Obasi Akoto Steve Kirby Quartet
About This Event
The Obasi Akoto Steve Kirby Quartet — led by Obasi Akoto and bassist Steve Kirby — plays a set at Smalls Jazz Club that emphasizes close rhythmic coordination and ensemble conversation. Their performances draw on the working‑club tradition, favoring attentive, small‑group interpretations of standards and originals and prioritizing listening and tight ensemble interplay over showmanship.
About the Artists
Obasi Akoto
Obasi Akoto is a jazz musician heard on New York City bandstands, including sets at Smalls Jazz Club. His work moves between small-group leadership and sideman roles, with credits alongside drummer Steve Johns, The Mythology Band, and the Obasi Akoto Quartet.
Steve Kirby
Steve Kirby is a jazz bassist, composer, and educator whose work is often heard in New York City club settings, including Smalls Jazz Club. In the Obasi Akoto Steve Kirby Quartet, he shares leadership duties with saxophonist Obasi Akoto, shaping the group’s time feel from the bottom up while leaving space for the horns and drums to speak.
Obasi Akoto Steve Kirby Quartet
Obasi Akoto Steve Kirby Quartet is a New York City–based small-group jazz project led by Obasi Akoto and Steve Kirby. Both musicians are fixtures on NYC bandstands, alternating between leading their own sets and working as sidemen across the scene.