“Over the decades, the saxophone virtuoso has blurred the lines between jazz and popular music, playing with B.B. King, Cannonball Adderley, The Beach Boys and The Grateful Dead…and he’s still flowing with music,” states NPR (on Legendary Saxophonist CHARLES LLOYD). “One of jazz’s most distinctive and sought-after drummers…” states the NEW YORK TIMES (on 4x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 13x-GRAMMY® Nominated Drummer BRIAN BLADE). “He’s earned a reputation for a detailed, fluid rhythmic sensibility. His playing is instantly recognizable for its lyric sensitivity, imagination, and curiosity…” says ALLMUSIC (on 2x-GRAMMY® Nominated Double Bassist LARRY GRENADIER).
NEA Jazz Master & Legendary Saxophonist CHARLES LLOYD, now in his eighth decade, has never sounded better. The depth of his sound reflects a lifetime of experience. His concerts & recordings are events of pristine beauty and elegance, full of intensely felt emotion and passion that touches deep inside the heart. This is not entertainment, but the powerful uncorrupted expression of beauty through music. Lloyd's album 'Forest Flower: Live at Monterey' (1966) made history as one of the first jazz recordings to sell a million copies! Charles Lloyd won the 2021 Downbeat Critic's Poll "Tenor Saxophonist of the Year" and "Jazz Group of the Year" and has released 50+ acclaimed albums as a leader or co-leader. Trio includes 4x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 13x-GRAMMY® Nominated Drummer BRIAN BLADE and 2x-GRAMMY® Nominated Double Bassist LARRY GRENADIER. "Lloyd is one of the greats, rather like Joan Miro in modern art, he has no peer save himself. Music of total transport and delight, raves JAZZWISE.