Stephen Gauci, Adam Lane, Kevin Shea at Lilypad

A Free Jazz giant from NYC's downtown scene, making that RARE Jazz trip to Boston by this icon.

Cost: $18/$15, Cash/Venmo,

Contact: Alex @ Creative Music Series, [email protected], 617/800-7255

Gauci’s own labels releasing the music of other creative musicians, a definite hero!

“After seemingly coming out of nowhere, Gauci offers more evidence of his continuing evolution into a major artist.” -Jay Collins, Cadence Jazz Magazine
“Gauci’s development of a personal tongue is no hype. There’s a clear sense of composition and introspective intelligence in the notes he throws. Few players can boast an original sound, a truly unique voice. There’s more than a hint here with Gauci.” – Dan Rose, One Final Note.com...

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A Free Jazz giant from NYC's downtown scene, making that RARE Jazz trip to Boston by this icon.

Cost: $18/$15, Cash/Venmo,

Contact: Alex @ Creative Music Series, [email protected], 617/800-7255

Gauci’s own labels releasing the music of other creative musicians, a definite hero!

“After seemingly coming out of nowhere, Gauci offers more evidence of his continuing evolution into a major artist.” -Jay Collins, Cadence Jazz Magazine
“Gauci’s development of a personal tongue is no hype. There’s a clear sense of composition and introspective intelligence in the notes he throws. Few players can boast an original sound, a truly unique voice. There’s more than a hint here with Gauci.” – Dan Rose, One Final Note.com
“Little playing heard these days is as enigmatic as that issuing from saxophonist Stephen Gauci. His dynamic range is equaled only by his powers of invention, in both composition and its molten twin, improvisation.”- Marc Medwin, All About Jazz

Sam Prestiani of Jazziz says of (Adam) Lane’s writing: “His confidence and confrontational prowess as well as his abiding sense of lyricism and heavy-groove power place him in the lineage of forward-jazz adventurism.”
And Bill Meyer writes in Downbeat, “Lane’s music is genuine, accessible, fun. The music is deeply in touch with the essential pleasures of earwig-worthy tunes, fat bluesy grooves, and sheer tonal beauty.” (Downbeat Jan 2011).

During the course of his twenty-year career, Kevin Shea has recorded on over eighty albums and has performed in more than forty countries. He has also performed with the Armitage Gone! dance company, and was recently lauded as New York City's best drummer of 2012 by the Village Voice.

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