In Loving Memory of Paul Streete
I played a blues version of the great song of praise ‘How Great Thou Art’, to honor and celebrate my dear friend Paul Streete during his funeral service. Gone but not forgotten.
Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
I played a blues version of the great song of praise ‘How Great Thou Art’, to honor and celebrate my dear friend Paul Streete during his funeral service. Gone but not forgotten.
‘You’re Still The One’ is arguably one of the best known songs of Shania Twain, which is a lot to say, given her extraordinary career as the best-selling female artist in country music history. Here is a sax version by The Millicent Stephenson Trio.
Celine Dion has one of those voices that has moved the hearts of entire generations. In the same line of our cover of Whitney Houston’s ‘Run To You’, which is part of a movie soundtrack, for Celine we picked the main theme of the film Up, Close & Personal: ‘Because You Loved Me’. Have a listen here.
A new, lovely Sunday afternoon, a new video for all of you. Back at Ditton Manor, the Millicent Stephenson Trio performed the legendary song ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, written by Bart Howard in 1954. Our interpretation is based on Frank Sinatra’s recording of it, which released around a decade later.
Music has been a vehicle to express love for thousands of years. As a result, we have an extraordinary musical vocabulary to convey, or attempt to convey, what newly-weds feel. A voice who added many words to this metaphorical dictionary was Whitney Houston, including ‘Run To You’, the fourth single of the now legendary ‘The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album’ (1992).
Many rivers to cross | But I can’t seem to find my way over | Wandering, I am lost | As I travel along White Cliffs of Dover
It’s Easter Sunday, it’s April, and spring is here to stay. Regardless of whether you observe Easter as part of your religion, I wish you a peaceful day and I invite you to reflect on the good things that still shine in your life, despite our turbulent times.
It is already January 2026 in more than half the world. The beginning of a new year is always exciting! Whether you are going all out this time, or you are having a quiet night, I hope that you have a wonderful time.
As a sax player, I aim to keep and honour the essence of the original song when I cover it, while also bringing the qualities of the saxophone to it. Additionally —and this is the fun part— I embellish the piece with my own personal touch.