Uptown Jazz Tentet is a ten-piece jazz ensemble collaboratively led by trumpeter Brandon Lee and trombonists Willie Applewhite to hire our friends to create the best music we can. Although several members are contributing writers, the three leaders provide the compositional backbone of the UJT. Between us, there is a commonality of shared influences and experiences. Whats interesting is that this commonality is filtered through three unique lenses of interpretation. We all have a personalized co...