Manuel Valera Quartet
About This Event
At Smalls Jazz Club the Manuel Valera Quartet appears alongside trumpeter Jack Walrath’s quintet. Valera’s writing treats rhythm as a structural device and favors architectural, conversational interplay; Walrath brings post‑bop arrangements that emphasize structure and quick reflexes rather than display.
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
The Jack Walrath Quintet centers on trumpeter and arranger Jack Walrath, a post-bop figure whose résumé includes work with Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gary Peacock, and Glenn Ferris. The group has been documented in concert settings since at least the early 1980s, including a live recording from the Umbria Jazz Festival that later appeared on an Italian label.
Manuel Valera
Manuel Valera is a Cuban pianist and composer based in New York City, heard in settings that range from small-group jazz to Afro-Cuban projects. In NYC he appears at venues including The Django, Smalls Jazz Club, and Bar Bayeux, where he has worked alongside artists such as Duduka Da Fonseca, Vinicius Gomes, and Eduardo Belo.
Manuel Valera Group
Site of Cuban composer and jazz pianist Manuel Valera. Find his discography store, upcoming events and details about his musical career in New York and more than 30 worldwide.
Manuel Valera Quartet
Site of Cuban composer and jazz pianist Manuel Valera. Find his discography store, upcoming events and details about his musical career in New York and more than 30 worldwide.