Ed Cherry Quartet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About Ed Cherry Quartet

Ed Cherry Quartet is a New York City–based jazz group led by guitarist Ed Cherry, known for a long association with Dizzy Gillespie and work alongside Paquito D’Rivera and Jon Faddis. The band draws on Cherry’s years as a steady presence at Smalls, shaping a book that balances standards with hard-bop language and open-ended forms. At The Django, the quartet works in a four-piece format that leaves room for conversation between guitar, rhythm section, and frontline voices. The playing favors ensemble clarity over display.