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    Jazz

    Anthony Wonsey Quintet

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    Saturday, April 4, 2026

    11:55 PM

    Smalls Jazz Club

    183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Pianist and bandleader Anthony Wonsey brings his quintet to Smalls Jazz Club, presenting a repertory that alternates his originals with reworked standards. In the club's close quarters Wonsey emphasizes touch, pacing and alert ensemble interplay, favoring clarity and structure over spectacle while treating pieces as frameworks for collective problem-solving.

    About the Artists

    Anthony Wonsey

    Anthony Wonsey

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    Anthony Wonsey is a jazz pianist and bandleader heard in New York City at Smalls Jazz Club. He leads small-group projects including the Anthony Wonsey Quartet and Quintet, shaping sets that move between original compositions and reworked standards.

    Anthony Wonsey Quintet

    Anthony Wonsey Quintet

    hard bopjazz

    The Anthony Wonsey Quintet is a jazz ensemble led by pianist Anthony Wonsey, a bandleader who also appears in smaller formats such as the Anthony Wonsey Quartet. In New York City, the group is associated with sets at Smalls Jazz Club, where the room’s close quarters suit their conversational interplay.

    Anthony Wonsey Quartet

    The Anthony Wonsey Quartet is a jazz ensemble led by pianist Anthony Wonsey, known for performing original compositions and jazz standards.