Jack Walrath Quintet
About This Event
Trumpeter and arranger Jack Walrath, known for post-bop work with Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gary Peacock and Glenn Ferris, performs with his quintet at Smalls Jazz Club. He has documented the group in live settings — notably a 1983 Umbria Jazz Festival recording — and the Smalls date foregrounds his focus on composition and improvisation within a small-club quintet format.
About the Artists
Jack Walrath
Jack Arthur Walrath is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others.
Jack Walrath Quintet
Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 2 is a live album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded at the Umbria Jazz Festival in 1983, and released on the Italian Red label in 1985.