WDCB Jazz at The Plex - Bobby Lewis Quintet - Album Release for Feels Like Spring
Sat, May 16 from 3 to 5:30pm
(please note: all times are CDT)
TICKETING
Ticket Price: $15 *
* 100% of the Ticket Price is paid to WDCB.
Comedy Plex does have a two-beverage minimum. Comedy Plex provides a full bar – with beer, wine and cocktails. The two-beverage minimum can also include non-alcoholic options such as sodas, juice, bottled water.
Tickets can be purchased in advance through the Comedy Plex website.
(Please note there is a modest processing fee for online ticket purchases)
Tickets are also available at the door: cash or card
ABOUT BOBBY LEWIS
Considered a master trumpeter/flugelhorn player, Lewis is famous for his lyrical style and warm sound, especially on the flugelhorn. Bobby is expert at all jazz genres. He has appeared around the world with his own bands, Dixieland bands, traditional combos, big bands and avant garde experimental groups. He has also performed with Chicago Symphony and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, among others. Lewis has received numerous awards, including two music composition fellowship grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. He was musical director and featured soloist with Peggy Lee. His “played with” list includes: the Jack Teagarden Sextet, Claude Thornhill, Tex Beneke and the Modernaires, Benny Carter, Marion McPartland, Henry Mancini, Curtis Mayfield, and Jerry Butler, and accompanied some of the greatest singers in jazz history including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughn, Judy Garland, Mel Torme, Sammy Davis Jr., Maureen McGovern, and Harry Belafonte. Bobby has released 12 recordings on compact disc as a leader and is a top Chicago recording musician with over 7,500 recording credits including TV and radio commercials, movie scores, and with numerous recording artists.
