Skylar Tang Quartet
About This Event
Trombonist and composer Michael Dease, whose writing treats the ensemble like a compact horn section and who moves between tenor and bass trombone (with fluency on several other instruments), leads his working small-group, the Michael Dease Quartet, at Smalls Jazz Club. The quartet’s repertoire sits in modern jazz and hard bop, with arrangements that favor interlocking lines and forward momentum.
About the Artists
Michael Dease
Michael Dease is a jazz trombonist, composer, and producer whose work moves between tenor and bass trombone, with additional command of saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass, and piano. In New York City, he is a familiar presence at Smalls Jazz Club, often leading small-group projects such as the Michael Dease New Quintet and the Michael Dease Quartet.
Michael Dease Quartet
The Michael Dease Quartet is the working small-group setting for trombonist, composer, and producer Michael Dease, heard regularly at New York City’s Smalls Jazz Club. Dease’s background as a multi-instrumentalist informs his writing, with parts that think like a horn section while leaving room for open improvisation.
Skylar Tang Quartet
Skylar Tang Quartet is a New York City–based jazz group heard in small-room settings such as Smalls Jazz Club. The band’s work sits in the straight-ahead tradition, with arrangements that keep the horns and rhythm section in tight conversation rather than leaving players to long, isolated features.