WED 8 & 9:30 Marty Ehrlich Quartet Expanse w/Jacob Sacks, Matt Pavolka, Steven Crammer
About This Event
Marty Ehrlich leads the quartet Expanse at Bar Bayeux with pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Matt Pavolka and drummer Steven Crammer. The lineup pairs Ehrlich’s long-standing work in the avant-garde with Sacks’s blend of written material and free improvisation, Pavolka’s song-centered ensemble approach and Crammer’s responsive, close-listening drumming, balancing arrangement and open form.
About the Artists
Marty Ehrlich
Step into the vibrant world of jazz with Marty Ehrlich, a dynamic force in New York City's rich musical tapestry. A master of multiple instruments, Ehrlich has been a pivotal figure in the avant-garde jazz scene since the 1980s.
Marty Ehrlich Quartet Expanse
Marty Ehrlich Quartet Expanse is a New York City-based jazz and free-improvising group led by multi-reedist Marty Ehrlich. At Bar Bayeux, the quartet brings together Ehrlich with pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Matt Pavolka, and drummer Steven Crammer, a lineup rooted in both composed structures and open-form playing.
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.
Matt Pavolka
Matt Pavolka is a jazz bassist and bandleader heard regularly in New York City rooms such as Smalls Jazz Club. He leads Matt Pavolka’s New Quintet, shaping sets around small‑group interplay and direct, song-centered arrangements.
Steven Crammer
Steven Crammer is a New York City–based drummer working across jazz and freer improvisation. At Bar Bayeux he appears in small-group settings alongside musicians such as pianist Glenn Zaleski, saxophonist and composer Adam Kolker, and bassist Jeremy Stratton.