Andrew Lamb (musician)

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Andrew Lamb (reeds, flutes) was born in Clinton, North Carolina on August 26, 1958 and grew up in Chicago and in South Jamaica, Queens. Having studied with AACM charter member Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Mr. Lamb came into New York City's "avant-garde" community in the '70s, becoming an active presence in the vibrant Bedford-Stuyvesant arts world at that time, and winning a Brooklyn Arts Council grant. In 1994, he led a session for Delmark, composing all the pieces on "Portrait in the Mist," which featured vibraphonist Warren Smith, bassist Wilber Morris, and drummer Andrei Strobert. Andrew Lamb has since recorded duets with Warren Smith ("Duet," WISland, '99, and "Dance of the Prophet"), made a trio recording with Eugene Cooper and Andrei Strobert (Kiki Records), and in 2003 released "Pilgrimage" on CIMP with Tom Abbs and Andrei Strobert, as well as a later release with his group The Moving Form "Year of the Endless Moment" (Engine Studios). Andrew has since recorded with Henry Grimes’s Sublime Communication trio live from WKCR (’04) and live at Edgefest in Ann Arbor (’05), both on the JazzNewYork Productions label. Andrew Lamb and his own ensembles remain a regular presence in the New York area and have frequently played in the annual Vision Festival starting in ‘96. Andrew has been part of Alan Silva's big-band project called the Sound Visions Orchestra, and has also been a member of the Cecil Taylor big band. In 2005, Andrew played in the Sublime Communication trio in Berlin and in the Henry Grimes Quartet with Marshall Allen and Hamid Drake in the 10th annual Vision Festival, and he has also toured with the Grimes-led quartet Spaceship on the Highway. Always, Andrew Lamb's music rises out of the African-American jazz, blues and church traditions and is deeply spiritual, profoundly emotional, and readily accessible to all who hear him. Steven Loewy wrote for "All Music Guide" that Andrew Lamb is "a serious musician seeking to uplift his soul through art, and, like John Coltrane and his progeny, Lamb's vehicle is the psalm-like expression of his tenor saxophone. The results reflect his quest, testifying to his musical abilities, enormous potential, and depth of character."