Rainbow Soul

Houston Person talks with host Deardra Shuler about his upcoming engagement at the The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) Ninth Annual Jazz Festival. The Festival is held In collaboration with the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation.  Houston Person has recorded everything from disco and gospel to pop and r&b, in addition to his trademark, soulful hard bop. After years as producer and house tenor for HighNote Records and touring with the late Etta Jones, Person is now known as a master of popular songs played in a relaxed, highly accessible style reminiscent of the great Ben Webster.  Person grew up in Florence, South Carolina, where he first learned piano before switching to the tenor sax.  He studied music at South Carolina State College and later at Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut.  Houston is  best-known for his partnership with the great Etta Jones, which lasted until her death in 2001. Recently he has performed with vocalist Barbara Morrison, Ernie Andrews and formerly with