Smooth Sounds of Sanborn Still Fresh
Bruce Klauber reviews a recent live show Dave performed in Naples, Florida. Read the review here

CBS 2nd Cup Cafe Appearance
Dave plays a new tune from Here & Gone on the CBS show 2nd Cup Cafe

Smoothjazznow.com interviews Sanborn
Akbar Nour for smoothjazznow.com interviews David Sanborn after the 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival. Read the full-length interview here.

East Bay Express on New Sanborn Release
"Now that crossover jazz has given way to an even more watered-down genre known as smooth jazz, the saxophonist has finally made the compromise-free CD his less-commercially inclined followers always knew he had in him."  Read Lee Hildebrand's complete review of Here & Gone.

New York Times loves Here & Gone
"Mr. Sanborn’s sweet-tart alto sound has been a reliable pop staple for so many years that these grittier connections can feel surprising. When he puckers up for a swinging instrumental, like Mr. Crawford’s 'Stoney Lonesome,' the effect is a disarming delight. His rhythm section, with the bassist Christian McBride and the drummer Steve Gadd, provides a strong assist. The rest of the ensemble, a sort of little big band, plays sharp and resourceful arrangements by Gil Goldstein, who doubles here as an electric keyboardist..." Read the whole New York Times review here

CNN interviews David Sanborn (video)
Musician David Sanborn talks to CNN's Shanon Cook about his love-hate relationship with his sax.

NPR speaks to Sanborn about new album
David recently spoke with Scott Simon about Here & Gone, a tribute to the music of Ray Charles and his arranger, saxophonist Hank Crawford. "That music was everything to me: It kind of combined jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues. It wasn't any one of those things, but it was all of them kind of mixed together."  Listen to the interview here.