Album Notes

This recording was inspired by countless Sunday evening performances with my trio (sax, keyboard and percussion) and sometimes quartet (trumpet) at our “steady” a small wine restaurant called Cova. The music we created was very organic and the atmosphere was warm, very welcoming. There was no pressure to play any type of music and because of that we simply played what felt good. I’ve titled this collection of works Bread ‘n Water because this music will fill you up without all the extra sides and additives. It can be very difficult to transfer what you do in a live performance to the recording studio, fortunately for us I think we were able to pull it off. If you never had an opportunity to hear my group perform at Cova simply press play, however if you are familiar with my trio/quartet you’ll feel right at home. I always try to enjoy the simple things in life and the simpler we live the better it is for us. In my humble opinion there are times when less is definitely more in music, this is one of those times. Bon appetit!

Stephen Richard - Saxophones
Mark Copeland - Keyboard
Robert Smalls - Percussion
Andre Hutchins - Trumpet
Jerre Jackson - Drums