Live Jazz Tuesday: Jay Sanders’ Quintessence ft. Will Boyd, Alan Hall & Quinn Sternberg

The Jay Sanders Quintessence distills the pure essence of improvisational expression, where four musical alchemists converge to transmute sound into its most fundamental form. This quartet embodies the philosophical concept of quintessence—the fifth element beyond earth, air, fire, and water—representing the primordial substance from which all musical reality springs.

The quartet’s repertoire crystallizes the essential qualities of diverse influences—jazz sophistication meets rock power, blues authenticity converges with Americana’s pastoral beauty, while African rhythmic wisdom weaves through it all. Sanders’ original compositions serve as launching points for spontaneous musical conversations, where through-composed themes evolve into groove-based explorations, peaceful melodicism transforms into free jazz adventures, and moments of cacophonous noise resolve into transcendent harmony.

Every Monday and Tuesday, Little Jumbo brings live jazz to your ears. littlejumbobar.com

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