Smoke Jazz Club's Upcoming Shows

*PLEASE NOTE: All 6:30PM and 8:30PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows

$25.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 / $55.00 – Wed, Thu, Fri & Sun

$25.00 / $50.00 / $60.00 / $65.00 – Sat

Cyrus Chestnut – piano

Mark Lewandowski – bass

Carl Allen – drums

“The best jazz pianist of his generation.” – Time

Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, a virtuoso renowned for his soulful brilliance and harmonic genius, leads an impressive trio with bassist Mark Lewandowski and drummer Carl Allen.

Chestnut’s playing, deeply rooted in gospel and blues, infuses each performance with profound emotional depth. As The New York Times notes, his “crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evoke another era… multifaceted and dynamic,” seamlessly blending tradition with fresh innovation to captivate audiences.

Chestnut’s artistry has earned him widespread acclaim as one of the most distinctive and compelling jazz pianists of his generation. The New York Daily News describes him as “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.”

*PLEASE NOTE: All 6:30PM and 8:30PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows

$25.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 / $55.00 – Wed, Thu, Fri & Sun

$25.00 / $50.00 / $60.00 / $65.00 – Sat

Nicholas Payton – trumpet, piano & Fender Rhodes

Mark Turner – tenor saxophone

Mike Moreno – guitar

Vicente Archer – bass

Mark Whitfield Jr. – drums

“Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time. – NPR

In celebration of the centennial birth years of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, GRAMMY Award-winning trumpeter, pianist, composer, and producer Nicholas Payton presents A Supreme Blue, a groundbreaking reimagining of two of their most iconic and influential recordings: Davis’s Kind of Blue (1959) and Coltrane’s A Love Supreme (1965). Joining Payton is an exceptional quintet featuring tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Mike Moreno, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr.

Conceived in honor of the Davis and Coltrane centennials, A Supreme Blue—also the title of Payton's forthcoming album collaboration with the band Butcher Brown—explores the compositions of these landmark recordings with arrangements informed by the musical developments since the 1960s. These performances present Payton's vision in an acoustic setting with an all-star ensemble, offering a distinctive new perspective on the project.

A New Orleans native and one of the most original creative voices of his generation, Payton has built a singular body of work across the spectrum of Black American Music (BAM). As The Chicago Tribune reported, “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 6:30PM and 8:30PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows

$25.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 / $55.00 – Wed, Thu, Fri & Sun

$25.00 / $50.00 / $60.00 / $65.00 – Sat

Nicholas Payton – trumpet, piano & Fender Rhodes

Mark Turner – tenor saxophone

Mike Moreno – guitar

Vicente Archer – bass

Mark Whitfield Jr. – drums

“Payton's genius virtuosity captivated both faithful fans and anyone in the NPR crowd just discovering his music for the first time. – NPR

In celebration of the centennial birth years of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, GRAMMY Award-winning trumpeter, pianist, composer, and producer Nicholas Payton presents A Supreme Blue, a groundbreaking reimagining of two of their most iconic and influential recordings: Davis’s Kind of Blue (1959) and Coltrane’s A Love Supreme (1965). Joining Payton is an exceptional quintet featuring tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Mike Moreno, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr.

Conceived in honor of the Davis and Coltrane centennials, A Supreme Blue—also the title of Payton's forthcoming album collaboration with the band Butcher Brown—explores the compositions of these landmark recordings with arrangements informed by the musical developments since the 1960s. These performances present Payton's vision in an acoustic setting with an all-star ensemble, offering a distinctive new perspective on the project.

A New Orleans native and one of the most original creative voices of his generation, Payton has built a singular body of work across the spectrum of Black American Music (BAM). As The Chicago Tribune reported, “No descriptive label or category could be affixed to Payton's solos, which were as brashly original as they were technically imposing.”