Marlon Saunder’s A Groove So Deep - The Live Sessions has just been released and it’s available on his revamped website or on cdbaby.com.
Fans of Jazzhole will be delighted to hear that Marlon’s still part of this group and that a new Jazzhole album will be released in the near future. And before things get really busy for Marlon, he found the time to answer a few questions for jazz-not-jazz about his new album, jazz music, cover versions, favourite musicians and more.

Q: Please tell me how you came up with the idea to A Groove So Deep.

Marlon Saunders: I was traveling on the road with my band and my keyboard player Joe Scott and I were talking about creating music and growing as musicians and he said “Ya know we should be recording our rehearsal because there is a lot of great moments that happen in rehearsals that need to be documented.” After reflecting on this I thought it would be great not only to document it for me and the rest of the band but it would be a great way to share the music with my fans.

Q: Why did you want to record a live session album with new and old material instead of a simple studio album?

Marlon Saunders: I just felt that the music that I had been playing with my band Mood control from Enter My Mind had grown and found a new space, and I as an artist had begun to understand the music a lot more and I felt very happy and excited about this. I too also loved the idea of recording something live, organic, raw, just like back in the day. On the road we tend to listen to a lot of music from back in the day. I feel it helps us when we take the stage to hear how they were putting it down. It is all so human, so real. Also I feel like you really get to hear the band play on A Groove so Deep. I mean these musicians are incredible and you hear their talent on this recording. You get to hear us in our true element.

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