New York City » Calendar » The Microscopic Septet at Smalls Jazz Club
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
When
Thu, July 21, 2022
9:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Phillip Johnston
saxophoneDon Davis
saxophoneMichael Hashim
saxophone, sopraninoDave Sewelson
bassJoel Forrester
pianoDave Hofstra
bassRichard Dworkin
drumsMicroscopic Septet
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
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. ...