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Tribute to Dexter Gordon - CRAIG HANDY & KIRK LIGHTSEY QUARTET

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Tribute to Dexter Gordon with - CRAIG HANDY & KIRK LIGHTSEY QUARTET on OCTOBER 21 -24, 2016 at Half Note - Trivonianou 17, Metz, Athens - 210 9213360

Tributes to noted jazz musicians are frequent throughout Europe, especially in Paris. Each "hommage" centers on the hits and compositions of a star, performed by a musician with a high skill-level for the instrument identified with the honored one.
Handy Craig distinguished himself alongside diverse musicians such as Art Blakey , Wynton Marsalis , Roy Haynes, Dollar Brand , John Scofield, Joshua Redman , Betty Carter , Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Mingus Dinasty and well others ... Influenced in its beginnings by the legendary Dexter Gordon, he is now considered one of the best saxophonists of the post- bop era. For this tribute, he decided to join the hard bop pianist Kirk Lightsey who has performed as a sideman with musicians like Yusef Lateef , Pharoah Sanders , Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon .



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