Party Hats New York Performances

*Party Hats* is a 2006 studio album from guitarist Will Bernard, released the following year, and later recognized with a Grammy nomination in the contemporary jazz field. It matters in Bernard’s New York story because it marked a broader arrival, moving him from respected sideman circles into clearer authorship as a bandleader. At Dizzy’s Club, the Will Bernard Quartet revisits that material in a live club setting, where composition and groove share the frame. The writing hints at jazz’s ongoing conversation with downtown rhythms without leaning on crossover as a gimmick.