The Lao Tizer Band & Guests | Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series

“Jazz Group of the Year” nominee, The Lao Tizer Band, make their debut @ The Clay Center’s Cecil I Walker Jazz Series on Thursday, June 11th in support of their new album & video release AMPLIFY. The new release is a major evolution for the group and includes 5 new original vocals and 4 new original instrumentals. The project was recorded and filmed all LIVE at legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood with simultaneous 7-camera video shoot and a legendary cast of musicians. Joining pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and former “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee, Lao Tizer for the concert are platinum-selling American Idol star, Elliott Yamin - vocals, GRAMMY-winning drum phenom, Gene Coye (Hiromi, Terence Blancherd), and Senegalese bassist, composer and producer, Cheikh N'Doye (Baaba Maal, Weedie Braimah). Please join us as the group takes you on a high-energy musical ride through a variety of flavors and styles with an all-star cast of musicians.

The Cecil I. Walker Jazz Series is supported by the Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust.

The Clay Center’s performing and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.