Frank Basile Quintet at Lyceum Hall Center For The Arts

Baritone sax phenom FRANK BASILE'S talented N.Y. quintet concludes our fall season. An award-winning graduate of No. Texas State's prestigious jazz program, Basile's become an in-demand, staple in big band settings. His distinguished 2-decade professional resume includes important work in the Vanguard orchestra & in the ensembles of Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Joe Lovano, Jimmy Heath & Christian McBride, among others.

Despite his wealth of bib band experience, Basile continues to feature the big horn in small group settings & on CDs. He does so to pay homage to the baritone legends who preceded him, including Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan & Cecil Payne. Continuing to delight audiences in performance worldwide, Basile's recorded work includes honoring Pepper Adams with a 2-CD set of all his compositions. ...

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Baritone sax phenom FRANK BASILE'S talented N.Y. quintet concludes our fall season. An award-winning graduate of No. Texas State's prestigious jazz program, Basile's become an in-demand, staple in big band settings. His distinguished 2-decade professional resume includes important work in the Vanguard orchestra & in the ensembles of Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Joe Lovano, Jimmy Heath & Christian McBride, among others.

Despite his wealth of bib band experience, Basile continues to feature the big horn in small group settings & on CDs. He does so to pay homage to the baritone legends who preceded him, including Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan & Cecil Payne. Continuing to delight audiences in performance worldwide, Basile's recorded work includes honoring Pepper Adams with a 2-CD set of all his compositions.

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