A brilliant guitarist and composer, Freddie Bryant is currently in demand in the New York jazz scene where he works with Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet (new CD "Memories of T" on Concord Records), the Mingus Orchestra. He is also on the first call list of many singers and Brazilian musicians because of his sensitive accompanying and his knowledge of Brazilian guitar. His appearance with his quartet at the Gateway Jazz Weekend in Lee will be one of his first stops after concluding a European tour this summer with Eliane Elias.

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"A Master Drummer who speaks volumes in refined sensibilities with superb technique." - Classic Drummer magazine

Honored by the National Endowment for the Arts with the prestigious Jazz Master Fellowship Award and recipient of four Grammy awards, Phil Woods is a legend.