Azar Lawrence Quartet - Azar Lawrence, ten & sop saxes; Special Guest - Bill Henderson, piano; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums & Jeff Littleton, bass at Seabird Jazz Lounge

AZAR LAWRENCE
He composed and wrote for Stanley Turrentine Earth, Wind and Fire and Woody Shaw. He performed with contemporary soul artists such as Roberta Flack and Marvin Gaye. With seven albums as a leader; and still writing and producing Azar's follow-up to his 2010 release Mystic Journey, The Seeker (2014); recorded live at New York's Jazz Standard, was on the 2014 Grammy nomination ballot consideration list.

Blowing stronger than ever, and still on the circuit; as one of the best to blend the elements of earth and the spirit through music; Azar Lawrence stands out as an distinctive instrumentalist with his searing, passionate saxophone sound and brilliant compositional style....

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AZAR LAWRENCE
He composed and wrote for Stanley Turrentine Earth, Wind and Fire and Woody Shaw. He performed with contemporary soul artists such as Roberta Flack and Marvin Gaye. With seven albums as a leader; and still writing and producing Azar's follow-up to his 2010 release Mystic Journey, The Seeker (2014); recorded live at New York's Jazz Standard, was on the 2014 Grammy nomination ballot consideration list.

Blowing stronger than ever, and still on the circuit; as one of the best to blend the elements of earth and the spirit through music; Azar Lawrence stands out as an distinctive instrumentalist with his searing, passionate saxophone sound and brilliant compositional style.

As one of the best to blend the elements of earth and the spirit through music, Azar Lawrence stands out as an distinctive instrumentalist with his searing, passionate saxophone sound and brilliant compositional style. Lawrence's new CD, 'Elementals' is scheduled to be released spring 2016.

BILL HENDERSON
Distinguished Pianist and masterful soloist William Henderson is a long time member of Pharaoh Sanders' Band. William Henderson's, collaborations with Mr. Sanders stretch far beyond their 1987 "Prayer Before Dawn.' His playing has been characterized as rippling in long, all-embracing arpeggios and harp-like cadenzas.

JEFF LITTLETON
One of the most versatile and in demand bassists on the West Coast, Jeff Littleton has performed with a virtual who's who of top jazz artists including Nancy Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Crawford, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Higgins. Harold Land, Bobby Hutchinson and a long list of renowned musicians. He released The Littleton Brothers | Collage with Bobby Watson.

MARVIN "SMITTY" SMITH
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith is featured on more than 45 albums with a veritable list of additional performances and recordings that are augmented with names like Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison. Marvin's playing credits include top notables in music like Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Art Farmer, Benny Golson Slide Hampton, and Milt Jackson. A member for many years of the Tonight Show Band Marvin has played with the Buddy Holland Band, Wallace Roney, Sting, Mulgrew Miller and a substantial list of others.

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