THURS 8 & 9:30 Steve Cardenas w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, George Schuller
About This Event
Guitarist Steve Cardenas appears at Bar Bayeux with saxophonist Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton and drummer George Schuller. Cardenas’s mix of modern and freer approaches, Schuller’s momentum-focused drumming, Kolker’s compositional sax voice and Stratton’s habit of shaping form from the inside point to a set driven by patient development and close ensemble listening.
About the Artists
Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas is a guitarist whose early work took shape in Kansas City before he settled into New York City’s jazz community in the mid-1990s. His playing moves between modern jazz and freer forms, with an ear for atmosphere that also aligns with ambient jazz.
Adam Kolker
Adam Kolker is a jazz saxophonist and composer known for his work in the jazz genre.
Jeremy Stratton
Jeremy Stratton is a New York City jazz musician whose work sits between modern jazz and freer improvisation. At Bar Bayeux he has appeared in small-group settings alongside artists such as Matt Mitchell, Adam Kolker, Jeff Williams, Glenn Zaleski, Ben Monder, Kayvon Gordon, Marty Ehrlich, and Jerome Harris.
George Schuller
George Schuller is a jazz drummer whose work moves between straight-ahead swing and open-ended free improvisation. The son of composer Gunther Schuller, he carries a musician’s grounding in structure while staying alert to rupture and surprise.