THURS 8 & 9:30 Jacob Sacks w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Billy Mintz
About This Event
Pianist Jacob Sacks fronts a quartet with saxophonist Adam Kolker, bassist Jeremy Stratton and drummer Billy Mintz at Bar Bayeux. The group moves between written material and free improvisation; Sacks's attention to arrangement meets Kolker's compositional saxophone work while Stratton and Mintz shape form from inside the ensemble. Their playing favors structure and forward motion with quick shifts in texture.
About the Artists
Adam Kolker
Adam Kolker is a jazz saxophonist and composer known for his work in the jazz genre.
Jeremy Stratton
Jeremy Stratton is a New York City jazz musician whose work sits between modern jazz and freer improvisation. At Bar Bayeux he has appeared in small-group settings alongside artists such as Matt Mitchell, Adam Kolker, Jeff Williams, Glenn Zaleski, Ben Monder, Kayvon Gordon, Marty Ehrlich, and Jerome Harris.
Billy Mintz
Billy Mintz is a drummer working in jazz and free improvisation, heard in New York City settings including Bar Bayeux. He appears in small-group contexts where written material and open playing share space, alongside musicians such as pianist Jacob Sacks, saxophonist Adam Kolker, and bassist Jeremy Stratton.
Jacob Sacks
Jacob Sacks is a jazz pianist and composer who works in the space between modern jazz and free improvisation. In New York City he appears at rooms like Bar Bayeux, where his projects often hinge on arrangement as much as spontaneity.