A Century of Jazz: Bill Crow and Steve Little

Jason Yeager and Justin Poindexter bring a working jazz musician’s perspective to Dizzy’s Club, leading a program that honors bassist Bill Crow and drummer Steve Little. Their set draws on repertoire and arrangements associated with the Gerry Mulligan ensembles that shaped postwar modern jazz, using the material as a lens on craft and history.

Jason Yeager is an award-winning performer and recording artist based in New York City. As a bandleader, Jason has released eight critically acclaimed albums and performed across five continents, routinely appearing at such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, Smalls Jazz Club, and Café Carlyle.

Justin Poindexter is a jazz artist heard in New York City settings such as Dizzy’s Club. He has collaborated with pianist Jason Yeager, including a Dizzy’s program honoring bassist Bill Crow and drummer Steve Little, drawing on repertoire and arrangements associated with the Gerry Mulligan orbit of the 1950s and 1960s.

Bill Crow is an American jazz bassist whose work is closely associated with the cool-school repertoire of the mid‑century. He was the longtime bassist in Gerry Mulligan’s bands through the 1950s and 1960s, a role that placed him at the center of an era defined by lean arrangements and precise ensemble interplay.

A Century of Jazz is an individual jazz artist presented at New York City’s Dizzy’s Club. The project centers on historically grounded repertoire and arrangements, including programs that trace the Gerry Mulligan circle and its emphasis on counterpoint and ensemble transparency.

Steve Little is a jazz drummer heard in New York City settings such as Dizzy’s Club. He appears in programs like *A Century of Jazz: Bill Crow and Steve Little*, where bassist Bill Crow, pianist Jason Yeager, and leader Justin Poindexter build a set around repertoire associated with the Gerry Mulligan circle.