Craig Handy and 2nd Line Smith

Name: Craig Handy and 2nd Line Smith
Start: 2023-02-09
End: 2023-02-09
Location: The Django

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Where The Django 2 Avenue of the Americas, Cellar Level New York, NY 10013 Map It

When Feb 09, 2023 – Feb 09, 2023

Reservations (212) 519 6649 Reserve

Saxophonist Craig Handy began his career performing with jazz masters such as Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, and the Mingus Dynasty Band. By his late 20s, Handy was already known for his technical mastery and prodigious post-bop talent, as well as the versatility demonstrated by performing with vocalists like Betty Carter and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

Handy has since toured and performed with numerous jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Cedar Walton, Wynton Marsalis, and The Cookers. Handy now leads a new project entitled Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith, drawing on New Orleans music and the groove-filled re-imaginings of originals and standards by the late, great organist Jimmy Smith.