Music Style Jazz

Artist History Lightcap has performed across the entire spectrum of the music with a host of prominent improvisers, including Archie Shepp, Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Sheila Jordan, Joe Morris, George Garzone, Marc Ribot, Matt Wilson, and Butch Morris. His debut CD as a leader, “Lay-Up” (Released on the Barcelona-based Fresh Sound label) features the stunning talents of Tony Malaby and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophones and Gerald Cleaver on drums. Within the first four weeks of its release, "Lay-Up" reached CMJ's Jazz Top 10 and received effusive critical praise.

Group Members Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone) Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone) Gerald Cleaver (drums) Chris Lightcap (bass)

Albums Lay-Up

Press Reviews "Brooklyn bassist Chris Lightcap has distinguished himself as a sideman with the likes of Joe Morris and others, and now is the time for him to take a leading role. Featuring seven originals and one Ornette Coleman tune, "Lay-Up" is, like Lightcap's playing, both melodic and adventurous with surprisingly deep grooves . . . a great debut." -Tad Hendrickson, CMJ New Music Report, 3/27/00 "First Rate." -Ben Ratliff, New York Times, 2/13/00 "Bassist Chris Lightcap's hip new quartet has a two-sax frontline (Tony Malaby, Bill McHenry) that positively burns through a repertoire reminiscent of Ornette Coleman. Hear them, then go pick up their fine new CD, "'Lay Up.'" -K. Leander Williams, Time Out New York, 3/16/00 "Two-tenor front lines are somewhat chic these days, and the bassist-leader has chosen Bill McHenry and Tony Malaby to help him reach home. There's no reason to wonder about unity: This is a band, not a pick-up group. A few spins through the new 'Lay-Up' will tell you that." Jim Macnie, The Village Voice, 5/9/00

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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