Lemek – Emergence
Guitarist Lemek is the son of smooth jazz saxophonist Quintin Gerard W. This introduced him to the genre at a young age, as well as to his father’s jazz and R&B roots. His name, pronounced Leh’- Mek, traces back to the Biblical Lamech, the eighth generation descendant of Adam through Seth.
He gained his first chops by performing in the band Israel and in the backing band for contemporary gospel singer Isabel Davis. Emergence is his debut album and was released in September, 2023 on Trippin ‘n’ Rhythm Records.
The album was recorded over a period of two years. Besides Lemek, Chris “Big Dog” Davis (piano and guitar synth, horn arrangement), Michael Broening (keyboards, piano & drum programming), Ryan La Valette (tenor sax, drum programming, bass, keyboards, piano, synth, strings), Adam Hawley and Coleb Middleton (keys, key bass), Eric Valentine (drums), Mel Brown (bass), Quintin Gerard W. (sax), Freddie Fox (rhythm guitar), Lesber Esbelle Jr. (drums), and Nicholas Cole (drum programming, synth bass, keyboards, piano synth) were involved.
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