A 2020 video performance by British tenor saxophonist Emma Rawicz recorded at the Brubeck Institute. The program features three contrasting selections that demonstrate Rawicz's range: a Billy Strayhorn standard taken at a brisk 260 BPM in C with swing feel and AABA form, a Kaper composition with Latin feel at 192 BPM in E-flat, and an Erroll Garner ballad at 62 BPM in E-flat. Rawicz takes all three solos, each spanning two to three choruses. The uptempo Strayhorn piece showcases her technical facility and ability to construct ideas at speed, while the Garner ballad reveals a more lyrical, expressive side. The Latin arrangement of the Kaper tune sits in between, requiring both rhythmic agility and melodic invention. Rawicz was a student at the Brubeck Institute at the time of this recording, and the performance captures an emerging talent who would go on to gain wider recognition in the British and international jazz scenes. The unaccompanied or small-group format places Rawicz's saxophone playing front and center, offering an early document of her developing musical voice.
