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NEWVELLE LIVE: INTRODUCING BILLY LESTER at Jazz Standard
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on July 11, 2019
Where
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-576-2232
When
Fri, September 6, 2019
7:30 pm
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About
Like his mentor and Lenny Tristano protg Sal Mosca, Billy Lester, has developed his art almost in private. A youthful prodigy who was playing by age four, Lester has taught piano for decades in his hometown of Yonkers NY while devoting himself to family life. Tonight, Jazz Standard is the scene of a rare appearance by this instinctively lyrical yet unfettered improviser who creates original compositions from the changes of classics from the Great American Songbook. Hell be accompanied by bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Matt Wilson, the expert rhythm section heard on the 2019 Newvelle album From Scratch.Lots of people are surprised when I tell them where my tunes come from...