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| Mike Lee New Release on Lenny White's IYOUWE Song For All Of Us (IYOUWE Records), allows veteran saxophonist Mike Lee masterful propulsion to this set. Lee works with his wide-ranging musical associations and weaves them together with innovative compositions as well as standard repertoire. There are several different band configurations within this offering. From the core trio of tenor saxophone, bass, and drums, to several different quartet and quintet settings each grouping contributes to the unified sound. Drummer Lenny White, bassist Ed Howard, and pianist George Colligan appear throughout, adding to the palette is guitarist Dave Stryker, saxophonists Bruce Williams and Mike's son Julian Lee. Song For All Of Us was produced by Mike Lee and Lenny White. Mike Lee's career exemplifies the life of a working jazz musician in New York. In the past several years he has been heard with a widely diverse assortment of bandleaders including Loston Harris, Dave Stryker, Wallace Roney, TS Monk and with larger ensembles including the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, the Jimmy Heath Orchestra, Oliver Lake Big Band, Josh Evans Big Band, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band. Tenor Saxophonist Mike Lee April 2019 Schedule: APR 6 Sat 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nat Adderley Jr. - Praise Groove w/Jazz Montclair Art Museum APR 7 Sun 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm New Jersey Jazz Society 50th Annual Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp @ Hyatt Regency APR 10 Wed 10:30 pm - 1:00 am Smalls Jazz - Mike Lee Birthday Celebration w/ Ed Howard (bass) & Alvester Garnett (drums) - Smalls Jazz Club APR 11 Thu 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm New Brunswick Jazz Project @ Hyatt Regency APR 12 Sparta High School Jazz Festival, Adjudicator APR 13 Newark Academy Essentially Ellington Regional Festival Adjudicator APR 18 Thu 9:30 pm - 12:30 am Loston Harris Trio @ Bemelman's Bar APR 19 Fri 9:30 pm - 1:00 am Loston Harris Trio @ Bemelman's Bar APR 20 Sat 9:30 pm - 1:00 am Loston Harris Trio @ Bemelman's Bar APR 22 Mon- String Masterclass and Student performance Jazz House Kids APR 23 Tue 10:30 pm - 1:00 am Frank Lacy Ensemble @ Smalls APR 24 8:00 pm The return of Mike Lee Jam - Location TBA APR 25 Thu 9:30 pm - 12:30 am Loston Harris Trio @ Bemelman's Bar APR 26 Fri 9:30 pm - 1:00 am Loston Harris Trio @ Bemelman's Bar APR 27 Sat - Frank Lacy Ensemble - time and venue TBA write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |