Music on Wednesday: Saul Lubaroff

Once upon a time nearly 40 years ago, there were two young Iowa City musicians who met in Mr. McNally's 6th grade Band at City High School. One was an aspiring young saxophone player who showed tremendous talent. The other was a timid young flute player who felt overwhelmed by the whole band experience.

One musician went on to have an amazing and productive musical career. The other loves to sing in the shower and discovered a passion for working in libraries. Fast forward 40 years and, although Saul and I no longer play in the same band, our paths still cross.

Saul Lubaroff is local iconic musician who plays with many area bands including The Fez-Iowa City's Steely Dan tribute band, The Monday Night All Stars, The Johnny Killowatt Band and The Saul Lubaroff Quartet. Lubaroff has received tremendous praise from music reviewers during his long musical tenure. One writer said, "Lubaroff’s approach is to gently massage the songs into the cranium as opposed to forcing them down the throat." Saul is featured on many YouTube videos. One of my favorites is Blues 4 Zane and Will that can be viewed here.

I look forward to Saul's performance at Noon on Wednesday October 28th in the Library's Lobby. And I can always say, once upon a time, I was in a band with Saul Lubaroff!