If originality is the barometer of what truly makes a great jazz artist, Dale Fielder possesses this quality in abundance. It has earned him a position in the front ranks of saxophonists over the span of the last ten-plus years. In listening to Fielder perform today, it is without question that here is a saxophonist who has developed his own very personal and original voice. His originality can be experienced on several levels: he is a multi-instrumentalist that plays all four saxophones with equal authority; his original compositions and choice of rare, obscure jazz classics; and in his overall group concepts and constant variety of presentations. Fielder's recent projects include a DVD recording Sensuous Universe performed summer 2006 slated for release in 2007 and Light And Shadow, his third extended work for baritone sax and chamber orchestra. Fielder is looking to debut the suite in 2008 from a commission by Lenoir-Rhyne College of Fine Arts in North Carolina.