*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $50 | $75 | $125 Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone Joey Calderazzo – piano Eric Revis – bass Justin Faulkner – drums “Branford Marsalis’ quartet has been a model of daring, unapologetic artistry for the past three decades.” – Jazziz Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes his Smoke debut, leading his acclaimed quartet with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Justin Faulkner, in its first New York City club dates since 2019. Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner, and Tony Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral, and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet...was all of those adjectives and more.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $45 Ekep Nkwelle – vocals Julius Rodriguez – piano Russell Hall – bass Brian Richburg – drums “Although only 25, Ms. Nkwelle skillfully [does] what great jazz singers are expected to do by bringing us, the audience, into the creation process, getting us to feel and breathe along with her.” —The New York Sun Rising star Ekep Nkwelle makes her Smoke debut backed by an impressive trio with pianist Julius Rodriguez, bassist Russell Hall and drummer Brian Richburg. A DC-born, New York-based jazz vocalist of Cameroonian-American descent, Nkwelle was recently a special guest of Cyrus Chestnut at Smoke and now returns to lead her own group. In addition to Chestnut, she has performed with Russell Malone, Wynton Marsalis, Emmet Cohen, and Endea Owens, as well as collaborating with eminent classical pianist Lang Lang. She has performed at Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, and Newport and Montclair jazz festivals, and perhaps most notably, was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Don’t miss this exciting new artist. 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Christian Sands – piano Marvin Sewell – guitar Jonathon Muir-Cotton – bass (Thu & Fri) Yasushi Nakamura – bass (Sat & Sun) Ryan Sands – drums “In addition to being a technically adroit, harmonically sophisticated player, Sands is one of the most profoundly rhythmic young pianists in jazz today.”
– Downbeat Pianist and composer Christian Sands celebrates the release of his stunning new album, "Embracing Dawn," leading a quartet featuring guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton (Thursday & Friday), bassist Yasushi Nakamura (Saturday & Sunday), and drummer Ryan Sands. An emerging jazz force, Sands has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Christian McBride, Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding, and Warren Wolf, among many others. His virtuosic technique and compelling musical vision encompass and reexamine the entire language of jazz. Whether it’s stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian, or Afro-Cuban, he expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures, and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste, and swing — hallmarks for as long as he has been playing. The Boston Globe calls Sands “a fabulously gifted instrumentalist, a piano protege of Dr. Billy Taylor, Geri Allen, Jason Moran, and Vijay Iyer.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Christian Sands – piano Marvin Sewell – guitar Jonathon Muir-Cotton – bass (Thu & Fri) Yasushi Nakamura – bass (Sat & Sun) Ryan Sands – drums “In addition to being a technically adroit, harmonically sophisticated player, Sands is one of the most profoundly rhythmic young pianists in jazz today.”
– Downbeat Pianist and composer Christian Sands celebrates the release of his stunning new album, "Embracing Dawn," leading a quartet featuring guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton (Thursday & Friday), bassist Yasushi Nakamura (Saturday & Sunday), and drummer Ryan Sands. An emerging jazz force, Sands has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Christian McBride, Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding, and Warren Wolf, among many others. His virtuosic technique and compelling musical vision encompass and reexamine the entire language of jazz. Whether it’s stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian, or Afro-Cuban, he expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures, and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste, and swing — hallmarks for as long as he has been playing. The Boston Globe calls Sands “a fabulously gifted instrumentalist, a piano protege of Dr. Billy Taylor, Geri Allen, Jason Moran, and Vijay Iyer.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Christian Sands – piano Marvin Sewell – guitar Jonathon Muir-Cotton – bass (Thu & Fri) Yasushi Nakamura – bass (Sat & Sun) Ryan Sands – drums “In addition to being a technically adroit, harmonically sophisticated player, Sands is one of the most profoundly rhythmic young pianists in jazz today.”
– Downbeat Pianist and composer Christian Sands celebrates the release of his stunning new album, "Embracing Dawn," leading a quartet featuring guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton (Thursday & Friday), bassist Yasushi Nakamura (Saturday & Sunday), and drummer Ryan Sands. An emerging jazz force, Sands has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Christian McBride, Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding, and Warren Wolf, among many others. His virtuosic technique and compelling musical vision encompass and reexamine the entire language of jazz. Whether it’s stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian, or Afro-Cuban, he expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures, and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste, and swing — hallmarks for as long as he has been playing. The Boston Globe calls Sands “a fabulously gifted instrumentalist, a piano protege of Dr. Billy Taylor, Geri Allen, Jason Moran, and Vijay Iyer.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Christian Sands – piano Marvin Sewell – guitar Jonathon Muir-Cotton – bass (Thu & Fri) Yasushi Nakamura – bass (Sat & Sun) Ryan Sands – drums “In addition to being a technically adroit, harmonically sophisticated player, Sands is one of the most profoundly rhythmic young pianists in jazz today.”
– Downbeat Pianist and composer Christian Sands celebrates the release of his stunning new album, "Embracing Dawn," leading a quartet featuring guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton (Thursday & Friday), bassist Yasushi Nakamura (Saturday & Sunday), and drummer Ryan Sands. An emerging jazz force, Sands has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Christian McBride, Gregory Porter, Geri Allen, Esperanza Spaulding, and Warren Wolf, among many others. His virtuosic technique and compelling musical vision encompass and reexamine the entire language of jazz. Whether it’s stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian, or Afro-Cuban, he expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures, and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste, and swing — hallmarks for as long as he has been playing. The Boston Globe calls Sands “a fabulously gifted instrumentalist, a piano protege of Dr. Billy Taylor, Geri Allen, Jason Moran, and Vijay Iyer.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25|$40|$45 David Weiss – trumpet Myron Walden – alto saxophone Ron Blake – tenor saxophone Victor Gould – piano Eric Wheeler – bass E.J. Strickland – drums “The sextet skirts the outer reaches of straight-ahead jazz, innovating while drawing from tradition.” – JazzTimes Trumpeter David Weiss. the creative force behind some of the most consistently creative and rewarding ensembles celebrates the latest release, Auteur, from one of them, the David Weiss Sextet. Formed in 2000, this group’s focus is new music and exploring novel compositional concepts and styles. Over the years, they have released several important and critically acclaimed albums and have developed their own distinctive sound that The Village Voice says, “stretch hard bop’s kind-of-unstretchable formula.” Auteur is a showcase of original music including never before-recorded compositions from Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton. Performing this music is an impressive edition of Weiss’ award-winning band with alto saxophonist Myron Walden, tenor saxophonist Ron Blake, pianist Victor Gould, bassist Eric Wheeler, and drummer EJ Strickland. 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Emmet Cohen – piano Buster Williams – bass Joe Farnsworth – drums “A young piano virtuoso with a delicate touch, assured, swaggering swing feel, and debonair flow.” —The New York Times Pianist Emmet Cohen leads a trio with drummer Joe Farnsworth that features special guest bassist Buster Williams. Called “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades” by All About Jazz, Cohen has earned a dedicated and passionate following and attracted new audiences to jazz. He is one of the hottest artists in jazz today who melds all styles of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary, with an emphasis on the Great American Songbook. He has accompanied numerous jazz luminaries and plays with the command of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Emmet Cohen – piano Buster Williams – bass Joe Farnsworth – drums “A young piano virtuoso with a delicate touch, assured, swaggering swing feel, and debonair flow.” —The New York Times Pianist Emmet Cohen leads a trio with drummer Joe Farnsworth that features special guest bassist Buster Williams. Called “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades” by All About Jazz, Cohen has earned a dedicated and passionate following and attracted new audiences to jazz. He is one of the hottest artists in jazz today who melds all styles of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary, with an emphasis on the Great American Songbook. He has accompanied numerous jazz luminaries and plays with the command of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Emmet Cohen – piano Buster Williams – bass Joe Farnsworth – drums “A young piano virtuoso with a delicate touch, assured, swaggering swing feel, and debonair flow.” —The New York Times Pianist Emmet Cohen leads a trio with drummer Joe Farnsworth that features special guest bassist Buster Williams. Called “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades” by All About Jazz, Cohen has earned a dedicated and passionate following and attracted new audiences to jazz. He is one of the hottest artists in jazz today who melds all styles of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary, with an emphasis on the Great American Songbook. He has accompanied numerous jazz luminaries and plays with the command of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Emmet Cohen – piano Buster Williams – bass Joe Farnsworth – drums “A young piano virtuoso with a delicate touch, assured, swaggering swing feel, and debonair flow.” —The New York Times Pianist Emmet Cohen leads a trio with drummer Joe Farnsworth that features special guest bassist Buster Williams. Called “one of the finest piano players to emerge in decades” by All About Jazz, Cohen has earned a dedicated and passionate following and attracted new audiences to jazz. He is one of the hottest artists in jazz today who melds all styles of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary, with an emphasis on the Great American Songbook. He has accompanied numerous jazz luminaries and plays with the command of a seasoned veteran. Downbeat observed that his “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Peter Bernstein – guitar Aaron Goldberg – piano Vicente Archer – bass Al Foster – drums “His technique is amazing, using a seamless combination of single-line and chordal playing, and his harmonic ingenuity is endless.” – The Guardian Guitarist Peter Bernstein celebrates the release of his new album Better Angels leading a quartet with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Vicente Archer, and featuring legendary drummer Al Foster. Bernstein “stands head and shoulders above the crowd,” reports All About Jazz, with The Times (UK) adding, “Bernstein is a master of straight-ahead swing with submerged complexities, which is a way of saying that, while his music is advanced, the listener never feels shut out.” Stereophile calls his featured guest Al Foster “one of the great living drummers in jazz.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Peter Bernstein – guitar Aaron Goldberg – piano Vicente Archer – bass Al Foster – drums “His technique is amazing, using a seamless combination of single-line and chordal playing, and his harmonic ingenuity is endless.” – The Guardian Guitarist Peter Bernstein celebrates the release of his new album Better Angels leading a quartet with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Vicente Archer, and featuring legendary drummer Al Foster. Bernstein “stands head and shoulders above the crowd,” reports All About Jazz, with The Times (UK) adding, “Bernstein is a master of straight-ahead swing with submerged complexities, which is a way of saying that, while his music is advanced, the listener never feels shut out.” Stereophile calls his featured guest Al Foster “one of the great living drummers in jazz.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Peter Bernstein – guitar Aaron Goldberg – piano Vicente Archer – bass Al Foster – drums “His technique is amazing, using a seamless combination of single-line and chordal playing, and his harmonic ingenuity is endless.” – The Guardian Guitarist Peter Bernstein celebrates the release of his new album Better Angels leading a quartet with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Vicente Archer, and featuring legendary drummer Al Foster. Bernstein “stands head and shoulders above the crowd,” reports All About Jazz, with The Times (UK) adding, “Bernstein is a master of straight-ahead swing with submerged complexities, which is a way of saying that, while his music is advanced, the listener never feels shut out.” Stereophile calls his featured guest Al Foster “one of the great living drummers in jazz.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Peter Bernstein – guitar Aaron Goldberg – piano Vicente Archer – bass Al Foster – drums “His technique is amazing, using a seamless combination of single-line and chordal playing, and his harmonic ingenuity is endless.” – The Guardian Guitarist Peter Bernstein celebrates the release of his new album Better Angels leading a quartet with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Vicente Archer, and featuring legendary drummer Al Foster. Bernstein “stands head and shoulders above the crowd,” reports All About Jazz, with The Times (UK) adding, “Bernstein is a master of straight-ahead swing with submerged complexities, which is a way of saying that, while his music is advanced, the listener never feels shut out.” Stereophile calls his featured guest Al Foster “one of the great living drummers in jazz.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Peter Bernstein – guitar Aaron Goldberg – piano Vicente Archer – bass Al Foster – drums “His technique is amazing, using a seamless combination of single-line and chordal playing, and his harmonic ingenuity is endless.” – The Guardian Guitarist Peter Bernstein celebrates the release of his new album Better Angels leading a quartet with pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Vicente Archer, and featuring legendary drummer Al Foster. Bernstein “stands head and shoulders above the crowd,” reports All About Jazz, with The Times (UK) adding, “Bernstein is a master of straight-ahead swing with submerged complexities, which is a way of saying that, while his music is advanced, the listener never feels shut out.” Stereophile calls his featured guest Al Foster “one of the great living drummers in jazz.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Chris Beck – drums “The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time Cyrus Chestnut, the soulful and brilliant jazz pianist, leads an exciting quartett with saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Chris Beck. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Chestnut infuses his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. He draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Chris Beck – drums “The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time Cyrus Chestnut, the soulful and brilliant jazz pianist, leads an exciting quartett with saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Chris Beck. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Chestnut infuses his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. He draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Chris Beck – drums “The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time Cyrus Chestnut, the soulful and brilliant jazz pianist, leads an exciting quartett with saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Chris Beck. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Chestnut infuses his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. He draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Chris Beck – drums “The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time Cyrus Chestnut, the soulful and brilliant jazz pianist, leads an exciting quartett with saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Chris Beck. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Chestnut infuses his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. He draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Stacy Dillard – tenor saxophone Cyrus Chestnut – piano Gerald Cannon – bass Chris Beck – drums “The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time Cyrus Chestnut, the soulful and brilliant jazz pianist, leads an exciting quartett with saxophonist Stacy Dillard, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer Chris Beck. “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era… multifaceted and dynamic…” says The New York Times. Inspired by gospel music throughout his life, Chestnut infuses his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. He draws on a range of musical influences while never straying too far from the blues, which The New York Daily News says makes him “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $40|$50|$55|$65 Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss – bass Al Foster – drums “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.” – John Coltrane, Downbeat A dream quartet featuring Joe Lovano, Kevin Hays, Doug Weiss, and Al Foster explores the brilliant music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the great geniuses and innovators of modern music. Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” reports the New York Times, and “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. This reunion with legendary drummer Al Foster, who JazzTimes calls “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient enlivening performances and sessions by a long list of heavy hitters,” is not to be missed. Joining Lovano and Foster are an inspired duo of frequent collaborators and beloved artists in pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Doug Weiss 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $40|$50|$55|$65 Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss – bass Al Foster – drums “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.” – John Coltrane, Downbeat A dream quartet featuring Joe Lovano, Kevin Hays, Doug Weiss, and Al Foster explores the brilliant music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the great geniuses and innovators of modern music. Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” reports the New York Times, and “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. This reunion with legendary drummer Al Foster, who JazzTimes calls “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient enlivening performances and sessions by a long list of heavy hitters,” is not to be missed. Joining Lovano and Foster are an inspired duo of frequent collaborators and beloved artists in pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Doug Weiss 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $40|$50|$55|$65 Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss – bass Al Foster – drums “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.” – John Coltrane, Downbeat A dream quartet featuring Joe Lovano, Kevin Hays, Doug Weiss, and Al Foster explores the brilliant music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the great geniuses and innovators of modern music. Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” reports the New York Times, and “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. This reunion with legendary drummer Al Foster, who JazzTimes calls “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient enlivening performances and sessions by a long list of heavy hitters,” is not to be missed. Joining Lovano and Foster are an inspired duo of frequent collaborators and beloved artists in pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Doug Weiss 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $40|$50|$55|$65 Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss – bass Al Foster – drums “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.” – John Coltrane, Downbeat A dream quartet featuring Joe Lovano, Kevin Hays, Doug Weiss, and Al Foster explores the brilliant music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the great geniuses and innovators of modern music. Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” reports the New York Times, and “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. This reunion with legendary drummer Al Foster, who JazzTimes calls “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient enlivening performances and sessions by a long list of heavy hitters,” is not to be missed. Joining Lovano and Foster are an inspired duo of frequent collaborators and beloved artists in pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Doug Weiss 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $40|$50|$55|$65 Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone Kevin Hays – piano Doug Weiss – bass Al Foster – drums “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order.” – John Coltrane, Downbeat A dream quartet featuring Joe Lovano, Kevin Hays, Doug Weiss, and Al Foster explores the brilliant music of Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the great geniuses and innovators of modern music. Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” reports the New York Times, and “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. This reunion with legendary drummer Al Foster, who JazzTimes calls “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient enlivening performances and sessions by a long list of heavy hitters,” is not to be missed. Joining Lovano and Foster are an inspired duo of frequent collaborators and beloved artists in pianist Kevin Hays and bassist Doug Weiss 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Nicholas Payton – trumpet Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Bill Stewart – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time." —NPR Grammy Award-winner Nicholas Payton’s Nouveau Standards project features straight-ahead, improvisational music showcasing the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist exclusively on trumpet. Backed by an all-acoustic quartet of renowned instrumentalists, including pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart, Payton explores a repertoire steeped in tradition but with a nod toward the future. This quartet honors the greats through fresh takes on standards but also through original “nouveau” classics. Payton is a master trumpeter who brings insight, inspiration, and passion to a wide spectrum of Black American Music is widely considered one of the most important artists of our time. In a review, the Chicago Tribune states, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton’s solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Nicholas Payton – trumpet Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Bill Stewart – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time." —NPR Grammy Award-winner Nicholas Payton’s Nouveau Standards project features straight-ahead, improvisational music showcasing the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist exclusively on trumpet. Backed by an all-acoustic quartet of renowned instrumentalists, including pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart, Payton explores a repertoire steeped in tradition but with a nod toward the future. This quartet honors the greats through fresh takes on standards but also through original “nouveau” classics. Payton is a master trumpeter who brings insight, inspiration, and passion to a wide spectrum of Black American Music is widely considered one of the most important artists of our time. In a review, the Chicago Tribune states, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton’s solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Nicholas Payton – trumpet Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Bill Stewart – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time." —NPR Grammy Award-winner Nicholas Payton’s Nouveau Standards project features straight-ahead, improvisational music showcasing the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist exclusively on trumpet. Backed by an all-acoustic quartet of renowned instrumentalists, including pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart, Payton explores a repertoire steeped in tradition but with a nod toward the future. This quartet honors the greats through fresh takes on standards but also through original “nouveau” classics. Payton is a master trumpeter who brings insight, inspiration, and passion to a wide spectrum of Black American Music is widely considered one of the most important artists of our time. In a review, the Chicago Tribune states, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton’s solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Nicholas Payton – trumpet Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Bill Stewart – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time." —NPR Grammy Award-winner Nicholas Payton’s Nouveau Standards project features straight-ahead, improvisational music showcasing the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist exclusively on trumpet. Backed by an all-acoustic quartet of renowned instrumentalists, including pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart, Payton explores a repertoire steeped in tradition but with a nod toward the future. This quartet honors the greats through fresh takes on standards but also through original “nouveau” classics. Payton is a master trumpeter who brings insight, inspiration, and passion to a wide spectrum of Black American Music is widely considered one of the most important artists of our time. In a review, the Chicago Tribune states, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton’s solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.” 

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $35|$40|$50|$55 Nicholas Payton – trumpet Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Bill Stewart – drums “Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time." —NPR Grammy Award-winner Nicholas Payton’s Nouveau Standards project features straight-ahead, improvisational music showcasing the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist exclusively on trumpet. Backed by an all-acoustic quartet of renowned instrumentalists, including pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart, Payton explores a repertoire steeped in tradition but with a nod toward the future. This quartet honors the greats through fresh takes on standards but also through original “nouveau” classics. Payton is a master trumpeter who brings insight, inspiration, and passion to a wide spectrum of Black American Music is widely considered one of the most important artists of our time. In a review, the Chicago Tribune states, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton’s solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.”