The Azar Lawrence Quartet salutes John Coltrane. The Impulse Era! – MASiMAS FESTIVAL 2026

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Benito Gonzales piano · Brandon Lee drums · Essiet Essiet double bass At the MASiMAS Festival 2026, The Azar Lawrence Quartet presents a very special concert dedicated to John Coltrane ’s Impulse! period, coinciding with the centenary of one of the most transformative figures in jazz history. This is not a mere tribute, but a deep immersion into a decisive era when jazz expanded its expressive, spiritual, and formal boundaries. A tenor saxophonist with a strong personal voice, Azar Lawrence belongs to a generation directly connected to Coltrane ’s legacy, both in language and musical conception. His career has placed him alongside some of the most important names in modern jazz, and his approach to the repertoire always stems from profound respect for tradition, without sacrificing his own intense and contemporary voice. In this project, Lawrence situates himself within Coltrane’s sonic universe to engage in a dialogue with it from the present. Accompanied by Benito Gonzalez on piano, Essiet Essiet on double bass, and Brandon Lee on drums, the quartet revisits emblematic compositions