Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
Jeremy Pelt – trumpet
James Carter – tenor saxophone
Paul Bollenbeck – guitar
David Kikoski – piano
Essiet Essiet – bass
Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums

The fiery and soulful alto saxophonist Vincent Herring convenes a spectacular all-star octet featuring Jeremy Pelt, James Carter, Paul Bollenback, David Kikoski, Essiet Essiet, and Jeff “Tain” Watts. WNPR reports that “Herring fuses instrumental mastery with equal and unified parts of jazz’s holy trinity of heart, mind, and soul,” which is also a perfect description of this project. Something Else! was the only Blue Note album recorded by the great alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Released in 1958, it became an iconic masterpiece for its blend of heart, mind, and soul. Something Else!, the band, takes its inspiration from this soul-warming music with new arrangements and original compositions in the same spirit.

Showtimes: 7:00pm | 9:00pm | 10:30pm

Streaming: $15.00 ~ Friday & Saturday Shows

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Saxophonist Tim Ries, whose unique and varied career has led to widespread exposure him to larger audiences around the world, leads an impressive quartet. Since his 1985 arrival in New York, Ries has performed and recorded with a who’s who of jazz, rock, pop and world music icons: The Rolling Stones (from 1999 to present,) Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen, Michael Jackson, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Rod Stewart, Lyle Lovette, and jazz greats Red Garland, Donald Byrd, Hank Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, Chico Hamilton, Michael Brecker, Joe Henderson, Tony Bennett, Al Foster, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, and Maria Schneider. JazzWeekly summarizes his remarkable career saying, “Few saxists successfully wear as many musical hats as Tim Ries. While he is best known as the tenor saxist for the rolling stones, he has built up an impressive jazz and classical catalog.”

Showtimes 7:00pm & 9:00pm

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George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Peter Bernstein – guitar
Tadataka Unno – piano
John Webber – bass
George Coleman Jr. – drums

Legendary tenor saxophonist George Coleman—a renowned performer and living legend—is no stranger to SMOKE Jazz Club. The NEA Jazz Master opened the club in 1999 and returned to christen its reopening in July 2022. This upcoming visit has Coleman at the helm of a special quintet that includes guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist John Webber, and his drummer son George Coleman Jr. He is still making some of the most inspired music of his celebrated career, which has included work with B.B. King, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock, among many others. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the blues remains at the heart of Coleman’s harmonically advanced music. Downbeat reports, “When you hear the tenor sax of George Coleman, you know it’s him within a few notes. That deep park of a tone evokes a time and place—be it his historic work with Max Roach, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis, or as a leader in his own right.”

Showtimes: 7:00pm | 9:00pm | 10:30pm

Streaming: $15.oo ~ Friday & Saturday Shows

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