Someone once told me a solo debut album should be a portrait of the artist – a musical image that displays who they are, where they are from, and why they do what they do. For me, that portrait is made up of many pieces, a Mosaic of experiences, stories, and sounds. From my first musical memories jamming alongside Mexican Norteño bands at local bars to sharing beautiful & grandiose stages with the National Symphony and U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," my instrument and I have shared countless life experiences.

Mosaic features a wide spectrum of music, from Fernande Decruck’s stunningly captivating Sonata in C# for Alto Saxophone and Piano to Álvaro Carrillo’s romantic bolero Sabor a Mi. Each individual track represents not only a small slice of my life, but yet another reason why I fell in love with this instrument. Glued together by my short compositions and improvisational interludes, the works jointly illustrate an image of what I believe makes the saxophone so incredibly special.

I hope you, the listener, enjoy this project as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together. Whether you experience this portrait of sounds and stories as a whole or as individual pieces, I hope the music of Mosaic resonates with you as deeply as it does with me.

Sincerely,

Salvador Flores