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Kenji Lee

“Lee achieved the principles of truth, goodness and beauty with his music.” (Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail)

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kenji lee is a saxophonist, composer-improviser, and educator based in southeastern michigan.

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born in tokyo, japan, and raised in the seaside town of laguna beach, california, lee began studying music at age 4 and spent most of his childhood immersed in music. he spent a decade learning from the late-great bassist roger shew, to whom he owes an endless debt of gratitude.

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lee attended the university of michigan, where he studied privately with andrew bishop, robert hurst, and miles okazaki. upon graduation, he spent time in both the detroit & seattle scenes performing with a wide array of musicians. to name a few: wayne horvitz, robert hurst, marion hayden, kayvon gordon, andrew bishop, marcus elliot, david alvarez iii, lex korten, jonathan barahal taylor, and andy peck. all of these folks are musicians of the highest order and he feels extremely fortunate to have had each one of them shape his journey through music.

Linen of Words

By Annick Odom

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: How Can I Keep From Singing?; Springtime in the Valley; Dolly, It’s Fine; Last Week’s Flowers; Granny, Will Your Dog Bite?; Bell Was a Hired Girl’s Name; Amity and Lone Pine; Bow and Balance; Hello Bill; Blue Bell; Taking Elevators; Bingham Bailey

RCA Jazz Workshop + Kevin Sun, Yuhan Su, Connie Han

by David Brown
February 4, 2025

This week is a two-part show. Part 1 takes a look at The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop series of LPs released between 1956 and 57. RCA promoted the releases stating: “This exciting new series would be a transmission belt for new ideas in jazz orchestration, or sometimes for experiments in instrumentation." The artists were Manny Albam, ...

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Celebration of Home

August 13, 2023

The 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival is almost upon us, taking place in its annual Labor Day weekend slot on the yearly jazz festival calendar. The largest free jazz festival in the world brings the music to the people of Detroit, and the world, on September 1-4 in downtown Detroit and in Hart Plaza along the Detroit ...

Kenji Lee's Fortune Teller Trio: Kyūdō

by Troy Dostert
January 6, 2023

Detroit-based tenor saxophonist Kenji Lee brings a heady concept to his latest release, Kyūdō. Drawing inspiration from the practice of Japanese archery, Lee sees his music as a pathway to spiritual growth, a process in which technical mastery and an abiding aesthetic sensibility are conjoined. Harnessing the sympathetic partnership of his colleagues, bassist Andy Peck and ...

Kyūdō

By Kenji Lee

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Seisha Hicchū; Deth’s Breth; Budō; Agate; Amphibian (…breathing in lifeless water); Munen Musō; Empty Cup; Breath; Sacred Text; Chanting; Pell Mell; Symphony No. 9 (Adagio); N.O.; You Have Something Special.

A Night At Minton's Playhouse + New Finds And Releases

by David Brown
December 13, 2022

This week, we visit Minton's Playhouse in Harlem to check out Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis with Johnny Griffin for a two-tenor workout. We'll spin selections from three LP's The First Set, The Midnight Set, and The Late Show all documenting sets performed by the Davis/Griffin Quintet on January 6, 1961. Then, we'll celebrate the sounds of the ...