Sets 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Also live streamed on Smalls website.
JEFF “SIEGE” SIEGEL QUARTET
Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet
Featuring:
Erica Lindsay – tenor saxophone
Francesca Tanksley – piano
Rich Syracuse – bass
Jeff “Siege” Siegel – drums
..”You can hear the tightness and precision of this group, but also the freedom that comes from trusting your musical peers and being familiar and comfortable with each other. This is jazz at its best; Live! Uninhibited and formidable….If I were giving out stars as praise, I would shower all the stars in our universe upon this project.”…Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs
“Joy for the ears, food for the soul.” (Felipe Freitas, Jazz Trail)
..” In a word, the classic neobop is a great album! Jazzquad (Russia)
.. “This stimulating and often-stormy set of exciting post-bop jazz does an excellent job of displaying the musical talents of Jeff “Siege” Siegel’s quartet. (Scott Yanow, Jazz Artistry)
During the past 21 years, The Jeff "Siege" Siegel Quartet has been making a name for itself touring Europe 4 times while performing at jazz festivals, live radio concerts, concerts and club venues. In 2019, Jeff’s quartet, along with special guests Feya Faku and Fred Berryhill, toured Africa where they performed several clinics on behalf of the US State Department and concert performance throughout South Africa as well as at the US Embassy, Mbabane, Eswatini.
Based in New York, the group consists of leader Jeff “Siege” Siegel on drums, Erica Lindsay on tenor saxophone, Francesca Tanksley on piano and Rich Syracuse on bass.
Jeff “Siege” Siegel (drummer, composer/arranger) was a member of the Sir Roland Hanna Trio from 1994-99, His career has also led him to perform &/or record w/Ron Carter, Kenny Burrell, Jack DeJohnette, Mose Allison, Dave Douglas, John Medeski, Kurt Elling, Ravi Coltrane, Ryan Kisor, Arthur Rhames, Wadada Leo Smith, Lee Shaw, Tony & Pete Levin & more.
In addition, Jeff has performed/and or recorded as well with an array of international artists in his travels including European artists Johannes Enders, Esa Pietila, Nils Wogrom, Jaromir Honzak, Harry Sokol, Torsten Goods, Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr, Cecile Verny , Michael Lutzeier, Nick Smart, Kirke Karja, South African trumpeter Feya Faku, singer Tutu Puoane and The South Africa Tribute Big Band and Brazilian and Argentinian musicians such as Tito Oliva, Filo Machado, Robenare Marques, Marcelo Jesuino, Raphael Simpaio and Ale Demogli. Adjunct Professor at New School, SUNY New Paltz and WCSU, Vassar College and The New School. He holds an M.A. in Jazz from Queens College. www.jeffsiegeljazz.us, www.sonicbids.com/jeffsiegel
Erica Lindsay (tenor saxophone/arr./composer) is a Professor at Bard College. She has performed with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Melba Liston Co, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, McCoy Tyner, Howard Johnson, Frank Zappa, Sumi Tonooka and her own quartet. She is a 2017 recipient of the Chamber Music of American New Jazz Works Commission. www.ericalindsay.com
Francesca Tanksley (piano/composer/arranger) tours w/Billy Harper Qt., Erica Lindsay Qt., Jeff Siegel Qt. in Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and So. America & U.S. Leads her own trio & worked w/David Newman, Reggie Workman,.Francesca is Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Boston and an Adjunct Professor at Bard College. www.dreamcallerproductions.com
Rich Syracuse (bass/composer) performed for many years with saxophonist Nick Brignola, Mose Allison and pianist Lee Shaw. Additional perfomances with Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Brubeck Brothers Medeski, and several others.. He has toured Europe, South America, and Southern Africa. Rich is Adjunct Prof. of Bass at Skidmore College, SUNY New Paltz, Bard College as well as bass instructor at the Hotchkiss School.. www.richsyracusebass.us
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