Oliver Lake Big Band at Aljira A Center For Contemporary Art

Heralded saxophonist, artist, composer, and bandleader Oliver Lake will perform at Newark’s Aljira Center for Contemporary Art on May 17th with his big band. Lake’s upcoming big band performance will be the first in a series of concerts that the saxophonist will be curating at Aljira in celebration of their 30th anniversary. The event is free to the public and will commence at 4 p.m. Scroll down below to catch the full personnel list for the Oliver Lake Big Band.

Trombones:
Terry Greene
Alfred Patterson
Stafford Hunter
Aaron Johnson
Woodwinds:
Darius Jones – alto sax...

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Heralded saxophonist, artist, composer, and bandleader Oliver Lake will perform at Newark’s Aljira Center for Contemporary Art on May 17th with his big band. Lake’s upcoming big band performance will be the first in a series of concerts that the saxophonist will be curating at Aljira in celebration of their 30th anniversary. The event is free to the public and will commence at 4 p.m. Scroll down below to catch the full personnel list for the Oliver Lake Big Band.

Trombones:
Terry Greene
Alfred Patterson
Stafford Hunter
Aaron Johnson
Woodwinds:
Darius Jones – alto sax
Bruce Williams – alto sax
James Stewart – tenor sax
Mike Lee – tenor sax
Alex Harding – baritone sax

Trumpets:
Josh Evans
Greg Glassman
Nabate Isles
Freddie Hendrix

Rhythm Section:
Yoichi Uzeki – piano
Chris Beck – drums
Robert Sabin – acoustic bass

This program was made possible in part by the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards program.

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