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Emerging Artist Series Jonas Heidebrecht Quintet: The Music of Lee Konitz at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on June 29, 2023
When
Thu, August 3, 2023
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Jonas Heidebrecht
saxophone, altoJesse Deems
trumpetAiden Oh
pianoZeke Hirsh
bassCalvin Simmers
drumsAbout
It would seem that “cool” would have no place in the summer heat of Arizona, but YoungArts award winner Jonas Heidebrecht is going to make it happen. Earning the 1st Alto Saxophone spot in the 2023 Arizona All-State Jazz Band, Jonas and his group of Arizona’s brightest up-in-coming jazz all-stars are excited to present a catalog of music from one of the most important – yet seemingly little known – musical figures in jazz history – alto saxophonist Lee Konitz. From his upbringing as a student of Lennie Tristano to his tenure with Miles Davis to his life-long collaboration with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz established a reputation as a leader of the cool jazz movement, a response to the fiery temper of bebop...