Lexington’s Chayz Lounge on Meeting Street has been the place to go on the weekends for first-rate jazz for years now, and they have an impressive roster of local performers like guitarist Rod Harris, Jr., vocalist ChaVonne Campbell, trumpeter Mark Rapp and many more. But this Friday and Saturday night, May 10 and 11, Chayz is bringing in a player with a nationally-known sound and a Grammy award to his name.

Keyboard player Jeff Lorber joins guitarist Ron Bosse and his band for both weekend shows, bringing his cutting-edge mix of jazz, fusion and pop to the Chayz Lounge stage. Capitalizing on the enormous success of their new duo album, “Burning Room Only,” Bosse and Lorber have embarked on a tour to packed venues, performing the incredibly funky and energizing tracks from the album along with iconic hits from Lorber’s vast repertoire.

Lorber has actually been making music since 1977. His band, Jeff Lorber Fusion, released a self-titled debut in 1977, and their 1980 album, “Wizard Island,” actually featured a then-little-known saxophonist named Kenny G. The ensemble quickly gained attention and became one of the most popular jazz acts, touring nonstop.

In 1982, Lorber releases his debut solo album, “It’s A Fact,” and he scored his first Grammy nomination in 1985 for his radio hit, “Pacific Coast Highway,” from the album, “Step By Step.” In the 90s, Lorber released a successful string of projects including “West Side Stories,” “State of Grace” and “Midnight.” In 2018, after multiple nominations, Lorber finally won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for his recording, “Prototype.”

Over his career, Lorber has landed multiple hits on the billboard charts. “Facts Of Love,” a 1986 duet with singer Karyn White, hit #17 on the R&B charts, and “Step By Step” and “Best Part Of The Night” both made some noise on the dance charts.

“Burning Room Only,” Lorber’s collaboration with guitarist Rod Bosse, continues in the vein of the keyboard player’s other projects, melding funky dance grooves with smooth, skillful improvisation. The album received rave reviews from publications like “Jazz Guitar Today” and “Jazz Weekly,” garnering praise not only for Bosse’s fleet-fingered guitar solos, but for Lorber’s production and songwriting as well.

Perhaps that praise for Lorber’s production skills shouldn’t be surprising, considering that Lorber has produced albums by Michael Franks, Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright and Rick Braun, among others.

This weekend’s shows at Chayz Lounge promise to show off the smooth-jazz talents of both Lorber and Bosse, and to display the songwriting and playing skills of a top-flight keyboardist who still challenges himself after decades in the music business.

“I think it’s easy to write music but it’s hard to write great music,” Lorber is quoted saying on his website. “I am always looking for inspiration, and it doesn’t take much for me to drop whatever I’m doing to chase an idea for a new song if I hear something that inspires me.”