Thelonious Monk Festival Week 2: Kevin Hays, Joe Lovano, Miguel Zenon, Rick Rosato & Obed Calvaire

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 | $55.00 -- Wed & Thu $35.00 | $50.00 | $60.00 | $65.00 -- Fri $35.00 | $60.00 | $70.00 | $75.00 – Sat $25.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 | $55.00 – Sun Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone (wed – sat) Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone (sun) Kevin Hays – piano Rick Rosato – bass Obed Calvaire – drums The second week of a two-week musical celebration of Thelonious Monk—born on October 10, 1917—features a spectacular quartet led by pianist Kevin Hays with saxophonists Joe Lovano (wed – sat) and Miguel Zenon (sun); bassist Rick Rosato; and drummer Obed Calvaire. Kevin Hays is “heralded for his melodic and harmonic ingenuity” and “has an inherent dance in his piano playing,” reports Downbeat, and his projects, like this one, reflect these same qualities. For this celebration, he joins two brilliant saxophonists, Joe Lovano, and on the final night, Miguel Zenon. The New York Times says that Joe Lovano is “one of the great connectors in the history of New York jazz over the last few generations,” and is “long considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation,” according to PBS News. Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, who is originally from Puerto Rico, was a Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow, has multiple Grammy nominations. Downbeat calls him “one of the most esteemed and singular-voiced alto saxophonists in jazz.” The final two pieces of this exciting quartet are Rick Rosato and Obed Calvaire. Originally from Montreal, Rosato arrived in New York in 2007 and quickly became one of the most in-demand jazz bassists. Considered one of finest drummers of his generation, Obed Calvaire is well-known for his work with the SFJAZZ Collective and Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, among many others.