United StatesOliver Lake is the #86,421 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #18,544 in United States, with 472 subscribers and 140.4K total views across 52 videos. Oliver Lake is known as composer, jazz musician and musician.
Biography
Oliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis. In 1977, he founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. Lake worked in the group Trio 3 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille. Lake has appeared on more than 80 albums as a bandleader, co-leader, and side musician. He is the father of drummer Gene Lake. Lake has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.
Channel description
Video Channel for Saxophonist/Composer and Jazz Legend Oliver Lake.
Check out Oliver's new Big Band Record, "Wheels", available on Passin' Thru Records, as well as his new release with Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille) & Jason Moran, "Refraction - Breaking Glass", available on Intakt Records.
Oliver continues to perform and tour with his Organ Quartet, Big Band, World Saxophone Quartet, Tarbaby and notable collaborators such as Tom Chiu, Myra Melford, Roscoe Mitchell, Vijay Iyer, Gene Lake, Michele Rosewoman, Bill McClellan, Reggie Nicholson, Pheeroan AkLaff, Santi Debriano, DJ Jahi Sundance, Geri Allen, Jason Hwang, Flux String Quartet, Meshell Ndegeocello and a host of many more brilliant, creative minds.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Oliver Lake have?
- 472 subscribers — #86,421 worldwide, #18,544 in United States.
- When did Oliver Lake start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Mar 2010.
- What awards has Oliver Lake won?
- Recognitions include Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and Guggenheim Fellowship.