Ben Dobay: Music
George
(Ben Dobay Quartet)
June 15, 2009
I was notified during my residency at Banff, that a family friend was hospitalized due to a severe stroke. He has been (still is) a great inspiration to me both personally and musically. I wanted to try and write an opening melody that was calm yet evoked my warm memories of friendly gatherings during my childhood. It was my intention with the rest of this piece to write an uplifting melodies in tribute to this wonderful human being.
I normally do not go into such detail about my compositions. However, I made an exception here. I am writing this mostly for the benefit of those who know George.
Ben Dobay-Tenor Saxophone
Nate Renner-Guitar
Ron Hynes-Bass
Mark Segger-Drums