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The Don Lerman trio, featuring Don on saxophone, Larry Dwyer on piano, and Darrel Tidaback on bass, present “Melodies of New York.” The music of Broadway and the city of New York are a large part of the jazz tradition, and the group takes great pleasure in performing an interesting selection of songs written about or inspired by the city of New York.  

Don Lerman - saxophone

Larry Dwyer - piano

Darrel Tidaback - bass

Don Lerman, a native of South Bend who graduated from Riley High School, spent many years performing on sax and clarinet in big bands around the Washington, D.C., area, most notably with the Harry James Orchestra that continued after the legendary big band trumpeter’s death in 1983. His influences include Art Pepper, Lucky Thompson, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker and Gerry Mulligan.