WED 8 & 9:30 - Marwan Allam Bab Bhar Project w/Kyle Nasser, Kenny Warren, Samvel Sarkisyan, Leo Genovese
About This Event
Marwan Allam leads a night of open-form improvisation at Bar Bayeux, favoring interplay and risk over polish. The lineup — Kyle Nasser, Kenny Warren, Samvel Sarkisyan and Leo Genovese — pairs Allam's freer approach with Warren's collaborative trumpet, Genovese's Latin- and Afro‑Cuban–inflected harmonic risk, and Nasser's theater-trained attention to character and listening.
About the Artists
Marwan Allam
Marwan Allam is a New York City–based jazz artist working in the freer end of the idiom, appearing at Bar Bayeux for sets billed as “WED 8 & 9:30 - Marwan Allam.” With an emerging Spotify footprint (popularity 1/100; 75 followers), his presence is registered more consistently in rooms than in algorithms.
Bab Bhar Project
Bab Bhar Project is a New York City–based ensemble working in jazz and free improvisation, with appearances at Bar Bayeux. The group is often heard in open-form settings that prioritize real-time listening, quick shifts in texture, and collective decision-making.
Kyle Nasser
Kyle Nasser is a New York City–based actor and stage performer whose work centers on character-driven storytelling. Trained in theater, he has appeared in a range of plays and live events across the city’s performance spaces, moving between contemporary text and adaptation.
Kenny Warren
Kenny Warren is a jazz trumpeter and composer known for his innovative approach to music and collaboration with various artists in the jazz genre.
Samvel Sarkisyan
Samvel Sarkisyan is a New York City–based jazz musician whose work leans toward free, open-form improvisation. At Bar Bayeux, he appears in lineups led by Marwan Allam, alongside Kyle Nasser, Kenny Warren, and Leo Genovese, where structure is negotiated in real time rather than preset.
Leo Genovese
Leonardo Genovese is an Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in the United States. He has played with The Mars Volta.