Dwayne Clemons Quintet (feat. Zaid Nasser) in the Theater

Dwayne Clemons was born in Los Angeles, California, July 3rd, 1963; but raised in Dallas,Texas, from infancy. He started playing trumpet at age 8. It was in Dallas where he started his musical apprenticeship under the likes of, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Cohn, Red Garland, James Clay, Buster Smith, Marchel Ivery, Claude Johnson, et.al.

Upon arriving to New York, from 1985, up until the early-nineties, Clemons furthered his apprenticeship and received a lot of encouragement from Clarence"C"Sharpe, Jonah Jones, Barry Harris, Tommy Turrentine and many more. In New York he has co-led a quintet with Josh Benko and Sacha Perry on various occasions, as well as working with saxophonist Charles Davis hosting Monday jam sessions at the 11th st. bar. Most recently, Dwayne has been teaming up with Amanda Sedgwick and Freddie Redd, touring with them in Scandinavia and Copenhagen.

Currently, Dwayne His influences range from Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell to Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Don Byas, Freddie Webster, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, et. al. of the like. On October 5th, 2014, Dwayne Clemons moved to Sweden (Stockholm). However, Dwayne still performs at jazz clubs in New York, whenever he visits the U.S.

Zaid Nasser is one of the most authentic voices on saxophone today. As the son of jazz and blues great bassist Jamil Nasser (neé George Joyner), Zaid was born and bred on the jazz scene. As a young saxophonist, he often spent his days with Papa Jo Jones, getting lessons in jazz and life from Father Time himself. Early on, he was sitting in with Lou Donaldson and George Coleman.

He has been on the New York scene now for nearly thirty years. He's played with Cecil Payne, Junior Cook, Jon Hendricks, and Harold Mabern. He spent three years with Calvin Newborn's band in Memphis, crisscrossing the south and playing in roadside juke joints, developing a rich, deep sound all of his own. Zaid worked for three years with organist Bill Doggett, and spent another three with Panama Francis in the Savoy Sultans.

At the original Smalls under Mitch Borden, he was a regular feature for nearly a decade, leading his own quartet, co-leading a quintet with altoist Mike Mullins, as a sideman in the Across 7 Street Septet, and as a part of the Frank Hewitt's legendary Saturday late night quintet. He was earlier featured on two tracks as a part of Jazz Underground: Live At Smalls on Impulse Records (IMPD245). His talents have also been recognized by saxophonist/producer Ned Otter and included on his album The Secrets Inside (TF004CD) released by the Two And Four Recording Co.

Band includes:

Dwayne Clemons (Trumpet)

Zaid Nasser (Alto Saxophone)

Jinjoo Yoo (Piano)

Jamale Davis (Bass)

Masahiro Sakuma (Drums)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Birdland Theater, 315 West 44th St, New York, United States