Kai Lance Group (Album Release Show)

Kai Lance – Guitar

Mark Tipton – Trumpet

Aviana Gedler – Vocals

Shota Renwick – Tenor Sax

Aaron Gross – Bass

Kassem Williams – Drums

Join the Kai Lance Group for a special night of music as they release their debut album, It’s Time. The Kai Lance Group is comprised of musicians from Massachusetts, Chicago, North Carolina, and New York City, and fuses groove music, the jazz tradition, and blues, in a truly unique way. Come out to hear some of the music from the album as well as some new surprises. Vinyl LPs, CDs, and T-Shirts will be available for purchase.

         Kai Lance is a guitarist, composer, and teacher with a deep love for the jazz tradition, American roots, and groove music. Kai grew up in rural North Carolina, where he got the opportunity to be immersed in a very rich & diverse music community from a young age, playing at venues such as Bond Brothers Eastside, Sharp 9 Gallery, and Shakori Hills.

          Kai is currently a student at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he has studied with Nasheet Waits, Frank Carlberg, and Jerry Bergonzi, among others. Kai can be found playing around the northeast, with his own groups as well as the Mark Tipton Quartet, Bruno Bruni, and others.