Satellite Sound Presents: Josh Lawrence Quintet — Still We Dream

Still We DreamJosh Lawrence | Satellite Sound Finale | Presented by Painted Bride Art Center

Painted Bride Art Center proudly presents Still We Dream—a visionary new work from Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer Josh Lawrence, capping the 2025 Satellite Sound jazz series. Curated with and in tribute to J. Michael Harrison—beloved host of The Bridge on WRTI—the series celebrates mentorship, musical legacy, and the future of jazz.Lawrence’s creative roots with the Bride stretch back to 2012, when his Fresh Cut Orchestra premiered to a sold-out crowd at Vine Street. That landmark concert birthed From the Vine, the ensemble’s acclaimed debut album—produced with early support from Harrison himself.Now, over a decade later, Lawrence returns to debut Still We Dream—a genre-blurring meditation on memory, imagination, and the evolving American ideal.Backed by an all-star quintet—Willie Morris III (tenor sax), Orrin Evans (piano), Nimrod Speaks (bass), and Mekhi Boone (drums)—Lawrence reimagines works by Thelonious Monk,…