Peter Brainin Sextet
About This Event
Saxophonist Peter Brainin brings his working quartet to Smalls Jazz Club, continuing his longtime presence on the New York bandstand. At Smalls, their sets sit within the club’s nightly continuum of straight-ahead playing and modern repertoire, emphasizing tight ensemble cues, flexible pacing and close-listening solos that favor detail and musical conversation over display.
About the Artists
Peter Brainin Quartet
The Peter Brainin Quartet is a working jazz group led by saxophonist Peter Brainin, a longtime figure on the New York City bandstand. Their sets at Smalls Jazz Club place them in the club’s nightly continuum of straight-ahead playing and modern repertoire.
Peter Brainin Sextet
Peter Brainin Sextet is a New York City–based jazz group led by saxophonist Peter Brainin, a longtime presence on the local bandstand. Heard at Smalls Jazz Club, the sextet extends the language of his working ensembles, including the Peter Brainin Quartet, into a larger format that favors arranged passages alongside open improvisation.