Fresh Takes on Jazz: Josh Lee & the Extended Family at Mickey's Black Box

Josh Lee and the Extended Family is a 15-piece swing band that features the dynamic vocalist Chelsea Reed. Lee created The Extended Family in 2020, shortly before the pandemic. The band performs Swing Era songs by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and others as they were originally recorded, using transcriptions by Lee. In addition, Lee plays baritone saxophone in the Count Basie Orchestra, which won a Grammy in February. Produced and presented by Mickeys Black Box & Music For Everyone. Major support for Fresh Takes comes from the Ephrata National Bank (ticket sponsor), Lancaster County Community Foundation (youth sponsor), Clark Associates Charitable Foundation (youth sponsor), Benecon (series sponsor), Hinkle Insurance (series sponsor) and Four Seasons Produce (youth sponsor)...

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Josh Lee and the Extended Family is a 15-piece swing band that features the dynamic vocalist Chelsea Reed. Lee created The Extended Family in 2020, shortly before the pandemic. The band performs Swing Era songs by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and others as they were originally recorded, using transcriptions by Lee. In addition, Lee plays baritone saxophone in the Count Basie Orchestra, which won a Grammy in February. Produced and presented by Mickeys Black Box & Music For Everyone. Major support for Fresh Takes comes from the Ephrata National Bank (ticket sponsor), Lancaster County Community Foundation (youth sponsor), Clark Associates Charitable Foundation (youth sponsor), Benecon (series sponsor), Hinkle Insurance (series sponsor) and Four Seasons Produce (youth sponsor).

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