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Oliver Lake: Alto Madness at Roulette

Courtesy of Kerry Santullo | Posted on March 14, 2019

Where

Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(917) 267-0363

Oliver Lake: Alto Madness at Roulette

When

Fri, April 5, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Oliver Lake
saxophone
Bruce Williams
saxophone
Darius Jones
saxophone, alto
Michael Attias
saxophone

About

Composer and saxophonist Oliver Lake, co-founder of the iconic World Saxophone Quartet—the saxes-only ensemble that spun through a mix of styles, from gospel to free jazz in the late seventies and eighties’ loft-jazz scene—revives that spirit with the alto sax quartet, Alto Madness. With Lake as performer and composer, the ensemble features titan saxophonists Bruce Williams, Darius Jones, and Michaël Attias, completed by drum master Pheeroan akLaff.

In this rare appearance—the third since the ensemble formed in 2014—Alto Madness will premiere Oliver Lake’s composition: Tone Poem 4 J.A.H...

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