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STEVE LEHMAN TRIO + Paul Cornish

December 16, 2026 · 1 date listed

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  • December 16, 2026

    STEVE LEHMAN - Saxophone Matt Brewer - Bass Damion Reid - Drums Paul Cornish - Piano Hailed by The New York Times as an "alto saxophone virtuoso" and a "state-of-the-art musical thinker," Steve Lehman and his trio of Matt Brewer (bass) and Damion Reid (drum set) kicks of a 4-night residency at Close Up with special guest Paul Cornish (piano). Mr. Cornish recently released his debut recording on Blue Note Records entitled "You're Exaggerating." The recipient of a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2014 Doris Duke Artist Award, Lehman is an alto saxophonist who has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with his own ensembles and with those led by Anthony Braxton, Vijay Iyer, George Lewis, Bennie Maupin, Jason Moran, Georgia-Anne Muldrow, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tyshawn Sorey, and High Priest of Antipop Consortium, among many others. He has taught undergraduate courses at Columbia University and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and is currently a professor of music at the California Institute of the Arts near Los Angeles. This event is All Ages Seating is first-come, first-served; the last 10 spots in the room are standing room. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SWITCHING SETS OR DAYS.

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