TUES 8-11pm Jam Session. House Band Set - BK Strays play Strayhorn w/Will Bernard, Steve Cardenas, Dan Loomis, Diego Voglino
About This Event
At Bar Bayeux the house band BK Strays presents a set of Billy Strayhorn compositions with Will Bernard, Steve Cardenas, Dan Loomis and Diego Voglino. Bernard's blend of traditional and contemporary approaches, Cardenas's patient, atmospheric guitar work and Voglino's late-night free-improv sensibility steer familiar Strayhorn material toward open forms and spontaneous interplay.
About Strayhorn
At Bar Bayeux, the house band BK Strays takes up the book of Billy Strayhorn, a composer whose work helped define the modern jazz repertoire in New York’s big-band era. Guitarists Will Bernard and Steve Cardenas join the group, alongside Dan Loomis on bass and Diego Voglino on drums, moving between jazz structure and freer motion. Strayhorn’s songs arrive here as material for re-interpretation rather than preservation. One result is a reminder that these compositions were built to travel, and to change with the room.
About the Artists
BK Strays
BK Strays is a New York City house band heard at Bar Bayeux, where the group anchors late-week jam sessions and themed sets. Their repertoire moves between jazz standards, free-improv episodes, and focused tributes, including programs built around the music of Billy Strayhorn.
Will Bernard
Guitarist Will Bernard, a Berkeley native now based in Brooklyn, is a distinguished talent in the jazz scene, known for his innovative blend of traditional and contemporary styles. With a rich educational background that includes studies in guitar, piano, and classical composition under notable mentors, he brings a unique perspective to his performances.
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.
Dan Loomis
Dan Loomis is a jazz bassist associated with New York City’s club circuit, including regular appearances at Bar Bayeux. He has worked in ensembles with BK Strays and alongside guitarists Will Bernard and Steve Cardenas, as well as drummer Diego Voglino, often in settings that move between standards language and open improvisation.
Diego Voglino
Diego Voglino is a jazz and free-improvisation musician heard around New York City late-night sets, including appearances at Bar Bayeux. In the venue’s jam-session orbit, he has worked alongside pianist Ethan Iverson and bassist Matt Penman in house-band lineups that move between standards, open forms, and spontaneous structures.