Back Country Jazz On The Bedford Playhouse Lawn: Downbeat called Bennie Wallace “one of the most exciting saxophonists on today’s jazzz scene.” Wallace, who has performed with Elvin Jones, Tommy Flanagan, and Chick Corea leads the Back Country jazz quartet that also features: Pianist Donald Vega, accompanist for world-renowned bassist Ron Carter; Peter Washington, the most recorded bassist of his generation who has performed with Flanagan, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett and many more;, and drummer Nasheet Waits, a protege of the great Max Roach.