The Washington Post has written about saxophonist/bass clarinetist extraordinaire and band leader David Murray in no uncertain terms, describing him as ‘…a legend…he took the jazz world by storm.’
The Village Voice declared David ‘musician of the decade’.
On Musicians Speak, David discusses his early church years, his work with the Gwo-Ka Masters and the Grateful Dead. He has released over 150 recordings with an extraordinaire range of musicians including Pharoah Sanders, World Sax Quartet, Lester Bowie, Andrew Cyrille, Jack DeJohnette, James Blood Ulmer, Don Pullen, Milford Graves and countless others.David discusses Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, PaPa Joe Jones, the World Saxophone Quartet as well as his current band featuring Marta Sanchez. The interview is accompanied by music from several of his releases including his most recent release Brave New World Trio.
Cecil Taylor emphasized David's signature sound when he said, “You stick your ear in the door, you know it’s David!”
