Artist Info: Ron Blake

Multi-talented saxophonist Ron Blake inhabits many worlds, and nowhere is this more apparent than on his third release for Mack Avenue, Shayari (shy-ree). Produced by pianist Michael Cain (who also appears on the CD), Shayari (the meaning, in Urdu, a type of ancient poetry consisting of copulets and a highly stylized form of verse considered extremely beautiful) combines fertile ground from each of Blake's worlds to create an extraordinary landscape of its own. [read more...]