SAT 8 & 9:30 - Ember w/Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Noah Garabedian, Vinnie Sperrazza
About This Event
Ember — with leader Caleb Wheeler Curtis alongside bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza — plays small-room free-jazz sets at Bar Bayeux built in the moment. Curtis guides collective motion and quick textural shifts; Garabedian, a 2025 New Jazz Works grant recipient from Chamber Music America and a 2022 Calouste Gulbenkian In View grant recipient, anchors the low end while Sperrazza treats the drum kit as color and time.
About the Artists
Ember
Ember is a New York City–based jazz and free improvisation group heard in small-room settings like Bar Bayeux. Recent bills place the ensemble alongside improviser and bandleader Caleb Wheeler Curtis, with bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza.
Caleb Wheeler Curtis
Caleb Wheeler Curtis is a New York City–based jazz artist whose work sits in the overlap of free jazz and experimental improvisation. At Bar Bayeux, he leads small-group sets that prioritize collective motion and quick shifts in texture, drawing on the presence of collaborators like Emmanuel Michael, Michael Sarin, Hery Paz, and Colson Jimenez.
Noah Garabedian
Noah Garabedian holds a BA in Ethnomusicology from The University of California Los Angeles, and a Master's of Music Performance from New York University. He is a 2025 New Jazz Works Grant recipient from Chamber Music America; 2022 Calouste Gulbenkian In View Grant recipient; 202
Vinnie Sperrazza
Vinnie Sperrazza is a New York City–based drummer whose work sits between modern jazz and free improvisation. In NYC rooms like Bar Bayeux, he appears in small, conversational ensembles, including recent performances with pianist-composer Jacob Sacks, saxophonist-composer Adam Kolker, and bassist Jeremy Stratton.