IN CONCERT - The University of Scranton Jazz Band with guest soloist Chris Lewis, tenor sax
Saturday, 28 October, 2023
Sat., Oct. 28, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
IN CONCERT
The University of Scranton Jazz Band with guest soloist Chris Lewis, tenor sax
Admission: FREE
Tenor saxophonist Chris Lewis will perform in concert accompanied by The University of Scranton Jazz Band. Lewis is a GRAMMY-Award Winning artist who has quickly established himself as an in-demand saxophonist and educator. Lewis has played with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Michael Bublé, Eric Reed, Terell Stafford, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Count Basie Orchestra and The Gil Evans Project. Lewis, who grew up in Northeastern PA, can be seen playing saxophone in Season 5 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as well as the most recent season of “The Godfather of Harlem”. The University of Scranton Jazz Band is a 28-member ensemble of big band style instrumentation, made up of University of Scranton student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum. They perform five or more times per year, and the majority of their performances are open to the public, free of admission charge, and often feature a nationally or internationally renowned guest soloist.