SAT 8 & 9:30 - Rob Garcia Sizzle Ensemble w/Noah Preminger, Gary Versace, Kim Cass

Rob Garcia is a jazz drummer heard regularly in New York City rooms, including Barbès, where his work often sits close to the song while keeping the edges loose. He has performed alongside bassist Jim Whitney, guitarist Brad Shepik, and keyboardist Bennett Paster, adapting easily to small-group interplay.

Rob Garcia Sizzle Ensemble is a New York City–based small group led by drummer Rob Garcia, heard at rooms like Bar Bayeux. The project brings together improvisers Noah Preminger, Gary Versace, and Kim Cass for sets that move between straight-ahead jazz and freer structures.

Noah Preminger is a jazz saxophonist whose work moves between hard-bop language and freer forms. In New York City rooms such as Bar Bayeux, he appears in small-group settings where the music is built in real time through close listening.

Gary Versace is a New York–based jazz musician known for work that moves easily between straight-ahead settings and freer improvisation. He appears at NYC rooms such as Bar Bayeux, where he joins drummer Rob Garcia’s Sizzle Ensemble alongside saxophonist Noah Preminger and bassist Kim Cass.

Kim Cass is a New York–based bassist working across jazz and free improvisation. A fixture on small-band stages, he has performed with drummer Rob Garcia, the Rob Garcia Sizzle Ensemble, saxophonist Noah Preminger, and pianist Gary Versace.