Muriel Grossmann

European jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Muriel Grossmann is responsible for some of the most musically evocative and emotionally resonant jazz albums of the early 21st century. Issued primarily through her own Dreamland Records, Grossmann is equally adept on alto, soprano, and tenor saxophones. Her compositions, written specifically to showcase the strengths of her collaborators, reflect the place where post-Coltrane modalism meets spiritual post-bop and experimentalism. Grossmann is also a trained vocalist, which has deeply influenced her phrasing technique. Where...