A regular on the local circuit since 1993 with a mostly acoustic guitar-based mix, Saxon has been on a definite roll since returning to Prague from a pilgrimage to the American South. Saxon’s journey from Memphis to Louisiana earlier this year has audibly strengthened his resolve to shape what he calls “back-porch music.”
Despite the old-timey, country and Cajun overtones of much of his work, Saxon insists the core of his musical passion remains tied to Afro-American culture, in particular everyday speech. Saxon’s upbringing in Oakland, a California city that has long prided itself on its mixed-race population, provided him with no shortage of exposure to blues, R&B and plenty of real-time, cross-cultural call and response.