SMOKE Jazz Club‘s concert schedule for May 2025 features top ensembles including supergroup Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring, as well as The Jazz Communicators. The month culminates with the Miles Davis Celebration, in honor of the trumpeter and icon, who would have been 99 years old on May 26.
May 2025 Concert Schedule (subject to change):
Wed-Sun April 30-May 4 Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
Jeremy Pelt – trumpet (except Sat)
Freddie Hendrix – trumpet (Sat only)
Wayne Escoffery – tenor saxophone
Adam Rodgers – guitar
David Kikoski – bass
Essiet Essiet – bass
Lewis Nash – drums
Their repertoire reinvents classic soul jazz with fresh arrangements of iconic tunes while also introducing their own original contributions to the genre. The performances are rich, soulful, and irresistibly funky.
Wed-Sun May 7-11 Billy Childs Quartet featuring Chris Potter
Chris Potter – tenor saxophone
Billy Childs – piano
Matt Penman – bass
Ari Hoenig – drums
Wed-Sun May 14-18 Terell Stafford Quintet
Terell Stafford – trumpet
Tim Warfield – tenor saxophone
Bruce Barth – piano
David Wong – bass
Johnathan Blake – drums
Wed-Sun May 21-25 Louis Hayes and The Jazz Communicators
Abraham Burton – tenor saxophone
Steve Nelson – vibraphone
David Hazeltine – piano
Gerald Cannon – bass
Louis Hayes – drum
NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes, a legendary drummer who has been at the heart of the jazz world for over five decades, reunites an all-star lineup of his historic ensemble.
Wed-Sun May 28-June 1 Miles Davis Celebration
Eddie Henderson – trumpet
Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
George Cables – piano
Peter Washington – bass
Billy Hart – drumsThe
The quintet celebrates the life and music of the iconic Miles Davis, who would have been 99 on May 26. This special week honors Davis’s groundbreaking contributions to jazz, showcasing some of the music that continues to grow in importance and popularity with musicians and audiences. From the modal masterpiece of Kind of Blue to the groundbreaking work of the Second Great Quintet and many of the other familiar classics from throughout his career, these jazz giants will create some of the magic of Miles.
Shows are Wednesday-Sunday @ 7:00 p.m. + 9:00 p.m. and additional 10:30 p.m. (Fri & Sat only). Doors open at 5:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). Tickets: In-Person $25+. Livestream $15 (Fri only). For more information and to make reservations, please visit SMOKEjazz.com.
SMOKE Jazz Club is located at 2751 Broadway (between 105/106th Streets), New York, NY,
