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Buster Williams Something More Quartet - LIVESTREAMED at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Courtesy of InstantSeats | Posted on October 2, 2020

Where

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
Map
212-864-6662

Buster Williams Something More Quartet - LIVESTREAMED  at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

When

Sat, October 31, 2020
8:00 pm

Musicians

Steve Wilson
saxophone, alto
Brandon McCune
organ, Hammond B3

About

“New Yorkers know his trademark band, Something More, as one of the elite post-bop combos around.” – WBGO.org

Buster Williams, a bassist with virtuosic technique and an unmistakable sound, leads his “Something More” quartet with saxophonist/flutist Steve Wilson, pianist Brandon McCune, and the great drummer Lenny White. The Guardian calls Williams “one of the great acoustic bassists,” and JazzTimes states “Williams’ résumé ranks with that of any bassist in the modern era.” It’s a resume that includes working with Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt when he was 17; backing singing legends Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughn and Nancy Wilson in the ’60s; anchoring Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi sextet into the ’70s; and co-founding the Timeless All-Stars and Sphere after that...

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Concerts

May 4 Sat
May 4 Sat
May 5 Sun
May 5 Sun

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