Alex LoRe/Marta Sánchez Quartet

LoRe is making the connections among about 70 years’ worth of contemplative, articulate and light-toned players, people who can find the emotional node of a ballad where modesty turns nearly to shame, and also locate a single, fine, well-placed note through abstraction or understatement: Johnny Hodges, Lee Konitz, Mark Turner.

Marta Sánchez is a jazz pianist and composer whose work often moves between modern jazz language and Latin-rooted rhythms. In New York City, she appears at rooms like Smalls Jazz Club, where her sets tend to emphasize structure, touch, and ensemble balance.

The Alex LoRe/Marta Sánchez Quartet brings together saxophonist Alex LoRe and pianist Marta Sánchez in a small-group format rooted in contemporary jazz composition and improvisation. Both artists are active bandleaders and collaborators, and their work often centers on tightly written material that leaves room for risk and response on the bandstand.