THURS 8 & 9:30 Dan Tepfer w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Jochen Rueckert
About This Event
Pianist-composer-coder Dan Tepfer — known for his Goldberg Variations/Variations and Natural Machines projects — leads a quartet at Bar Bayeux, presenting music that bridges composed frameworks and improvisation. He is joined by saxophonist Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton — a responsive ensemble player rooted between modern jazz and freer improvisation — and German-born drummer Jochen Rueckert, noted for precise, forward-driving time. The lineup suggests music shaped from inside the group dynamic, emphasizing texture and rhythmic momentum over fixed arrangements.
About the Artists
Dan Tepfer
Dan Tepfer is a pianist / composer / coder who lives in Brooklyn. He's known for his projects Goldberg Variations/Variations, Natural Machines and his jazz albums.
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.
Jochen Rueckert
Jochen Rueckert is a German-born jazz drummer who has made New York City his base since the late 1990s, building a steady presence on bandstands and recordings. He has appeared on more than 120 albums and is known for long-running work with artists such as Marc Copland, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, and Pat Metheny.