Johnathan Blake Quintet

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows WEDNESDAY PRICING: $15 | $30 | $40 | $45 THURS-SUNDAY PRICING: $25 | $40 | $50 | $55 Steve Wilson – alto saxophone Chris Potter – tenor saxophone (wed - fri) Marquis Hill – trumpet (sat - sun) Sullivan Fortner – piano Dezron Douglas – bass Johnathan Blake – drums “Despite his roots in Philadelphia, Johnathan Blake is the quintessential New York City jazz drummer.” – JazzTimes Johnathan Blake—a drummer whose dynamic playing, artistic vision, and innate versatility led NPR’s John Murph to call him “the ultimate modernist” — leads an impressive quintet with saxophone masters Steve Wilson, Chris Potter (Wed-Fri), trumpet star Marquis Hill (Sat-Sun), piano phenom Sullivan Fortner, and rock-solid bassist Dezron Douglas. Blake’s performances will celebrate the music of jazz drummers, including works by Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Joe Chambers, Billy Hart, Victor Lewis, Lenny White, Paul Motian, Jack DeJohnette, Jeff Watts, Billy Drummond, Terri Lyne Carrington, Bill Stewart, Ralph Peterson, and Brian Blade. The New York Times says, “Blake’s drumming is as bold as thunder and as subtle as the patter of rain.” The Guardian adds, “his command of time is quite unbelievable – tricky and playful but accurate to the millisecond.”