The Lawrence Clark Band

Wouldn't you just wish you had experienced the massive jazz legends of the 1960s, who pushed the boundaries of what jazz is today? Now you have the opportunity to hear one of the great living jazz stars on the American jazz scene, standing on the shoulders of jazz giants like John Coltrane and Miles Davis, letting us feel the new and hot horizons of cool jazz. For over a decade, saxophonist Lawrence Clark has been playing with the legendary drummer Rashid Ali and other stars like Billy Hart and Josh Evans, touring most of the world. Tonight, you can experience him with his fantastic The Lawrence Clark Band, consisting of five magnificent musicians from the New York jazz scene, who have played on major jazz stages and festivals worldwide for years. Now they're finally having their Danish premiere – of course at Jazz6000.

Line-up:
Lawrence Clark (US): tenor sax
Duane Eubanks (US): trumpet
TBA: drums
Theo Hill (US): piano
Joris Teepe (NL): bass

About the orchestra:
Lawrence Clark grew up in Camden, New York, and early on became interested in music, learning to play the saxophone at a young age. After graduating from high school, he received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he specialized in tenor saxophone. Over the years, he has worked with many great jazz musicians, traveled in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and played at countless clubs and festivals. His band consists of top musicians from New York who make his seductive music vibrate. With him is the outstanding trumpeter Duane Eubanks (brother of Kevin and Robin Eubanks). The rhythm section includes keyboard virtuoso Theo Hill and bassist Joris Teepe, among others. All are experienced sidemen and leaders of their own bands. They are all famous and sought-after musicians on the New York jazz scene.