THURS 8 & 9:30 David Berkman w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Colin Stranahan
About This Event
Pianist David Berkman leads a small-format quartet at Bar Bayeux with saxophonist-composer Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton and drummer Colin Stranahan. The grouping foregrounds close listening and shaped forms, pairing Berkman’s focus on harmony and counterpoint and his duet history with Kolker with Stratton’s responsive ensemble work and Stranahan’s structural drumming as they move between composed material and freer improvisation.
About the Artists
David Berkman
David Berkman is a U.S. jazz pianist whose work spans performance, composing, arranging, and education. In New York City rooms such as Bar Bayeux, he often favors small-format settings that put harmony and counterpoint under a microscope.
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.
Colin Stranahan
Colin Stranahan is a jazz drummer working in New York’s small‑room performance circuit, appearing at Brooklyn’s Bar Bayeux in lineups that move between modern jazz and free playing. He has performed with pianist Marc Copland alongside Adam Kolker and Jeremy Stratton, and with Blimp Band with Julian Shore, Max Light, and Massimo Biolcati.