SAT 8 & 9:30 - Billy Mintz Quintet w/Anton Denner, Dave Scott, Roberta Piket, John Hebert

Billy Mintz is a drummer working in jazz and free improvisation, heard in New York City settings including Bar Bayeux. He appears in small-group contexts where written material and open playing share space, alongside musicians such as pianist Jacob Sacks, saxophonist Adam Kolker, and bassist Jeremy Stratton.

The Billy Mintz Quintet is a New York City–based jazz group heard in club settings such as Ornithology Jazz Club. The ensemble moves in the orbit of free jazz, with a working repertoire shaped for live rooms and late sets.

Anton Denner is a jazz musician heard in New York City rooms such as Ornithology Jazz Club, where he appears for sets like “Jazz at Ornithology — September 29.” An emerging presence on streaming platforms, he is better documented in the company he keeps, with past collaborations including Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln.

Roberta Piket is a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and arranger whose work moves between bandstand tradition and structured composition. In New York City, she appears at Ornithology Jazz Club, including Jazz at Ornithology — September 29.

John Hebert is a jazz bassist whose work sits close to free and avant-garde traditions, with a focus on collective improvisation and quick shifts in form. In New York City he appears in small-room settings such as Bar Bayeux, where he joins trumpeter-composer Ralph Alessi’s group Escalation alongside pianist Matt Mitchell and drummer-percussionist Ches Smith.