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LEE KONITZ 76th Birthday Celebration
With Special Guest ELVIS COSTELLO
(Tuesday Only)

and Featuring Special Guests:

BILL FRISELL, GARY PEACOCK AND MATT WILSON ALL WEEK!

Lee Konitz has always been a lone wolf. Never the flashiest or most aggressive of saxophonists, over the course of a remarkable recording career that has--amazingly--now nearly reached the 50 year mark. For Konitz, being a jazz musician means being an improviser, and being an improviser means taking risks and searching for new challenges. When Konitz first came to prominence in the late 1940s he was one of the very few alto players of the period who was able to escape the dominating presence of Charlie Parker and create a completely personal, recognizable sound and style on the instrument. He appeared in Stan Kenton’s most progressive orchestra, Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” nonet, Lennie Tristano’s intricate combos and Gerry Mulligan’s “cool” bands of the 1950s before moving on to lead his own bands including the formation of the Lee Konitz Nonet.