

Schooled in everything from traditional jazz to flamenco guitar to avant-garde fusion, Saul Kaye has a huge arsenal to choose from when he picks up his guitar and steps up to the microphone. Choosing the bluesy rock n’ roll medium for his 8th release is the obvious choice for the range of colloquial stories and tales he tells on this album. Kaye’s flamenco and blues influences really come out in these songs, and by layering his guitar over sparse honky tonk-like piano comps he sets a cozy western stage for songs like “Desert Blues,” “Rubyhill,” and “Hey Johnny Johnny.”

All of the tunes have a terrific narrative quality, telling stories about people in the dumps, down on their luck, skipping bail, low on money, losing in life and love. But with his powerful singing voice, Doctor Kaye orders his characters to take it easy and soak in the sun. “Angels fly cause they take themselves so lightly,” he sings on the title song.

With “Doctor’s Orders,” Saul Kaye proves he is well on his way to mastering the art of musical storytelling.

Visit www.saulkaye.com for more info on this band.

-Frank Zeccola
- San Francisco Observer


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Saul Kaye started playing piano at the age of 5 and guitar at age 12. He has been composing original music since childhood. After attending Berklee College of Music, he started the rock/fusion band PNEUMA in 1995. After 2 C.D.s and some touring with PNEUMA Saul branched into jazz and has been exploring other styles ever since. Saul has studied with the world famous flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano, Dave Creamer, Calvin Keys, Al Defino, Jeff Massanari, and Richard Sprouss. He currently plays 15-20 gigs a month in the Bay Area with styles ranging from jazz trio Gigs, to solo classical, mexican folkloric, flamenco, piano bar style singer-songwriter gigs, to Klezmer and Funk. Saul played on 2 C.D.'s released by the Blue N' Tan (an original electric jazz quartet) in 1998 and 1999. He has toured to China twice with the swing band String of Pearls, playing in front of crowds up to 6000 people and appearing on a national T.V. broadcast. He has played various festivals including the North Beach Jazz Fest (with Manifest Yesterday in 97) and the Marin County 4th of July Festival (with a jazz duo). Saul's original jazz quartet played the Fillmore in September 2001 (see video clips on the web site www.saulkaye.com) Saul Played over 200 shows in 2003. He will be touring the release of Doctor's Orders this summer/fall culminating with a New Zealand Tour through the new year!