The Azar Lawrence Experience at Jazz Standard

Since his resurgence began at the start of the 21stcentury, Azar Lawrence has continued to electrify his audiences with a powerhouse delivery and technical mastery applied to both original compositions and selections from the John Coltrane songbook. In December 2014, Jazz Standard was the scene for an Azar led commemoration of the 50thanniversary of A Love Supremeand those lucky enough to have been there still speak of these performances with awe and amazement. In 2017, Concord Music reissued his groundbreaking 1974 album Bridge Into The New Age; the following year, the saxophonists ElementalsCD hit #2 on the Jazz Weekly charts...

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Since his resurgence began at the start of the 21stcentury, Azar Lawrence has continued to electrify his audiences with a powerhouse delivery and technical mastery applied to both original compositions and selections from the John Coltrane songbook. In December 2014, Jazz Standard was the scene for an Azar led commemoration of the 50thanniversary of A Love Supremeand those lucky enough to have been there still speak of these performances with awe and amazement. In 2017, Concord Music reissued his groundbreaking 1974 album Bridge Into The New Age; the following year, the saxophonists ElementalsCD hit #2 on the Jazz Weekly charts. The exciting and expansive Azar Lawrence Experience (TALE) deploys as many as eight musicians: The current lineup includes such prodigious talents as keyboards player Theo Saunders and trumpeter Brian Swartz.Azar Lawrence tenor & soprano saxophoneTheo Saunders keyboardsBrian Swartz trumpetDimitrus Mahlis guitar Gerald Brown bassYayo Morales drumsMuyungo Jackson percussion

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