Coming in January: Old Friends Beckoned,New Sounds Reckoned at Caffe Lena

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Drawing upon collective inspiration with their project Old Friends Beckoned, Matt Steckler, Yayoi Ikawa, Lonnie Plaxico & Tony Lewis present an evening of original jazz 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Caffe Lena. 

Using original scores as a canvas, the quartet strives has been described as “delightfully eclectic” by Downbeat and “inspired by greater artistic depth,” in Jazz Times.