Kai Devitt-Lee Trio
There must be something in the Wine Country water that causes guitar prodigies to sprout. Julian Lage was the first – now meet Kai Devitt-Lee, 18, this Healdsburg-raised fret wonder is playing the Healdsburg Jazz Festival with his trio of young lions. Now living in NY and studying at the New School, fleet of finger and pure of tone, Kai has many prestigious accolades already including being selected as the one guitarist for National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts Youngarts week in Miami and Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. His outstanding trio consists of two fellow Bay Area prodigies currently making waves in New York: Zach Ostroff, 19, on bass and Jesse Simpson, 22, on drums. Ostroff is highly melodic player who has shared stages with Julian Lage, George Cables, Howard Riley and Taylor Eigsti. Simpson’s volcanic playing has gotten him work with Benny Green, Cedar Walton and others.
Healdsburg Jazz Festival | P.O. Box 266, Healdsburg, CA 95448
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