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Lenard Simpson is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After completing high school, Lenard went on to pursue a bachelors in Jazz performance at Northern Illinois University. In 2018, Lenard was selected by a panel of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, James Newton and Ambrose Akinmusire to be a member of Thelonious Monk Institute Fellowship, which has since been renamed to the Herbie Hancock Institute. After finishing his master’s degree at the Institute , Lenard moved to Chicago where he remains an active performer and educator.

The Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Links Fellowship Program (JLF) offers opportunities to learn on-the-job with JIC mentors’ guidance, and performance opportunities across the city in communities underserved by the arts. The Jazz Links Fellowship Program is supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. This concert is presented in partnership with Constellation.

The Lenard Simpson Quartet:
Lenard Simpson: Saxophone 
Samuel Jewell: Drums 
Runere Brooks: Bass
Julius Tucker: Piano