FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					April 19, 1995
 
Lawrence Jazz Series Features Joshua Redman Quartet 
 
	Tenor Saxophonist Joshua Redman will perform as part of the 1994-95
Lawrence Jazz Series Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. 
Tickets for the event, at $17 & $15 for adults and $14 & $12 for students and
seniors, are available from the Lawrence box office, 115 S. Drew St.,
12:30-5:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday.  Call 832-6749 for further information, or to
charge tickets to Visa, Mastercard, or American Express.
 
	Accompanying Joshua Redman are pianist Peter Martin, bassist Chris
Thomas, and drummer Brian Blade.
 
	The musical career of Joshua Redman has been nothing less than
phenomenal.  Since his startling advent onto the scene a mere three years ago,
Joshua has garnered more critical acclaim and attracted more popular attention
than any new jazz artist of the past decade.  His Grammy-nominated first album,
Joshua Redman, and his follow-up effort, Wish, were both released in 1993, and
together have sold approximately 200,000 copies worldwide.  Mood Swing, his
eagerly anticipated third album, offers further evidence of Redman's
ever-expanding talents as a saxophonist, band leader, and composer. 
 
	Born in Berkeley, California in 1969, Redman demonstrated an early
interest in music, experimenting with the piano, guitar, and eventually, the
tenor saxophone.  With interests in academic areas, Redman attended Harvard in
1987 as a pre-med honors student and was later accepted to the Yale Law School,
pursuing music purely as a diversion.  Before matriculating at Yale, however,
he took a year off to experience the New York music scene.  After a short
period of immersion in the club scene, Redman entered the Thelonius Monk
International Jazz Saxophone Competition and was selected as the winner by a
distinguished panel consisting of Benny Carter, Jimmy Heath, Jackie McLean, and
Branford Marsalis.  Since then, RedmanUs career has advanced at a startling
pace.  Among the musicians with whom he has worked are Elvin Jones, Charlie
Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Red Rodney, Paul Motian, Roy Hargrove,
John Hicks, and Joe Lovano.  His recent awards include two 1994 Down Beat
Critics Poll awards for Jazz artist of the Year and #1 Tenor Saxophonist, an
award he also won in 1993.  




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