FROM STAR TRIBUNE’S TOP 10 POP, ROCK AND COUNTRY CONCERTS IN THE TWIN CITIES THIS FALL
At 87, he pulled off a rare feat in jazz this year: DownBeat’s Critics Poll named him jazz artist of the year (for the second consecutive year), top tenor saxophonist, jazz album of the year (“The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow”) and a new member of DownBeat Hall of Fame. Lloyd first captured DownBeat’s artist of the year back in 1967. An ever-curious seeker and adventurer, he plays in four different combos these days. He’s bringing his quartet, which includes pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland.