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    Troy Roberts Quartet

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    Thursday, August 6, 2026

    9:00 PM

    Smalls Jazz Club

    183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014

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    About This Event

    Saxophonist Troy Roberts brings his quartet to Smalls Jazz Club, presenting material that sits between rock/pop songwriting and the improvisational language of jazz fusion. Built for close-listening rooms, the quartet emphasizes tight ensemble interplay, clear melodic development and conversational improvisation, an approach shaped by Roberts’s sideman work with figures like Les Paul and Dan Wilson.

    About the Artists

    Troy Roberts

    Troy Roberts

    jazz fusion

    Troy Roberts is an emerging New York City–based performer whose work sits between rock/pop songwriting and the improvisational language of jazz fusion. At the Iridium, he appears in ensemble settings tied to the club’s Les Paul legacy, including Les Paul Birthday Week programs with Dan Wilson’s quartet and guests such as JAFF “Tain” Watts and Mitch Towne.

    Troy Roberts Quartet

    Troy Roberts Quartet

    jazz fusion

    The Troy Roberts Quartet is a jazz group heard in New York City rooms such as Smalls Jazz Club, where close listening is part of the setting. Built around saxophonist Troy Roberts, the quartet draws on modern straight-ahead language while leaning toward the edges of jazz fusion.