Lester Estelle Sr.

CHECK OUT "TRUBUTE TO PHILL" LIVE!! (no tracks, just JAMMAN)Lester has a real love for the Lord. His joy for Jesus is best expressed through his musical artistry and testimony, with contemporary Christian worship and praise favorites, traditional hymns and timeless classical jazz standard works, on the acoustic guitar. One of Lester’s favorite scriptures is Philippians 4:13, which says, ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’Learning to play the guitar as a child (holding the guitar upside down), never stopped Lester from creating the music and melodies, even with odd tunings. Directing his energy to reaching people through his music and word, also sharing the love of Christ at the same time, has opened doors for the ministry in prisons and churches throughout the Kansas City area. Drawing from the testimony and music of Phil Keaggy and others, encouraged Lester to pursue instrumental music. Serving as Worship Pastors has opened doors for Lester and Pat. Currently, Lester serves as the Band Director at Indian Creek Community Church, in Olathe, KS.Lester continues to perform and record in the studio, sharing the stage with Lynda Randle as her guitarist, and many other leading performing artists. Lester has also helped to lead worship and praise celebrations in many churches and coffee houses. Lester has premiered and worked with many sanctuary choirs, children’s choirs, Christian dramas and instrumental ensembles, including playing with the Nu Creation Band.Since 2003, Lester has played guitar during several of the Gaither Homecoming concerts. Lester is humbled and grateful for this opportunity and enjoys the camaraderie with the singers and other musicians in the band. In 2005, Lester had the awesome privilege of playing with Lynda Randle at the Billy Graham Crusade in Kansas City, Mo. at Arrowhead Stadium. In 2006, Lester worked with Lynda, ministering at Franklin Graham Crusades in Louisiana and Maryland.Lester also participated in the ‘Feed the Children’ video recording with Lynda in North Carolina. The program aired on several TV stations last fall.Lester has produced three instrumental Cds plus a Nu Creation Christmas CD. The music offers an acoustic/jazz flavor to many Christian favorites. “Hymns for Him” and original tunes from “Psalms 43:3-4” were produced by Lester Jr., from the Christian rock band Pillar.“Hymns for Him II” features old favorites, such as ’Fairest Lord Jesus, Crown Him with Many Crowns and Nothing But the Blood’, which were recreated with a contemporary jazz flare. Lester has included a couple of original tunes on this CD entitled ‘Breakthrough’ and ‘Sonshine’. He has also included a special track in memory of his Dad, Ernest M. Estelle. Brandon, from the Christian rock band Superchic[k], provided keyboards on a couple of tracks. Lester Jr. provided the bass and drum tracks. There is a special piece on the CD entitled “The Gift”. This song amplifies the theme of my heart. Thank you, God, for this gift.Lester is currently working on an acoustic meditations CD project entitled 'Just the Basics' and will begin working on a Jazz standards CD project this summer. The meditations CD will be available in May. We anticipate the Jazz project will be available in the fall of 2007.Lester and Pat have four children. Lester Jr. and wife Lisa, Lakesha, Brandon, and Kendra. They are also blessed with two grandsons, Jordan and Tommy and two beautiful granddaughters named Kyra and Leigha.