JED LEVY & ALVESTER GARNETT

SUNDAY AUGUST 16

9.00 PM PARIS / 8.00 PM LON / 3.00 PM NY / 12.00PM LA

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Jed Levi - saxophone, Alvester Garnett - drums

  Jed Levy and Alvester Garnett have logged a lot of musical miles together. As part of the Jed Levy Quartet they toured South America for the US State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rhythm Road program. This group also did a 16 city tour of Mainland China as well as recording 2 CD's "Travelogue" and "The Italian Suite". Under Alvester"s name, the two performed at JALC's club in Doha, Quatar and recorded a CD, yet to be released.They also performed as a Duo at NYC 's Zinc Bar.

 Saxophonist Jed Levy has been a mainstay on the New York jazz scene for over 20 years. In addition to performing and recording as a leader, he has had long standing working relationships with such jazz luminaries as Jaki Byard (a musical mentor, 3 recordings and countless performances), Don Patterson, Jack McDuff (valuable road experience), Ron McClure (2 CDs and ongoing performances), and Headhunters drummer Mike Clark (2 CD's and new projects in the works.)   He has also been fortunate to have worked with, Junior Mance, Eddie Henderson, Jack Walrath,The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Shirley Scott, Kevin Mahogany, Gene Bertoncini,Don Friedman,Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Chico O'Farrill, Attilla Zollar, Groove Holmes, Tom Harrell, and many others. 

Levy has toured Japan, Europe, China And South America as a leader and appeared at numerous international jazz festivals as well as leading bands at such New York venues as Sweet Basil, Blue Note, Birdland, Visiones and Zinno. 

Diversity has been the key to Levy's success on the New York scene. A recent week found him moving from a concert with the Cab Calloway Orchestra to a night with Mike Clark and Charley Hunter at the Knitting Factory, to the Apollo Theater with the Temptations and the Four Tops, to Birdland with Chico O'Farill's Afro Cuban Orchestra.    In his presentations as a leader, as well as in his compositions, Levy tries to incorporate these varied musical experiences. His compositions have been recorded by such artists as the Headhunters, Don Friedman, Eddie Henderson,Reuben Wilson, Mike Wolff ,Ron McCLure and Mike Clark    Current Projects include a co-lead quartet with UK guitarist Phil Robson along with Clarence Penn, and Peter Slavov, which played the London Jazz fest and tour the UK ,Spain and Germany in 2018.This group also toured Northern California in 2019 as well as gigs in NYC and Italy.

"Joy and spirited musical communication" are what characterize the artistry of Alvester Garnett's drumming. Singers such as the living legend Abbey Lincoln and the late great Betty Carter, to instrumentalists Wynton Marsalis, James Carter, Regina Carter, and Cyrus Chestnut have all called on Mr. Garnett for the energy and fire that he brings to the bandstand. Alvester Garnett is a world-renowned 1 st call drum set percussionist who's performed on the Broadway shows After Midnight and Shuffle Along. He has performed on an extensive list of major jazz festivals worldwide including the Newport Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, TheNew Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The Atlanta Jazz Festival, The Umbria Jazz Festival, Jazz in Marciac, The Detroit Jazz Festival, The Capetown Jazz Festival, and Chicago Jazz Festival. Mr. Garnett is the chair of the Jazz Committee of Local 802 NYC and serves on the NY City Nightlife Advisory Board as it's only instrumentalist musician. He can be heard extensively touring and recording with MacArthur Genius and Doris Duke Award Recipient and fellow Local 802 member/bandleader Regina Carter.