Billy Hart Quartet "Multidirectional" Album Release & 85th Birthday Celebration

*PLEASE NOTE: All 7PM and 9PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 / $55.00 -- Fri & Sun $25.00 / $50.00 / $60.00 / $65.00 -- Sat Mark Turner – tenor saxophone Ethan Iverson – piano Ben Street – bass Billy Hart– drums “His quartet has often been hailed as one of the leading bands in jazz.” – The New York Times NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart celebrates his 85th birthday with the release of his highly anticipated new album, Multidirectional, marking his acclaimed quartet’s first live recording together. The group features Hart in a powerful collaboration with tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, pianist Ethan Iverson, and bassist Ben Street. A legendary drummer, Hart has recorded and performed with fellow music icons including Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Shirley Horn, Jimmy Smith, and Wes Montgomery. As the Detroit Free Press asserts, “Freedom, discipline, daring, passion, swing, broken rhythm, orchestral textures, interactive sparring, shocking dynamics, astounding creativity and authority. Want to know what jazz is really about? Listen to Billy Hart.”