Eric Alexander Quartet featuring George Cables “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

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*PLEASE NOTE: All 6:00PM and 8:00PM shows at Smoke are Dinner Shows $25.00 / $50.00 / $60.00 / $65.00 – Sat $25.00 / $40.00 / $50.00 / $55.00 – Sun Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone George Cables – piano Nat Reeves – bass Carl Allen – drums “One of the giants of the tenor sax.” – All Music Guide Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander leads an all-star quartet featuring legendary pianist George Cables, bassist Nat Reeves, and drummer Carl Allen in a release celebration for his new album, Fifth Quadrant. One of the most acclaimed tenor saxophonists of his generation, Alexander has been a leading voice in modern jazz since emerging on the scene in the early 1990s. Known for his powerful sound, deep command of the bebop tradition, and highly expressive improvising, he has performed and recorded with many of the foremost figures in jazz, including Pat Martino, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, George Coleman, Freddie Cole, and the acclaimed cooperative sextet One for All. Cables, a veteran of the bands of Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Pepper, joins Alexander’s longtime collaborators Reeves and Allen, bringing an extraordinary depth of experience to the bandstand. Alexander’s new album, Fifth Quadrant, his first as a leader for Smoke Sessions, features Alexander’s new compositions augmented by some modern classics while showcasing a shared commitment to melody and swing. All About Jazz calls Alexander “one of the more emotive and resourceful improvisers on the scene,” while National Public Radio has hailed him as “one of the finest bebop saxophonists in the world.”