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Taylor Lee Trio opens for Roy McCurdy at LACMA Jazz Night

On Sept. 12, USC Thornton undergraduate students Taylor Lee and Quinn Sims opened for former USC Thornton jazz studies faculty member Roy McCurdy at LACMA’s Jazz Night, where McCurdy was honored with the L.A. Jazz Treasure Award.

The Taylor Lee Trio features pianist Taylor Lee, bassist Quinn Sims and drummer Ishaan Natarajan. In 2024, Lee received the Flip & Shelly Manne Memorial New Talent Award.

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Photo credit: Taylor Lee

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