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    FRI 8 & 9:30 - Peter Watrous w/Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, Anthony Pearlman, Ben Young, Angus Mason

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    Friday, May 1, 2026

    8:00 PM

    Bar Bayeux

    515 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

    Free

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Peter Watrous leads small-group sets at Bar Bayeux that move between straight-ahead playing and freer forms, emphasizing shifts in tempo and density. He appears with Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, Anthony Pearlman, Ben Young and Angus Mason — a rotating circle that keeps the music responsive through close listening and quick decisions rather than fixed arrangements.

    About the Artists

    Peter Watrous

    Peter Watrous is a New York City jazz musician whose work moves between straight-ahead playing and freer forms. At Bar Bayeux, he leads small-group sets that shift in tempo and density, often built around close listening and quick decisions on the bandstand.

    Brent Lerman

    Brent Lerman is a New York City–based jazz musician whose work moves between straight-ahead language and freer forms. At Bar Bayeux, he appears in small-group sets led by Peter Watrous, alongside Jules Gardener, Anthony Pearlman, Ben Young, and Angus Mason, in lineups that shift from night to night.

    Jules Gardener

    Jules Gardener is a New York City–based jazz musician whose work sits between straight-ahead language and freer improvising. At Bar Bayeux, Gardener appears in Peter Watrous’s small-group lineups alongside Brent Lerman, Anthony Pearlman, Ben Young, and Angus Mason, where the sets hinge on changes in tempo, density, and group direction.

    Anthony Pearlman

    Anthony Pearlman is a New York City–based jazz musician who works comfortably in both straight-ahead settings and freer, open-form playing. At Bar Bayeux, he appears in small-group sets led by Peter Watrous alongside Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, Ben Young, and Angus Mason, where the ensemble moves through quick changes in tempo and density.

    Ben Young

    Ben Young

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    "Explore sermons, blogs, and books from Dr. Ben Young, Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church Houston. Engaging apologetics, biblical teaching, and theology to equip skeptics and believers with grace and truth. Join the conversation on faith, doubt, and the power of the Bible."

    Angus Mason

    Angus Mason

    Angus Mason is a New York City–based jazz musician associated with the free-improvising edge of the scene. At Bar Bayeux, he appears in small-group settings alongside players such as Peter Watrous, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, Anthony Pearlman, and Ben Young, working in rotating lineups that test how a band holds together as the tempo and density shift.