Miles y Mas New York Performances

Miles y Mas is a live jazz set at Dizzy’s Club in New York City, led in different configurations by drummer Louis Hayes and guitarist Gil Gutierrez. The program moves between quintet swing language and a trio setting that leaves more room for guitar lines and rhythmic conversation. It sits in the continuum of NYC club jazz, where working bands test material in public and audiences hear the mechanics of ensemble playing up close. One clear virtue is the emphasis on time and restraint rather than display.