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The SCOTT LEE GROUP To Hold CD Release Concert At The Cornelia Street Cafe 7/3
By: Jonathan Nisman Jun. 29, 2010
The CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ will be hosting the Scott Lee Group CD release of 'LEAVING' on Saturday July 3 at 9pm and 10:30pm. The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York. Entry fee will cost $10. For more information contact 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com or http://www.scottleemusic.com/.
The Scott Lee Group is made up of Scott Lee (bass), Billy Drewes (reeds), Gary Versace (piano), and Jeff Hirshfield (drums). Bassist/Composer Scott Lee has been leading a group of close musical friends to experiment in different forms and new ways of improvising.
Scott will be performing music from his new cd "Leaving" (Steeplechase Records).Scott Lee played and recorded with Chet baker, Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, and Andy Statman. Billy Drewes has recorded with Paul Motian, the Village Vanguard Orchestra since 1990, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Toninho Horta, Kenny Werner, and Lyle Mays. Gary Versace recorded with John Scofield, Al Foster, John Abecrombie, Jerry Bergonzi, Maria Schneider, Regina Carter, Ingrid Jensen, and Matt Wilson. Jeff Hirshfield recorded with Jim Hall, Toots Thielmans, Charlie Mariano, Red Rodney, Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley, Eliane Elias, and John Taylor.
The Cornelia Street Cafe is owned and operated by founder Robin Hirsch, together with Judith Kallas and Bob Siegler. It is open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch--and more than three hundred cultural events a year.
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