Live Streamed from Telefunken Soundstage, South Windsor, CT
Chad, who trimmed the Lefkowitz-Brown moniker to the more promo-friendly Chad LB, is a New York-based saxophonist and recording artist. He was a member of the multi Grammy winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and has toured with popular music icon Taylor Swift. Known for his virtuosity and intricate lines as an improviser, he is also a respected educator and publisher of original instructional materials. He is on the faculty of San Francisco Conservatory and a visiting artist for their Roots, Jazz and American Music program. All this at just 32.
Chad started playing saxophone at 9, taught by his music teacher- father who homeschooled him. He was not enthusiastic about playing at first until his dad ignited his fire by teaching him to improvise and play along with jazz records.
At age 11, he began touring under the guidance of drummer George Reed who backed many jazz legends in his day. Chad attended Litchfield Jazz Camp in his mid-teens. After racking up 15 DownBeat Student Music Awards and reaching college age, he was selected as a member of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet at the University of the Pacific. He performed regularly with the Quintet and Dave Brubeck at festivals and venues throughout the United States.
Chad tours worldwide as a soloist and with his own quartet, and with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Clarence Penn, Arturo O’Farrill, Ron McClure, Quentin Angus, Adam O’Farrill and others. His band for the February 26th live stream concert from Telefunken Soundstage for Litchfield Jazz Presents has Steven Feifke on piano, Dan Chmielinski on bass and Bryan Carter on drums. His first Litchfield appearance was at the 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival with his own quartet and special guest Randy Brecker.
Chad has used his time well during the pandemic, releasing Quarantine Standards with the Chad LB Virtual Big Band and the soon-to-be released Quartet Sessions on La Reserve Records.