Blake Lyman Quintet - Eponymous (2013)

"Eponymous," the debut record by the Blake Lyman Quintet, is an elegant collection of melodic modern jazz. Blake is an underappreciated tenor saxophone player and composer originally from northern California, and he has assembled an all star line up of Portland talent to breathe life into this collection of forward thinking modern jazz compositions. Noah Bernstein, also on saxophone, has toured the world with experimental indie-pop group TuneYards and currently plays in 90's throwback R & B group Shy Girls as well as avant-garde jazz ensemble Get Smashing Love Power.