Jam Session Hosted by Greg Glassman
About This Event
At Smalls Jazz Club, Greg Glassman leads a working jam session that places emerging players and veterans on the stand together. He is known for steady time and clear, practical cues that favor ensemble listening over solo showmanship. Sets often draw on his quartet or quintet formats, with personnel shifting to accommodate the session’s open, collaborative structure.
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.