I couldn’t agree more. This November, Newport Classical presents two extraordinary musicians – baritone Markel Reed on Nov. 1 ...

A New York Times review praised Reed’s “dark-mahogany baritone with careful diction,” noting that his phrasing evoked “the mid-century styles of Billy Eckstine and Nat ‘King’ Cole.” ...

Baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan was a potent artist whose ... While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington's radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally. After ...