Kai Lance is a guitarist, composer, & teacher with a deep love for the jazz tradition, American roots, & groove music.
Sunday Jazz Supper: Kai Lance Group
Sun 8/17
5pm doors/6pm show
All Ages | $15 adv./$20 day of
Kai Lance is a guitarist, composer, and teacher with a deep love for the jazz tradition, American roots, and groove music. Kai grew up in rural North Carolina, where he got the opportunity to be immersed in a very rich & diverse music community from a young age, playing at venues such as Bond Brothers Eastside, Sharp 9 Gallery, and Shakori Hills.
Kai is currently a student at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he has studied with Nasheet Waits, Frank Carlberg, and Jerry Bergonzi, among others. Kai can be found playing around the northeast, with his own groups as well as the Mark Tipton Quartet, Bruno Bruni, and others.
Shota Renwick is a Brooklyn-based multi instrumentalist and composer who has been playing music for almost his whole life. After starting piano at age 6, Shota couldn’t get enough. He started playing saxophone and his passion for music took him from his hometown of Louisville, Colorado to his studies in Boston and then to New York City. Shota is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory, where he studied with world-class musicians like Anna Webber, Nasheet Waits, Billy Hart, Melissa Aldana, and more. Though Shota currently lives in Brooklyn, he regularly performs in the Denver area with his band, The Renwick Brothers, as well as other projects as a sideman. Renwick has performed and worked with many notable musicians including Jason Moran, Ethan Iverson, Dave Holland, David Sanborn, Shane Endsley, and Paul Romaine. Shota is passionate about finding new ways to express himself musically that connect with diverse audiences and bring joy to those that listen.
