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Andrew Jay Laster (born May 25, 1961 in Bethpage, New York) is an American jazz saxophonist. Laster studied early in his career with Joe Dixon and Dave Burns, both in the 1970s; he lived in Seattle in the early 1980s, where he attended Cornish College of the Arts and played local gigs. He relocated to New York City later in the 1980s, and played saxophone on Lyle Lovett's albums and tours between 1989 and 1995. In the 1990s he became increasingly visible as a jazz musician, working with the groups New and Used and Orange Then Blue, as well as with Marty Ehrlich, Erik Friedlander, Phil Haynes, Mark Helias, and Bobby Previte. As a leader, he has had sidemen including Friedlander, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu, and Kenny Wolleson.

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  • Andrew Jay Laster (born May 25, 1961 in Bethpage, New York) is an American jazz saxophonist. Laster studied early in his career with Joe Dixon and Dave Burns, both in the 1970s; he lived in Seattle in the early 1980s, where he attended Cornish College of the Arts and played local gigs. He relocated to New York City later in the 1980s, and played saxophone on Lyle Lovett's albums and tours between 1989 and 1995. In the 1990s he became increasingly visible as a jazz musician, working with the groups New and Used and Orange Then Blue, as well as with Marty Ehrlich, Erik Friedlander, Phil Haynes, Mark Helias, and Bobby Previte. As a leader, he has had sidemen including Friedlander, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu, and Kenny Wolleson. (en)
  • Andy Laster (* 25. Mai 1961 in Bethpage, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Saxophonist, Klarinettist und Flötist des Modern Creative Jazz. Laster, der auf Long Island aufwuchs, zog nach seinem Jazzstudium am Cornish Institute 1985 nach New York City. Seit 1989 spielte er mit eigenen Gruppen mehrere Alben für Sound Aspects ein; zu seiner Band Hydra gehörten zunächst Herb Robertson, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey und Ed Schuller. Er war in den Gruppen von Dave Douglas, Tim Berne und John Zorn tätig und arbeitete Mitte der 1990er Jahre auch mit der Großformation Orange Then Blue von George Schuller und im Sextett von Julius Hemphill. Außerdem spielte er in der Formation Weather Clear, Track Fast von Bobby Previte und wirkte an dessen Enja-Album Too Close for the Pole (1996) mit. 1998 war Laster Mit (de)
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  • Andy Laster (* 25. Mai 1961 in Bethpage, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Saxophonist, Klarinettist und Flötist des Modern Creative Jazz. Laster, der auf Long Island aufwuchs, zog nach seinem Jazzstudium am Cornish Institute 1985 nach New York City. Seit 1989 spielte er mit eigenen Gruppen mehrere Alben für Sound Aspects ein; zu seiner Band Hydra gehörten zunächst Herb Robertson, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey und Ed Schuller. Er war in den Gruppen von Dave Douglas, Tim Berne und John Zorn tätig und arbeitete Mitte der 1990er Jahre auch mit der Großformation Orange Then Blue von George Schuller und im Sextett von Julius Hemphill. Außerdem spielte er in der Formation Weather Clear, Track Fast von Bobby Previte und wirkte an dessen Enja-Album Too Close for the Pole (1996) mit. 1998 war Laster Mitglied der Big Band von . Seit 1995 nahm er unter eigenem Namen einige Alben für die Avantgarde-Label Songlines und Knitting Factory auf, an denen Musiker wie Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu, Drew Gress, Erik Friedlander und Tom Rainey mitwirkten. Außerdem spielte er in der Band von Marty Ehrlich (The Long View), mit Mark Helias, Hank Roberts’ Birds of Prey, mit Lyle Lovett und mit Harris Eisenstadt. (de)
  • Andrew Jay Laster (born May 25, 1961 in Bethpage, New York) is an American jazz saxophonist. Laster studied early in his career with Joe Dixon and Dave Burns, both in the 1970s; he lived in Seattle in the early 1980s, where he attended Cornish College of the Arts and played local gigs. He relocated to New York City later in the 1980s, and played saxophone on Lyle Lovett's albums and tours between 1989 and 1995. In the 1990s he became increasingly visible as a jazz musician, working with the groups New and Used and Orange Then Blue, as well as with Marty Ehrlich, Erik Friedlander, Phil Haynes, Mark Helias, and Bobby Previte. As a leader, he has had sidemen including Friedlander, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, Herb Robertson, Cuong Vu, and Kenny Wolleson. (en)
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