The JAZZ at Caffe Lena series is hosted by resident composer, pianist, and jazz master Chuck Lamb, with support from music producer Joel Moss. Each month, Lamb invites a top-flight jazz artist to join his trio on stage. Lamb, a member of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet since 2002, is not only an exciting and emotive pianist but also a prolific composer of jazz, fusion, classical, and world music. Through these collaborations, the artists stretch their creative boundaries, exploring new musical landscapes and creating spontaneous, exhilarating performances.
This July, Chuck Lamb is joined by Randy Brecker, a musician whose career spans more than six decades of shaping and stretching the boundaries of jazz. Known for his work on trumpet and flugelhorn, Brecker has played across genres and generations—appearing on landmark recordings by artists as varied as Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Jaco Pastorius, James Taylor, Parliament/Funkadelic, and Steely Dan, as well as being part of the Brecker Brothers for three decades.
His musical path has taken him from the hard bop of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to pioneering jazz fusion with the Brecker Brothers, and onward to orchestral collaborations and projects rooted in Brazilian music. What ties it all together is a distinctive voice on the horn: precise, lyrical, and always listening.
At Caffè Lena, he’ll step into conversation with Lamb and his trio in the kind of setting where nuance and interplay shine. It’s a chance to hear one of jazz’s most thoughtful improvisers in an evening shaped not by spectacle, but by deep musicianship and shared curiosity.
