Performatist
    Jazz

    Craig Haynes Quartet

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    Wednesday, May 6, 2026

    9:00 PM

    Smalls Jazz Club

    183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Drummer Craig Haynes leads his quartet at Smalls Jazz Club, working in the small-group tradition where timekeeping and conversation carry equal weight. Saxophonist Steve Slagle appears with the quartet, bringing an ear for open forms and quick shifts that complements Haynes’s emphasis on structured themes and a steady pulse.

    About the Artists

    Craig Haynes Quartet

    The Craig Haynes Quartet is a jazz ensemble led by drummer Craig Haynes, working in the small-group tradition where timekeeping and conversation carry equal weight. In New York City, the group is heard at Smalls Jazz Club, a room known for close listening and late-night sets.

    Steve Slagle

    Steve Slagle

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    Steve Slagle is an American jazz saxophonist whose work moves between free jazz, experimental settings, and straight-ahead club playing. In New York City he appears at Smalls Jazz Club, including with ensembles like the Craig Haynes Quartet and his own Steve Slagle Quartet.

    Steve Slagle Quartet

    Steve Slagle Quartet

    free jazzexperimental jazzjazz

    The Steve Slagle Quartet is a jazz group heard at Smalls Jazz Club, part of New York City’s late-night small-room circuit. Its work sits close to the line between modern straight-ahead playing and the freer edges of experimental and free jazz.