Michael Sarian is a Canadian-Argentinian trumpeter who has been performing jazz in the US for over a decade. He is currently signed to famed trumpeter Dave Douglas’ Greenleaf Music. Though a jazz cover of a trip hop song might seem slightly weird to some, throughout the genre’s history jazz artists have made it a habit of pop covering hits. It’s become less common as jazz has gotten more and more avant garde and esoteric but it’s still a standard part of many jazz musicians’ repertoires to have at least one cover of a pop song. Due to its sound, Portishead‘s”Glory Box” lends itself to a cool jazz approach and that’s mostly Sarian’s approach on his new version. Continue reading »
