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    Wayne Escoffery with the ELEW Trio

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    Saturday, April 4, 2026

    8:00 PM

    Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

    2751 Broadway, New York, NY 10025

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery appears with the ELEW Trio at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. The trio's flexible, time-focused accompaniment—favoring clarity of line and open space for extended improvisation—frames Escoffery's tenor and promotes close melodic and rhythmic exchange in the club's attentive-room setting.

    About the Artists

    Wayne Escoffery

    Wayne Escoffery

    jazzvocal jazzhard bop

    Wayne Escoffery is a jazz tenor saxophonist whose work moves between hard bop drive and a more spacious, vocal-leaning phrasing. In New York City, he has been heard at rooms such as Smoke Jazz & Supper Club and Smalls Jazz Club, settings that reward close listening and quick interaction.

    the ELEW Trio

    The ELEW Trio is a jazz group heard in New York City club settings, including Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. In performance, the trio works as a flexible frame for guest voices, as heard in appearances with tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery.

    ELEW Trio

    ELEW Trio is a jazz group heard in New York City club settings, including appearances at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. In performances such as *Wayne Escoffery with the ELEW Trio*, the trio works in close dialogue with a featured tenor voice, shaping the set around melody, time feel, and spontaneous exchange.