Guilderland jazz musician releases album of Christmas standards | The Daily Gazette
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This summer, when Al Santoro recorded his first album, he had this in mind: “If we could get each and every person to smile while listening to ‘Christmas in July’ — that would be my true accomplishment as a jazz musician during this pandemic,” he said.
Along the way, he pays homage to the late Al Jarreau, his mentor and inspiration, and whose scat jazz singing style he often emulates.
Santoro recruited well-regarded Capital Region musicians to play on “Christmas in July,” recorded in his Guilderland home studio (and released on Nov. 26). It was a tricky proposition adhering to the social distancing guidelines during this COVID-19 pandemic.