John Lamkin's FAVORITES QUINTET

Currently, Dr. Lamkin regularly performs with his “Favorite’s” Jazz Quintet.  Enamored by the 1950s, 60s and 70s jazz quintets led by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Miles Davis and many others, Lamkin's quintet specializes in presenting a repertoire of “straight ahead” jazz standards and originals. The name “Favorite’s” refers to the jazz music that he considers his favorite as well as the many local musicians who perform in his band, all of whom he considers to be among his favorite musicians. His group serves as a platform for area musicians who yearn, as he does, to play “straight ahead jazz.”