Lenny White & Friends To Honor Chick Corea In Queens

On Friday, September 23, Flushing Town Hall will present a unique jazz fusion with GRAMMY-winning American jazz drummer Lenny White and Friends at 8 PM EST.

Lenny White

The performance will feature White’s original compositions with Tom Guarna (guitar), Quinton Zoto (guitar), Richie Goods (bass), and Vince Evans (piano and synthesizers). It will be a daring tribute to the 23-time GRAMMY-winner and DownBeat Hall of Famer Chick Corea.

“I first became aware of Lenny White when he played with my uncle, the great Bill Withers. So I am personally very honored and excited to finally be able to present an evening of music with Lenny White & Friends at Flushing Town Hall—the jazz capital of Queens! This is a one-of-a-kind musical event not to be missed.

Clyde Bullard

Leonard “Lenny” White III was born in Jamaica, Queens and taught himself drum during his early years. White began his career playing with groups in the New York jazz scene and recorded the album “Bitches Brew” with his hero Miles Davis at 19. He joined the group Return To Forever as one of the original members, where he had cherishful experiences with Chick Corea. In the late 1980s, White joined a Queens-based funk trio, the Jamaica Boys, with Marcus Miller on the bass and singer Dinky Bingham. Through out his current career, White has won three GRAMMY awards with five nominations and one Latin GRAMMY.

Lenny White is often described as one of the founding fathers of the jazz-rock movement and has emerged as one of the premier drummers in jazz. White has played and collaborated with music artists such as Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Ron Carter, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Cedar Walton, Carlos Santana, Chaka Khan and many more. Today, he is sharing his music knowledge as part of the Music Adjunct Faculty at NYU Steinhard as Composer-in-Residence.

The concert begins at 8:00 PM and live streamed performance is also available on YouTube for $5. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: https://flushingtownhall.org/event-detail.php?id=248

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkezlJVrXas

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