Events Calendar

The Claudia Quintet is one of the most innovative and promising groups to emerge in recent years from New York City's burgeoning alternative jazz scene. They have toured extensively over the past decade, receiving widespread critical acclaim and generating a buzz among jazz and post-rock audiences in the United States, Europe, Australia and beyond. Simultaneously accessible and intriguing, the Claudia Quintet's music can perhaps best be described as "post-jazz:" combining propulsive grooves, sophisticated compositions, classical chamber music dynamics and instrumental interaction and near telepathic improvisation. All four of the group's recordings have been well-received, including four stars from DownBeat magazine, “Best of 2002" by Jazztimes and a “CHOC” from Jazzman. Their most recent disc, "For," was released on Cuneiform Records in 2007. Led by drummer and composer John Hollenbeck, the band has been called by Downbeat Magazine "...a true ensemble from top to bottom, a sonic equivalent to a hand-woven tapestry." The quintet's one-of-a-kind sound, with influences ranging from post-grunge punk to contemporary classical chamber music and everything in between, derives from the organic interplay of its virtuosos: Hollenbeck (drums, percussion, toys), Drew Gress (double bass), Matt Moran (vibes), Ted Reichman (accordion) and Chris Speed (clarinet, tenor sax). The group will be joined for this performance by renowned jazz pianist Gary Versace, who most recently has worked with John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Maria Schneider and jazz saxophone legend Lee Konitz.