• Caffé Vivace (map)
  • 975 East McMillan Street
  • Cincinnati, OH, 45206
  • United States

Jeremy Long, saxophone | Steven Snyder, organ | James Leslie, drums & cymbals

“his saxophone can be boisterous, beatific, soothing, sly or soulful, and all of these moods and sounds are conjured with direct intent…strong in all respects” — Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz

“angular and complex...with lots of twists and turns” — Jazz Weekly

“Long's compositions take the organ trio to contemporary places.” — Greg Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review

“Let’s it rip. Nothing wrong with that” — Tom Hull, On The Web

“Long swings … and his buttery smooth melodies make this album sing!” — O’s Place Jazz Newsletter

Saxophonist, composer and professor Jeremy Long’s debut solo release In Suspension (Innova) garnered critical acclaim for pushing the boundaries of the traditional organ trio and was considered for a Grammy nomination for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album.” Critics describe it as, “strong in all respects” — All About Jazz and “angular and complex...with lots of twists and turns” — Jazz Weekly. Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen describes his second solo release, Metamorphic, as “breathtaking." Long’s latest album releases Fall 2022.

Long regularly performs with renowned artists and orchestras in many genres, including on the Grammy-nominated recording Transatlantic and three international tours with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. As a featured soloist, he performed for audiences of up to 40,000 with multiple Grammy and Oscar winning-film composer A. R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire). Dr. Long is also a Professor of Music at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and is the lead alto saxophonist with both the Blue Wisp Big Band and Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. Visit www.Jeremy-Long.com to learn more.

This concert features jazz organist Steven Snyder who has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, and has appeared on 20 recordings with artists such as Randy Brecker, Dave Stryker, Jonathan Kreisberg and the North Texas 1:00 Lab Band. He was also one of 66 pianists selected to compete in the Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition.