Andy Farber Quintet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About Andy Farber Quintet

The Andy Farber Quintet is a small-group jazz ensemble led by composer and saxophonist Andy Farber. In New York City, the group is a regular presence at Smalls Jazz Club, working in the close quarters where arrangements and improvisation meet in real time. Their sets draw on Farber’s writing as much as on the musicians’ individual voices, with a bandstand dynamic that stays alert to shifts in tempo and texture. The music favors structure over spectacle, letting the details of ensemble balance do the work.