THURS 8 & 9:30 Steve Cardenas w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Billy Mintz
About This Event
Guitarist Steve Cardenas appears at Bar Bayeux with saxophonist Adam Kolker, bassist Jeremy Stratton and drummer Billy Mintz. The quartet moves between written material and free improvisation, favoring patient development and close listening; Cardenas's atmospheric lines and Kolker's saxophone interplay are shaped by Stratton's responsive bass and Mintz's texture-focused drumming.
About the Artists
Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas is a guitarist whose early work took shape in Kansas City before he settled into New York City’s jazz community in the mid-1990s. His playing moves between modern jazz and freer forms, with an ear for atmosphere that also aligns with ambient jazz.
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.