Mark Lewis Quartet
\nSaturday\, January 20
One dinner show at 7:30 pm with 2 &ndash\; 45 minute sets and an intermission Dinner seating begins at 6:15 pm
\nPlease arrive no later than 7 pm
This trio is made up of: \;Mark Lewis \;&ndash\; sax &\; flute\, \;Keith Saunders \;-piano\, \;Peter Barshay \;&ndash\; bass\, and \;Jimmy Gallagher \;&ndash\; drums
\n\nSeattle area native Mark Lewis is a well-traveled saxophonist and flutist who has created a large body of jazz music over the past four decades. He&rsquo\;s been a part of jazz scenes from Seattle and San Francisco to Rotterdam and Paris. \;Boasting a multifaceted career stretching back to the mid-1970s\, Lewis has also thrived as a producer\,engineer\, educator\, and entrepreneur. But The New York Session showcases his command as a player and his abiding gift for crafting memorable tunes that beg for improvisational extrapolation. From the opening track &ldquo\;Koan\,&rdquo\; an ethereal melody for flute influenced by Lewis&rsquo\;s experience playing Japanese end-blown bamboo shakuhachi\, the album offers a succession of settings designed to unleash his collaborators&rsquo\; abiding lyricism. In Lewis&rsquo\;s hands\, less really is more. &ldquo\;There&rsquo\;s nothing wrong with a simple melody\,&rdquo\; he says.&ldquo\;They&rsquo\;re hard to write\, and can often lead to some of the best playing.&rdquo\;
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