Jayla Chee / Andrew Stephens Quartet at Bird & Beckett Books and Records

The Jayla Chee / Andrew Stephens Quartet
Two young players out of the Bay Area both now based in NYC,
play a date with two local musicians, including the great drummer Michael Mitchell.
Jayla Chee is currently attending The Julliard School. She has participated in the leading all-star jazz ensembles, including the SFJAZZ High School All Stars, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra, the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and the groundbreaking Next Generation Women In Jazz Combo.
Andrew Stephens is a trumpeter and educator based in NYC since 2021. He is currently pursuing a masters at Juilliard, and performed Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall this February. Andrew has been working outside of school with Kaleidoscope, a group he formed with two fellow students, as well as touring with the Hot Sardines; he also recently recorded an album with Electroveesedstene, a project he co-leads with Ben Goldberg, which features Kenny Wollesen, Ryan Ferreira, Hamir Atwal, Kai Lyons, and Michael Coleman. ...

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The Jayla Chee / Andrew Stephens Quartet
Two young players out of the Bay Area both now based in NYC,
play a date with two local musicians, including the great drummer Michael Mitchell.
Jayla Chee is currently attending The Julliard School. She has participated in the leading all-star jazz ensembles, including the SFJAZZ High School All Stars, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra, the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and the groundbreaking Next Generation Women In Jazz Combo.
Andrew Stephens is a trumpeter and educator based in NYC since 2021. He is currently pursuing a masters at Juilliard, and performed Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall this February. Andrew has been working outside of school with Kaleidoscope, a group he formed with two fellow students, as well as touring with the Hot Sardines; he also recently recorded an album with Electroveesedstene, a project he co-leads with Ben Goldberg, which features Kenny Wollesen, Ryan Ferreira, Hamir Atwal, Kai Lyons, and Michael Coleman.

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