G.I.G. Quintet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About G.I.G. Quintet

G.I.G. Quintet is a jazz group heard in New York City at Smalls Jazz Club, a room that favors close listening and quick turns of ensemble interplay. The band has shared the bandstand with Larry Banks, and appears on bills such as “Larry Banks’ G.I.G. Quintet.” Their sets emphasize tight unison lines and open space for individual statements, returning often to the logic of the groove. The playing tends to value clarity over spectacle.