May 20, 2014That Music Always Round MeRelease of "That Music Always Round Me" - Garry Dial and Dick Oatts (feat. The Temple University Concert Choir & Vocal Jazz Collective)” Click the link below to listen and purchase.click here for more info May 3, 2013A Diva Inspires Orchards of Sensuality
Ann Hampton Callaway at Dizzy’s Club Coca-ColaThe show, “From Sassy to Divine: A Celebration of Sarah Vaughan,” was a meticulously constructed, deliberately paced program that featured Ted Rosenthal on piano, Dean Johnson on bass, Tim Horner on drums, Randy Sandke on trumpet and Dick Oatts on saxophones on flutes. “Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets),” and “Misty” represented Vaughan’s pop aspect. “A Night in Tunisia” and “In a Mellow Tone” brought out the jazz and swing.click here for more info April 25, 2013Anniversary with World SaxophonistWorld saxophonist Dick Oatts has been a musical mentor for the county's big band High Coast Jazz Orchestra since its inception 20 years ago. He and perhaps the world's foremost jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell are soloists at the High Coast Jazz Orchestra's anniversary concerts in Örnsköldsvik and Harnosand.
Lars Landströmclick here for more info February 6, 2010Fred Bouchard's Reviews of Bridging The Gap & SaxologyYou can't call Dick Oatts a 'fixture'—he's peripatetic and bouncy on his alto sax and ebullient, energetic and sprightly as a person—yet he's surely been a Gotham mainstay since arriving from the Midwest a mere 35 years ago, both as reedman (33 years as lead alto in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis > Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) and educator (over 20 years at Manhattan School of Music)....click here for more info October 12, 2009NPR's Best CDs of 2008"Gratitude" listed among NPR's Best CDs of 2008click here for more info January 9, 2009Gratitude on iTunes"Gratitude", Dick Oatts' latest release on Steeplechase Productions is now available on iTunes. Samples are available in the audio section.click here for more info