Chris McCarthy Sextet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About Chris McCarthy Sextet

Chris McCarthy Sextet is a New York City–based jazz group heard in small-room settings like Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village. The ensemble works in the club tradition of two-set evenings, shaping extended tunes around a steady core of rhythm and horns. Their approach leans on tight ensemble writing and open space for improvisation, with listening kept at the center of the performance. The music favors clarity over spectacle, letting the room’s close acoustics do some of the work.