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Frank Lacy Jazz Education Masterclass with Brian Perez (Director of Texas Southern University (TSU) Jazz Studies) and students at TSU. Courtesy of the Houston Jazz Collective.
About Frank Lacy
Frank Lacy is the consummate “Jazz Artist”—a perennial poll-winner in several disciplines, a multi-instrumentalist, and an award-winning vocalist. He played with Illinois Jacquet's big band in the early 80’s and a few years later became the musical director for Art Blakey. Lacy has had a long, beautiful career. Some highlights include having worked with big bands led by David Murray, McCoy Tyner as well as Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, and spending twenty years as a member of the Mingus Big Band.
Houston native, TSU alumni, and four time Grammy winner Frank Lacy is a consummate jazz artist, perennial poll winner in several disciplines, a multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning vocalist. While he plays several instruments, he is best known as a master trombonist and his ability to straddle the lines between free-jazz and mainstream.
About Houston Jazz Collective
The Houston Jazz Collective is the brainchild of Shelley Carol and Andre Hayward. Its mission is to enrich and expand the community through performance, education, and advocacy. The Collective takes on many forms but strives to always feature a luminary artist in the jazz world.
©Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2020.
Frank Lacy Jazz Education Masterclass with Brian Perez (Director of Texas Southern University (TSU) Jazz Studies) and students at TSU. Courtesy of the Houston Jazz Collective.
About Frank Lacy
Frank Lacy is the consummate “Jazz Artist”—a perennial poll-winner in several disciplines, a multi-instrumentalist, and an award-winning vocalist. He played with Illinois Jacquet's big band in the early 80’s and a few years later became the musical director for Art Blakey. Lacy has had a long, beautiful career. Some highlights include having worked with big bands led by David Murray, McCoy Tyner as well as Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, and spending twenty years as a member of the Mingus Big Band.
Houston native, TSU alumni, and four time Grammy winner Frank Lacy is a consummate jazz artist, perennial poll winner in several disciplines, a multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning vocalist. While he plays several instruments, he is best known as a master trombonist and his ability to straddle the lines between free-jazz and mainstream.
About Houston Jazz Collective
The Houston Jazz Collective is the brainchild of Shelley Carol and Andre Hayward. Its mission is to enrich and expand the community through performance, education, and advocacy. The Collective takes on many forms but strives to always feature a luminary artist in the jazz world.
©Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 2020.
