{"version":1,"state":"ready_for_manual_post","account":"@openearmedia","feature":{"slug":"adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026","title":"What the quartet leaves unwritten","pageUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026","eventStartDate":"2026-07-29T19:30:00-07:00","updatedAt":"2026-07-25T23:24:56Z"},"caption":"What can four musicians build from the information a composer leaves out?\n\nBassist-composer Adi Meyerson describes Dark Matter as a push and pull between free improvisation and structure. At Sam First, the chordless quartet puts harmony, pulse and silence into negotiation: Nicole McCabe on alto saxophone, Julien Knowles on trumpet, Meyerson on bass and compositions, and Anthony Fung on drums.\n\nWED JUL 29\n7:30 PM + 9:30 PM\nSam First\n6171 W Century Blvd #180, Los Angeles\n21+\n\n@adibop · @nicolemccabe_ · @julienknowles · @anthonyfungmusic\nPresented by @samfirstbar.\n\nRead the full story and watch Meyerson’s official 2024 Dark Matter performances from the same room at jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026\n\nSam First lists separately ticketed sets. Its current first-set stream detail links to a YouTube page titled for another performance, so verify any streaming purchase directly with the venue.\n\nArtwork: original Open Ear Media editorial illustration, © 2026 Open Ear Media.","hashtags":["#AdiMeyerson","#DarkMatterQuartet","#LosAngelesJazz","#LiveJazz"],"mentions":[{"role":"artist","name":"Adi Meyerson","handle":"@adibop","verifiedBySourceId":"adi-bio"},{"role":"artist","name":"Nicole McCabe","handle":"@nicolemccabe_","verifiedBySourceId":"nicole-official"},{"role":"artist","name":"Julien Knowles","handle":"@julienknowles","verifiedBySourceId":"julien-official"},{"role":"artist","name":"Anthony Fung","handle":"@anthonyfungmusic","verifiedBySourceId":"anthony-official"},{"role":"venue","name":"Sam First","handle":"@samfirstbar","verifiedBySourceId":"sam-about"}],"slides":[{"order":1,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026/social/01.jpg","alt":"Abstract orbit-like artwork with bass, trumpet, saxophone and drum motifs around a dark center, headed “What the quartet leaves unwritten.”","sha256":"692bc131c31ec09990a331899bf14ddbaff7d695b3b5113267996814a87c6bdf"},{"order":2,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026/social/02.jpg","alt":"Timeline connecting Adi Meyerson’s 2021 large-ensemble suite, the documented 2024 Dark Matter quartet and the developing 2026 album chapter.","sha256":"5834f11ebf0cb7e33c091463ba86f0b8e88323f78429fe12fe4fab63b2b7bc1b"},{"order":3,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026/social/03.jpg","alt":"Show details for Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Sam First, listing Adi Meyerson, Nicole McCabe, Julien Knowles and Anthony Fung.","sha256":"7b38d6e1dc68b330f710ab917f36a3c73794b72c42d33be90b22fe7bb6c672a9"},{"order":4,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026/social/04.jpg","alt":"Verified Instagram handles for Adi Meyerson, Nicole McCabe, Julien Knowles, Anthony Fung and Sam First, plus the Open Ear Media artwork credit.","sha256":"0cd6f5eb9d6d428b2c91c0b73286e649377880ffc1ca24b0a26acea537818758"}],"contactSheetUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/adi-meyerson-dark-matter-los-angeles-2026/social/contact-sheet.jpg","altText":"Four-slide Jazz DateBook carousel about Adi Meyerson’s Dark Matter at Sam First. It introduces the chordless quartet’s unwritten-space concept, traces the project from Meyerson’s earlier suite through its 2024 documentation and current album work, gives both set times and the complete quartet, then closes with verified accounts and original-artwork credit.","automaticPostingAllowed":false}