Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter are just a few of the influential altoists my guests David Sanborn and Phil Woods talk with me about.  The hard-driving Sanborn is, of course, himself one of the best known and most identifiable voices on the contemporary jazz scene for the past 20 years, while Woods has established himself over many decades as one of the legends on the instrument.  Although from opposite sides of the musical fence, Phil Woods and David Sanborn separately and together created something very wonderful on this show.

David Sanborn – Renowned as one of the greatest saxophone players ever, David Sanborn has inspired countless other musicians while creating a body of work that spans the genres of rock ‘n roll, R&B, pop and jazz and which has helped him define the saxophone’s modern sound. David has toured with Stevie Wonder, played in Wonder’s remarkable Talking Book LP, and even rocked briefly with the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. He has won six GRAMMY Awards and earned multiple Gold and Platinum certificates for his top-selling records, including 1981’s Voyeur and 1986’s Double Vision. Throughout the past two decades, David has continued to record and tour for a wide and enthusiastic fan base around the world. Check out www.davidsanborn.com for more information.

Phil Woods – The list of musicians with whom Phil Woods has performed or recorded reads like a Who's Who of Jazz: Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Clark Terry (with whom Phil founded the "Big Bad Band"), Michel Legrand, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Barnet, to name but a few.  Phil has played to great acclaim all over the world, and he is the founder of the New York-based Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet).  He is a consistent poll winner, the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from East Stroudsburg University and a 1994 inductee into the American Jazz Hall of Fame.  Check out www.philwoods.com for more information.