Darryl Yokley's Sound Reformation
About This Event
Darryl Yokley, a tenor and alto saxophonist, composer and conservatory teacher known for his Sound Reformation projects, appears at Smalls Jazz Club leading his quartet. His recordings include The Void (2012) and Pictures at an African Exhibition (2018); he has performed with the Four Tops, The Temptations, The O'Jays, Eddie Palmieri, Orrin Evans, Duane Eubanks and others.
About Sound Reformation
“Sound Reformation” arrives at Smalls Jazz Club as a straight-ahead jazz set led by saxophonist Darryl Yokley, appearing in both quartet form and as a featured performer. The setting matters: Smalls is a Greenwich Village room where working bands test ideas in close quarters, and the audience hears the grain of the music without distance. No specific NYC premiere history is documented for this program, but the title reads like a thesis about renewal through sound. The most telling detail is the format itself, a small-group conversation that treats improvisation as a civic practice.
About the Artist
Darryl Yokley Quartet
Home page of Darryl Yokley- saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, a jazz artist from New York, NY. Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, and Educator.