For nearly two decades, saxophonist Walter Beasley has wielded his rare combination of talents as an instrumentalist as well as a vocalist to build a compelling contemporary jazz discography and an international reputation as a soulful live performer. He makes his debut on the Heads Up label with the worldwide release of For Her, an album that chronicles the bittersweet landscape of love and romance. For Her is perhaps one of Beasley’s most personal tales on record, a first-hand account of the mysterious arc of a romantic relationship, from heady beginning to bittersweet ending and hopeful aftermath. It’s a universal phenomenon that invariably takes on a life of its own and never quite plays out the same way twice – a story that’s sometimes smooth, sometimes rocky, but always adventurous.