about seth

SETH MEICHT is a Boston based saxophonist, composer, and educator.  Nate Chinen, from The New York Times says, “Meicht is a tenor saxophonist with a robust tone and a venturesome streak, though he isn’t averse to swinging.”  Since arriving in Boston by way of New York City and Philadelphia, Seth performs regularly with the area's top creative musicians.  Projects include Seth Meicht and the Big Sound Ensemble, Charlie Kohlhase’s Explorers Club, The Makanda Project and Eric Hofbauer’s 5 Agents. Select recordings include Seth Meicht and the Big Sound Ensemble: Live in Philadelphia (CIMPol), Illumine (CIMP), Loud Like Hemlocks (Scrapple Records), Charlie Kohlhase's Explorers Club: A Second Life, Eric Hofbauer and his 5 Agents band: Waking Up! and Book of Water.  

Seth spent several years working with his mentor Odean Pope in Philadelphia and New York.  As a member of Odean’s world famous Saxophone Choir, Seth can be heard on the recording Locked and Loaded: Live and the Blue Note (Half Note) with guests James Carter, Joe Lovano, and Michael Brecker.  Seth has been fortunate to share the stage and ideas with several other influential artists such as Ravi Coltrane, Byard Lancaster, Bobby Zankel, Darius Jones, Mike Pride, Steve Swell, Charlie Kohlhase, Bill Lowe, Nate McBride, Curt Newton, Eric Hofbauer, the Makanda Project, Chico Freeman, and Charles Tolliver.  In addition to performances at the Blue Note in New York, Seth has performed at the Vision Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, The Stone, and the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), as well as many top clubs and performance spaces in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.

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