It’s always been a key part of Andy Snitzer’s life and career. The multi-talented saxophonist felt this wondrous sense of the surreal when he was called, all of 25yrs old, to contribute his blazing solo on Boy Meets Girl's Top Five 1988 hit "Waiting for a Star to Fall.” A likewise feeling, upon the release of Ties That Bind his 1994 solo debut on Warner Bros. And likewise every night he played with The Rolling Stones on their epic Voodoo Lounge and Bridges to Babylon tours, then two decades on the road with Paul Simon, and most recently touring the globe with longtime pal Chris Botti. Thinking back fondly as he releases his eighth solo album, everything still seems ripe with transcendence, as if Snitzer has been both the creator and guiding force of what can only be described as A Beautiful Dream “The inspiration for the title and theme of the album starts with me looking back fondly on my career and being elevated by all the music I’ve had the good fortune to make, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with so many other great artists. But it’s also more personal than that. It’s about loving my little family (Snitzer's daughter Madeleine helped him to pen all the titles on the album); it's about the joy of the intersections I’ve had with so many people, all across the globe. If you told me as a 16-year-old aspiring musician that this would be the story, I would never have believed you.” “This album is my statement of gratitude, for this very beautiful life.”