Jeremy Pelt Quartet feat. Buster Williams and Lenny White

The Jeremy Pelt Quartet is led by trumpeter-composer Jeremy Pelt, whose writing draws on modern jazz forms and occasional African-themed material heard in pieces like “Masks.” In New York City, the group appears at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, where Pelt has shared the bandstand with long-running figures such as bassist Buster Williams and drummer Lenny White.

Buster Williams and Lenny White are veteran jazz rhythm-section figures whose work has long anchored modern post-bop and fusion settings. Williams is a bassist known for line and time, bringing a grounded, singing approach that supports soloists without crowding them.

Jeremy Pelt, a dynamic force in the jazz world, captivates audiences with his masterful trumpet performances and innovative compositions. Regularly gracing the stage at iconic venues like Dizzy's Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center, Pelt has solidified his place in New York City's vibrant cultural scene.

Buster Williams is a jazz bassist whose long career moves between small-group swing, post-bop, and modern electric ensembles. He came into wide view in the early 1970s as part of Herbie Hancock’s band, and later became a steady presence alongside artists such as Larry Coryell and the Thelonious Monk repertory group Sphere.

Lenny White is an American drummer whose work helped define the contours of jazz fusion in the 1970s, including his tenure with Chick Corea’s Return to Forever. He moves easily between electric-era propulsion and the elastic time feel of straight-ahead jazz.