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    Jazz

    Neal Caine Quartet

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    Monday, May 4, 2026

    9:00 PM

    Smalls Jazz Club

    183 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    The Neal Caine Quartet, a New York City–based group that favors groove and clear ensemble roles, plays the late sets at Smalls Jazz Club. The band’s approach lets the bass lead as often as it supports and privileges ensemble pacing over display. Repertoire moves between standards and originals, shaped in real time to suit Smalls’ listening culture and after‑hours jam‑session lineage.

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    Neal Caine Quartet

    Neal Caine Quartet

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    The Neal Caine Quartet is a New York City–based jazz group heard in rooms where the music is close and the audience is part of the sound. At Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village, the quartet works the late sets with the kind of pacing that suits the venue’s listening culture and its after-hours jam-session lineage.