Kai Por: Jazz Musician in New York

About Kai Por

Kai Por is a jazz artist on the New York City circuit, appearing at venues such as Ornithology Jazz Club in Brooklyn. Their work sits in a jazz framework but pulls in rhythmic accents and song forms associated with kompa and zouk, a thread also reflected in streaming classifications. Por has shared bandstands with Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln. The playing favors ensemble awareness and clear, unsentimental phrasing over display.