Jazz
Sam Newsome Quintet
About This Event
The New York City–based Sam Newsome Quintet plays at Smalls Jazz Club, navigating between hard-bop structure and free-jazz release. Led by saxophonist Sam Newsome, the quintet favors sound and group interaction over individual display, with frontline and rhythm section trading short statements and quick shifts that shape music for the room rather than the feed.
About the Artist
Sam Newsome Quintet
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The Sam Newsome Quintet is a New York City–based jazz group heard at Smalls Jazz Club, working in the terrain between hard bop structure and free-jazz release. Led by saxophonist Sam Newsome, the band frames tight themes and open improvisation as equal parts of the set.