Al Foster Quartet "Al Foster's Birthday Celebration" feat. Chris Potter with special guest Brad Mehldau (fri - sun)

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows Chris Potter - tenor saxophone Brad Mehldau - piano (fri - sun) Adam Birnbaum - piano (wed - thu) Joe Martin - bass Al Foster - drums “One of the great living drummers in jazz.”
– Stereophile Join the legendary drummer Al Foster in celebrating his birthday with two incredible quartets featuring tenor saxophonist Chris Potter and special guest pianist Brad Mehldau (Friday through Sunday), as well as pianist Adam Birnbaum (Wednesday and Thursday) and bassist Joe Martin. A cornerstone of jazz history, Foster is renowned for his long-time collaboration with Miles Davis throughout the '70s and '80s, and his role as the go-to drummer for an all-star lineup of jazz icons, including Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Henderson. DownBeat hails Foster as "an esteemed master and a consummate sideman," while JazzTimes describes him as “a not-so-secret special groove ingredient, enlivening performances and sessions with a who's who of jazz greats.”