Brian Lynch @ Whatcom Jazz Arts Music Center

Grammy Winning Trumpeter Brian Lynch

Wednesday, May 16  7 PM

“Brilliant . . . two steps ahead of the ordinary ear.” Reuters News
“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” Zan Stewart, Downbeat

What more needs to be said? – with 17 recordings as a leader and over 200 as a sideman with the likes of Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Eddie Palmieri, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Phil Woods, trumpeter Brian Lynch should not be missed. The Professor of Jazz and Studio Music at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music will be supported by the WJMAC house trio of John Hansen (piano), Michael Glynn (bass), and Julian MacDonough (drums).

Location: The Studio Theatre at the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect Ave., Bellingham.

Cost: General admission $20, WJMAC members $10, students $5

Lineup: Brian Lynch (trumpet), John Hansen (piano), Michael Glynn (bass), Julian MacDonough (drums)

Website: http://brianlynchjazz.com