Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet

Celebrating Sonny: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet is a New York City club program built around the music and method of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Centered at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, the Eric Alexander Quintet is joined by special guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton, a New Orleans–raised, Grammy-winning musician known for his writing as well as his bandleading. The set draws from hard bop and bebop language, with ballads and cooler tempos used as structural contrast. The performances favor clear melodic development and time feel over display.