BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
Luis Peralta, piano
Jed Holtman, guitar
Isaac Coyle, bass
Genius Wesley, drums
Genius Lee Wesley auditioned on drums for Oaktown Jazz Workshops at the age of eight, launching his education in jazz and building relationships at OJW and through the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars with the members of the quartet you’ll hear tonight. By age 14, fully recognized as a prodigy, Genius was gigging five days a week throughout the Bay Area. The past few years, he’s been studying in Switzerland, and his visits home are avidly awaited. Meanwhile, his quartet mates have become stars right here at home.