Miles Davis 100th Celebration with the Eddie Henderson Quintet feat. Gary Bartz and Billy Hart
About This Event
The Eddie Henderson Quintet, joined by saxophonist Gary Bartz and drummer Billy Hart, presents a Miles Davis centennial program at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. Henderson’s links to Davis and his fusion-leaning vocabulary, Bartz’s cross-idiom post-bop and funk background, and Hart’s decades-long rhythmic work with figures like Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz shape an ensemble-focused reading of Davis’s repertory.
About Miles Davis 100th Celebration
At Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York City, the Eddie Henderson Quintet marks Miles Davis’s centennial with guest veterans Gary Bartz on saxophone and Billy Hart on drums. Hart brings the perspective of a career that runs through bands led by Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz, alongside recent work with guitarist Yotam Silberstein. Bartz’s range spans post-bop through periods of crossover experimentation. In a city where Davis’s working bands helped define modern jazz onstage, the program lands as a reminder that his legacy is a living repertoire, not a museum piece.
About the Artists
Miles Davis 100th Celebration
Miles Davis 100th Celebration is a centennial tribute project heard at New York City’s Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, built around the Eddie Henderson Quintet with guests Gary Bartz and Billy Hart. The program traces Davis’s wide arc through cool jazz, hard bop, fusion, and ballad repertoire, using arrangements that leave space for individual histories to surface.
the Eddie Henderson Quintet feat. Gary Bartz and Billy Hart
The Eddie Henderson Quintet feat. Gary Bartz and Billy Hart convenes at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York City, framing a Miles Davis centennial program through Henderson’s hard-bop and electric-era perspective.
Eddie Henderson Quintet
The Eddie Henderson Quintet is a jazz group led by trumpeter Eddie Henderson, heard in New York City at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. The band’s repertory often intersects with the Miles Davis lineage, including a Miles Davis 100th Celebration featuring saxophonist Gary Bartz and drummer Billy Hart.
Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz is an individual artist whose work moves through jazz, jazz-funk and fusion, with side routes into rock/pop and country. In New York City he appears in club settings at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, including the Miles Davis centennial program with the Eddie Henderson Quintet featuring Bartz and drummer Billy Hart, and on mixed bills at LPR (Le Poisson Rouge) alongside song-driven acts.
Billy Hart
Billy Hart, a masterful jazz drummer, enchants audiences with his rhythmic prowess and dynamic style. Known for his collaborations with jazz luminaries like Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz, Hart brings a wealth of experience and creativity to every performance.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis is a legendary figure who reshaped the landscape of jazz and 20th-century music through his innovative trumpet playing and visionary compositions. Known for his ability to adapt and evolve, Davis consistently pushed the boundaries of jazz over his five-decade career, influencing countless musicians across various genres.