Jam Session Hosted by Greg Glassman
About This Event
Greg Glassman leads a working jam session at Smalls Jazz Club, directing sets that draw on his Quartet and Quintet formats while rotating emerging players and veterans. He favors steady time and clear, practical cues, operating as a facilitator on the bandstand rather than a featured soloist. Personnel often shifts in a structured format that prioritizes ensemble listening.
About the Artists
Greg Glassman Quartet
The Greg Glassman Quartet is a jazz group heard in New York City club rooms, including sets at Smalls Jazz Club. The band is closely tied to Glassman’s role as a jam-session host, where emerging players and veterans rotate through the stand under his direction.
Greg Glassman
Greg Glassman is a jazz musician and bandleader active on New York City’s club circuit, with a regular presence at Smalls Jazz Club. He is known on the calendar for leading the “Jam Session Hosted by Greg Glassman,” a working format where emerging players and veterans share the stand under his direction.
Greg Glassman Quintet
The Greg Glassman Quintet is a jazz group heard regularly at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, where Glassman also leads a working jam session under his direction. The ensemble grows out of Glassman’s projects as a leader, including the Greg Glassman Quartet, and reflects his role as an organizer on the bandstand as much as a featured soloist.