Jazz: Charles Lloyd

From his groundbreaking ‘60’s quartet with its best-selling recording Forest Flower, to his current quartet with Houston natives Jason Moran and Eric Harland, legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd has always been a singular voice in jazz. Lloyd is enjoying one of the most creative periods of his adventurous career.    

 

“Charles Lloyd is the jazz legend hidden in plain sight.” -- Something Else Reviews    

 

“Charles Lloyd occupies a rarefied place in the jazz world these days. His endeavor to create a musical space of refinement, beauty, and intelligence, provides a soothing balm in these troubled times. Lloyd continues his journey of discovery in making music that’s sublime, often soulful, and sometimes transcendent.” —The Austin Chronicle

 

“Charles Lloyd has raised his performances to a strikingly high level of achievement... His slower playing was ravishingly romantic.” —Los Angeles Times