Chris Lee Sextet

Friday, August 30th, 2024, 10:30PM – Dingo’s (formerly Beer Brats & Beats)

The Chris Lee Sextet will be performing music from their latest PJCE Records release Green In Grey.

Tasting notes: compelling, effervescent, sublime, genuine

As a composer, vibraphonist, and drummer Chris Lee brings a distinct perspective to his music. While still in his teens, he attended Ornette Coleman’s Creative Music Studios, where he studied with Karl Berger and Jack DeJohnette on vibes and drums, respectively, and the Cornish Institute with Sam Rivers and Dave Holland. He has produced several albums as a drummer and composer. As a vibraphonist, he has led the chamber jazz trio Primal Mates and the Poetry Music Project with vocalist/cellist Colleen O’Brien. As a composer, he has had his compositions recorded/performed by Sheila Jordan, Steve Kuhn, Art Lande, Paul McCandless, and Kenny Wheeler. Chris has had the good fortune to work with such diverse artists as Joe Henderson, Lew Tabackin, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Ron Miles, Sheila Jordan, Gary Peacock, Julian Priester, Mose Allison, John Handy, Ernie Watts, David “Fathead” Newman, George Cables, Leni Stern, Nguyen Lee, Sonny Simmons, Plas Johnson, New York Voices, and many others.

Lineup: Chris Lee, drums and compositions; Dan Balmer, guitar; Thomas Barber, trumpet; John Nastos, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and alto saxophone; Greg Goebel, piano; Dave Captein, bass

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