Event Description
Lee Morgan Legacy is a Vancouver-based project that presents Lee Morgan's music faithfully and with reverence. While Lee's music was not flute-centric by any stretch, he did include flute in his later recordings and also recorded with flutist Bobby Humphrey on Blue Note. Additionally, Lee recorded with both Bennie Maupin and Billy Harper on flute; the former on Lee's Live at The Lighthouse recording and the latter on Lee's final Televised recording, on the community access show called "Soul" in early 1972.
Imagining Lee would have continued to record with the flute had he lived, the Lee Morgan Legacy began in 2023 in Vancouver as a passion project. For the band's very first appearance on Vancouver Island, the "Victoria" edition includes Victoria BC natives Jimi James Fraser on piano and Daniel Howard on bass, along with trumpet sensation Juilan Borkowski, and Arvind Ramdas on drums. The collective voice of this group is infused with gospel, blues, boogaloo, and
bop, and the performances to date are more like a spiritual and celebratory gathering of folks ready to have a good time amidst hard times. Just like Lee lived throughout his stellar but all too short life.
In-Person + Livestream
Thu. March 26th + Add to Calendar
Hermann's Jazz Club
7:00pm - 9:00pm Doors at: 5:30pm
$25 plus fees/tax, walk-ins welcome
