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The Microscopic Septet at Smalls Jazz Club

Courtesy of Phillip Johnston | Posted on May 28, 2022

Where

Smalls Jazz Club
183 West 10th Street
New York, NY
Map
212 252-5091

The Microscopic Septet at Smalls Jazz Club

When

Thu, July 21, 2022
7:30 pm

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Musicians

Don Davis
saxophone
Michael Hashim
saxophone, sopranino
Microscopic Septet
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

Thursday, July 21st 2022, Smalls Jazz Club, New York, NY, two sets at 7.30PM and 9PM
Tickets: https://www.smallslive.com/

Active for a dozen years, the Microscopic Septet were widely recognized as "New York's Most Famous Unknown Band." The group started with a basic reeds-and-rhythm texture (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone sax, piano, bass and drums) that was sonically similar to the sound of the Swing Era. However, they employed these textures to address a widely eclectic range of styles, from free-form music to R&B, rhumbas and ragtime.

The result was a brilliant blend of fresh-sounding orchestration and inspired soloing. Beloved in New York, where they generally drew capacity crowds, "The Micros" were one of the most celebrated of the many cutting-edge units associated with experimental music's best-known venue, the Knitting Factory, during the peak years of the "Downtown" music movement in the mid 1980s onward. ...

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