Kendrick Scott Quintet

Sat, Apr 11

*PLEASE NOTE: All 6PM and 8PM 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 Dayna Stephens – tenor saxophone Simon Moullier – vibraphone Kevin Hays – piano Vicente Archer – bass Kendrick Scott – drums “Kendrick is a true artist of the highest order. He is exactly what we need: someone with the vision and courage to press forward and expand the world of music.” – JazzTimes Acclaimed drummer and composer Kendrick Scott makes his debut as a bandleader at Smoke, leading an exceptional quintet featuring saxophonist Dayna Stephens, vibraphonist Simon Moullier, pianist Kevin Hays, and bassist Vicente Archer. A five-time Grammy nominee and one of the most distinctive rhythmic voices in contemporary jazz, Scott has toured and recorded with artists including Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd, Terence Blanchard, Kurt Elling, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. He appears on several of Blanchard’s celebrated Blue Note releases and has also recorded his own acclaimed albums for Blue Note Records, affirming his place among the label’s leading contemporary voices. His drumming balances power with restraint, propulsion with space. As The New York Times observes, he plays with “an ultramodern sense of propulsion… lightweight yet heavy-gauge.” As a bandleader, Scott brings a vision that is both expansive and intimate. DownBeat praises him as “a sophisticated composer whose hooky melodies lean toward the poetic and spiritual.” With this remarkable quintet lineup, his compositions promise richly layered textures and a dynamic conversation among five master improvisers.