Jacques Lesure Quintet

Sat, Feb 22

JACQUES IS A DETROIT, MICHIGAN NATIVE. HE IS CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA. HIS CLASSIC STYLE, ALONG WITH HIS INNOVATIVE, YET SINCERE APPROACH TO THE MUSIC, ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF HIS SIGNATURE SOUND. IT'S A SOUND STEEPED IN THE RICH TRADITION OF MENTORS LIKE GEORGE BENSON, KENNY BURRELL, AND A HOST OF OTHERS, BUT EXPRESSED IN HIS VOICE. IT’S NO SECRET THAT HIS MUSIC IS ROOTED IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF GOSPEL, BLUES AND IMPROVISED BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC. HE BELIEVES THAT THE SOUNDS OF “TODAY” ARE EQUALLY RELEVANT AS THOSE GLORIOUS DAYS GONE BY. IT IS THAT SYNERGY THAT MAKES HIS MUSIC SWING WITH A STYLE LIKE NO OTHER. JACQUES IS PROUDLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS WJ3 RECORDS IMPRINT AND NOW HAS THREE RECORDINGS AS AN ARTIST ON THAT LABEL. ALL HAVE RECEIVED GREAT REVIEWS INCLUDING A FOUR STAR RATING BY DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE “TOP 100” ON THE JAZZ WEEK CHART.