Lionel Lyles Quintet at Takoma Station Tavern – Washington, DC

Featuring Lionel Lyles on sax, Mike Fitzhugh on trumpet, Darius Scott on keyboard, Kris Funn on bass and Allen Branch on drums

• Doors open: 6:30 pm
• Show 7 pm
• All tickets: $20
• Parties of 4 or more can reserve a table for an additional $25. Send a request to info@JKproductions.org
• Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
• Free street parking, no food or drink minimum, no charge to stay for second set.

Lionel is one of the most popular and widely respected young saxophonists in the DC-Baltimore area. He leads quartets and quintets and has recorded three albums with them. He regularly performs with the top jazz players in the region. In 2016, Lionel won Best New Jazz Tenor Saxophonist as well as Best Performing Artist across all genres awarded by the Washington City Paper. In 2015, he won a “Jazzy” for Best Jazz Tenor Saxophonist awarded by the Jazz Journalists Association.

Lionel was born in Boulder, Colorado and currently lives in Baltimore. He has a music education degree from Morgan State University and a Master of Music degree in Jazz Saxophone Performance from North Carolina Central University, where he studied with such jazz icons such as Branford Marsalis, Joey Calderazzo, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Brian Horton, Robert Trowers and Dr. Ira Wiggins.

Lionel has always believed that a personal journey for knowledge is important both in and out of music and in every walk of life. He believes there is great power and humanity in music and that it is one of the most beautiful and powerful ways to unite people. Through music, “Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation.”