Sat. Nov. 10 

Walter Beasley has been on the scene for more than two decades and over the past decade became one of the best-selling and most prodigious of African-American artists who do this sort of thing. This means he's not Kenny G and doesn't sell Kenny G kind of numbers, but he's got a whole lot more to offer - old-school, edgy, soulful, melodic, playful sounds. Beasley is a composer, producer and singer as well as being a sax player and in January he releaed his latest disc, "Ready For Love." In the summer, he notched a No. 1 hit on the "Smooth Jazz" charts.  "For me, every song on here has special meaning," Beasley says, "and every song touches me in some kind of way. ... I don't go too far from what moves me. I'm just taking it to that place where music moves you just because it's good." Local connection: Yes, Beasley went to Berklee College of Music and teaches there.  He plays two shows Friday Saturday Nov. 10 at Scullers Jazz Club, 8 and 10:30.  Tickets: $30. OF note: I profiled Beasley in the current Boston edition of Where magazine. You can access it at www.wheremagazine.com and click on Boston.

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