Next Gen Series: Alex De Lazzari Quintet

Personnel:
Alex De Lazzari- Saxophone
Andrew Wagner - Trumpet
Charlie Sigler - Guitar
Jason Clotter - Bass
Winard Harper - Drums

Throughout the month of May, the Django will be featuring young, emerging talent as part of our inaugural "Next Generation Series":

Originally from Italy but growing up in the Washington D.C. area, saxophonist, multiinstrumentalist, and composer Alex De Lazzari first picked up the saxophone at age 12. Shortly after hearing a few John Coltrane records he was hooked, and began delving deeper into jazz, winning awards and competitions while still in high school. Alex recently graduated from William Paterson University in New Jersey where he studied with famed saxophonists Vincent Herring and Rich Perry, along with Bill Charlap, Jeremy Pelt, and Eric Alexander. He has performed at countless venues along the east coast and even overseas, such as Germano’s in Baltimore, the Petworth Citizen in Washington DC, Orania in Berlin, the Umbria Jazz Festival, the New Brunswick Jazz Project, the Bar Next Door, Smalls Jazz club, and the Blue Note in New York City, among other places. Alex now keeps a busy schedule of performing and teaching around the New York City area. To quote the established New York saxophonist Mike Lee, “Alex De Lazzari is a very serious player. Keep your eye on him.”