Eddie Harris Birthday Celebration October 26, 2012

New York based tenor saxophonist/composer Seamus Blake is recognized as one of the finest and most creative young players in jazz. In February 2002, he took first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in Washington D. C. Seamus Blake was born in England and raised in Vancouver, Canada. At age 21, while still a student at Boston's prestigious Berklee College, he was asked to record with legendary drummer Victor Lewis. After graduation, he moved to New York, where he has rapidly established himself on the New York jazz scene.