Memorial Music Celebration in Tribute to Lamar Gaines Sr.

Celebration in Tribute to Lamar Gaines Sr

Join the Gaines Brothers, Lamar Jr. & Will, as they pay Tribute to their late Father Lamar Gaines Sr. Live at Irishtown Bend Taproom!

Several top Cleveland musicians will be participating in this very special concert program. 

This will surely be an event to remember, and pays tribute to a true Cleveland Jazz Legend, Lamar Gaines Sr.

@ Irishtown Bend Taproom
1849 W. 24th St.
Ohio City / Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 373-0700

Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign.

Legendary Cleveland Jazz Musician and bassist Lamar Gaines Sr. passed away in mid January 2026.  

He is the father of two terrific musicians. Lamar Gaines Jr. is a bassist and vocalist now residing in Denver, Colorado.  Will Gaines plays piano/keys and is a resident of Phoenix, Arizona. The brothers lead their own group, The Gaines Brothers, and have toured extensively with soprano saxophonist Marion Meadows, and several others. Both brothers have a wealth of touring and recording experience.

The brothers will be hosting a Memorial Music Celebration for their father Lamar Gaines Sr. on Sunday, February 1 in the afternoon from 2:30-5:30 PM at the Irishtown Bend Taproom on W. 24th Street. Many of the top musicians in the Cleveland area will be taking part in this celebration of the great Lamar Gaines Sr..  

There will be no cover charge or ticket required for this Music Celebration. 

Please join us to celebrate the life and music of Lamar Gaines Sr.  

Lamar Gaines Sr.

Longtime Cleveland Jazz Fans will never forget seeing Lamar Gaines and Deliverance, a jazz trio that played at the Boarding House in University Circle every Friday night for decades between the 1970's and the 1990's.  Gaines, an acoustic bassist was a Cleveland Jazz legend, whose career dated back to the late 1940's, early 1950's and included performances at Leo's Casino, the Theatrical Grille on Short Vincent, and many other top Cleveland jazz clubs. He backed many visiting artists to the Cleveland area including Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Teddy Wilson, and many others.  In addition to being a talented acoustic bassist, Lamar Gaines was also a highly skilled pianist. 

Lamar was a mentor to several famous Cleveland jazz musicians, including Joe Lovano, Greg Bandy, Vanessa Rubin, Lafayette Carthon, Robert Hubbard, and his two highly accomplished sons, Lamar Gaines Jr., and Will Gaines.  Over the years his Trio featured a who's who of Cleveland Jazz Musicians including Ace Carter, Skip Gibson, David Thomas, Kermit Walker, Lafayette Carthon, Mike Petrone, Joe Hunter, and many others.  Along with contemporaries like Bill Gidney, Neal Creque and Chink Stevenson, who were also regulars at the Boarding House, Lamar Gaines Sr. formed the backbone of Jazz in Cleveland from the late 1940's all the way into the 2000's.