Azar Lawrence Quintet - Eddie Henderson, Tr; Benito Gonzalez, P; Billy Hart, Dr & Essiet Essiet, B at Dizzy's Club

Azar Lawrence will be joined by trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, pianist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Essiet Okon Essiet, and drummer Billy Hart

Saxophonist Azar Lawrence approaches music with spiritual reverence. To him, 'music is of a pure nature all around us and within us'throughout the universe, every atom everywhere produces a tone whether we can hear it or not'musicians dedicate our lives to a certain daily practice in order to try to produce the purest vibration tones.'

Over the course of his career, which began in his teens, Lawrence has performed with such mainstays as McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, and Earth, Wind & Fire. With his Quintet, performing tonight, Lawrence focuses on powerful original music composed by himself and several of his bandmates. We've been awaiting their return to Dizzy's since the group's last sold-out run in 2014. Reserve a seat now to experience the Azar Lawrence Quintet in person....

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Azar Lawrence will be joined by trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, pianist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Essiet Okon Essiet, and drummer Billy Hart

Saxophonist Azar Lawrence approaches music with spiritual reverence. To him, 'music is of a pure nature all around us and within us'throughout the universe, every atom everywhere produces a tone whether we can hear it or not'musicians dedicate our lives to a certain daily practice in order to try to produce the purest vibration tones.'

Over the course of his career, which began in his teens, Lawrence has performed with such mainstays as McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, and Earth, Wind & Fire. With his Quintet, performing tonight, Lawrence focuses on powerful original music composed by himself and several of his bandmates. We've been awaiting their return to Dizzy's since the group's last sold-out run in 2014. Reserve a seat now to experience the Azar Lawrence Quintet in person.

About Azar Lawrence; Ben Ratliff of the New York Times said, 'He seems in possession of a great, almost ecstatic power, but he cares about songs, and their shape and melody always pulled him back to earth. He controlled several mixtures of things that could seem like opposites: easy, melodic swing and bottom-line seriousness; short-line form and long-line expressiveness.' New York Times, June 2014

Blowing stronger than ever, and still on the circuit; Child prodigy Azar Lawrence has confirmed his longstanding reputation as one of the 21st century's greatest exponents of the John Coltrane legacy. As one of the best to blend the elements of earth and the spirit through music; Azar Lawrence stands out as a distinctive instrumentalist with his searing, passionate saxophone sound and brilliant compositional style.

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