I’m looking forward to three shows this week with a great quartet . It’s a rare opportunity for you to hear both Billy’s original compositions and west coast saxophonist John Gross, one of the best.
Billy’s writing is really engaging. I think you’ll enjoy this music and I hope you’ll come out this week.
I’m also playing (along with John, Billy and Putter) with saxophonist Lena Bloch 1/31 at Culture Shuk at East End Temple in Manhattan. We’ll be playing standards, and a few originals by members of the group. Lena, in a courageous if foolhardy move, has also asked me to sing a number of tunes.
The Billy Mintz Quartet
Billy Mintz – drums
John Gross – tenor saxophone
Roberta Piket – piano
Cameron Brown – bass (1/29)
Putter Smith – bass (2/2, 2/3)
1/29/13 West Orange, NJ Whole Foods West Orange
2/02/13 Brooklyn, NY Ibeam
2/03/13 New York, NY Smalls Jazz Club (afternoon show)