His sound is big and soulful and his technique is superlative. This young man plays from the heart and has spent years perfecting his craft. There is no showboating in his performances, just solid musicianship at the top level.

On Sunday night the the band was even tighter and more familiar with Tardy's tunes. Sunday night is typically when you see many local jazz musicians in the house, and many were on hand to check out this tenor monster.

Here is what the critics are saying:

Tenor saxman GREG TARDY has been hailed by New York Magazine for his: ”big sound, deep-seated feel for the blues, and cerebral, avant-garde chops.”

"Passionate, talented and hard-working, saxophonist-clarinetist-composer Greg Tardy doesn't want his work to be categorized, he just wants it to have integrity, to be personal and to reach people... the music always needs practitioners who approach the art with fresh, expansive imaginations, allowing both the artist and the form to grow in subtle, unique, often indiscernible ways." Zan Stewart, Contributor Los Angeles Times, Down Beat, Stereophile