Saxophonist With Ties to Bela Fleck to Play

LEWISTON – Bates College will present saxophonist Jeff Coffin, known for his work with banjoist Bela Fleck, in a performance with the Thomas Snow Trio Wednesday, Oct. 22.

A member of the two-time, Grammy Award-winning Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Coffin has shared the stage with such diverse and renowned acts as the Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Van Morrison, the Dixie Chicks, Umphrey’s McGee and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Coffin will lead a master class earlier in the day, at 4:15p.m., for amateur jazz saxophonists. The concert and class are open to the public, free of charge. For more information, contact 786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

The Thomas Snow Trio consists of pianist Snow, a lecturer in music at Bates and director of the college jazz band; bassist Tim Webb; and drummer Steve Grover, a member of Bates applied music faculty.

The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.

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