Vincent is a saxophone virtuoso with a uniquely intense and vigorous musical voice. He first toured Europe and the United States with Lionel Hampton’s big band in the early 1980’s an began working with Nat Adderley for nine years. Along the way he worked and/or recorded with Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Hayes, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver Quintet, Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition, The Mingus Big Band, Kenny Barron, Nancy Wilson, Dr. Billy Taylor. Vincent has appeared as guest soloist with many artists and ensembles including Wynton Marsalis and John Faddis with the Carnegie Hall Big Band. While amassing these impressive credentials, Vincent continued to develop his own voice and style.
For many years the teams of Herring/ Le Donne and Essiet/ Dudli have had a “special chemistry” while playing together. Their new cooperation will produce hard swinging and always extremely soulful jazz music of today.