Lazarus Quartet City Winery's Klezmer Brunch Series

Sun 2 May, 11 am-2 pm. City Winery, 155 Varick St., New York, 10013. info-holmes., 212-608-0555. $10. Lazarus Quartet - [citywinery][email][events]

Led by trumpeter Ben Holmes, the Lazarus Quartet brings its unique sound to the City Winery's Klezmer Brunch series. Featuring Brad Shepik (guitar), Dan Loomis (bass), and Gregg Mervine (drums), the group's music excites, inspires, and romances the listener, while always drawing from the musicians' roots in the traditions of Jewish, Jazz, Eastern European and Middle Eastern music. Peter Margasak of Downbeat Magazine has written that "Holmes, whether employing a plush, ballad style or a hurtling, rhythmically elaborate fluidity, maintains impressive composure and a full-bodied tone."