This event is 21+ Born and reared in New Orleans, the cradle of jazz,
DEVIN PHILLIPS’ intense affair with the saxophone began at the age
of eight. At 14, he was accepted into the prestigious New Orleans
Center for Creative Arts, whose alumni include Wynton and Branford
Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr. and Nicholas Payton. There, trained in
music theory and multi-styles composition, he graduated in 2000 with
top honors. Performing, touring and recording with top jazz artists,
such as Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, The Headhunters, the New
Orleans Jazz Orchestra, musician Lenny Kravitz, and Los Hombres
Caliente (with whom he recorded two award-winning albums) soon
followed. His reputation as a sax man with intricate and rhythmically
innovative sounds made him a popular feature at jazz […]\n
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