{"version":1,"state":"ready_for_manual_post","account":"@openearmedia","feature":{"slug":"chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026","title":"What remains when Chris Morrissey takes the words away","pageUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026","eventStartDate":"2026-08-19T19:00:00-04:00","updatedAt":"2026-07-31T01:51:10Z"},"caption":"Chris Morrissey calls the new quintet Sans Vox. The title removes his most explicit instrument—the singing voice—but not the songwriter behind it.\n\nAt The Jazz Gallery on August 19, Morrissey’s bass meets Aurora Nealand’s soprano saxophone and accordion, Steven Bernstein’s trumpet, Marvin Sewell’s guitar and Dan Weiss’s drums. None of the supporting players made Morrissey’s early instrumental records, so this is not a reunion. It is a return to an old question with an entirely new set of answers: how can a band make the emotional route of a song clear without words?\n\nHear the 2009 entry point, the voice-led work that followed, and what each new player changes in the full feature:\nhttps://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026\n\n@chrisjmorrissey @auroranealand @marvin.sewell.guitar @danwdrums @stevenbernsteinmusic\n\n#ChrisMorrissey #SansVox #NYCJazz #TheJazzGallery #JazzDateBook","hashtags":["#ChrisMorrissey","#SansVox","#NYCJazz","#TheJazzGallery","#JazzDateBook"],"mentions":[{"role":"bandleader","name":"Chris Morrissey","handle":"@chrisjmorrissey","verifiedBySourceId":"morrissey-official"},{"role":"artist","name":"Aurora Nealand","handle":"@auroranealand","verifiedBySourceId":"aurora-instagram"},{"role":"artist","name":"Marvin Sewell","handle":"@marvin.sewell.guitar","verifiedBySourceId":"marvin-instagram"},{"role":"artist","name":"Dan Weiss","handle":"@danwdrums","verifiedBySourceId":"dan-official"},{"role":"artist","name":"Steven Bernstein","handle":"@stevenbernsteinmusic","verifiedBySourceId":"steven-official"}],"slides":[{"order":1,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026/social/01.jpg","alt":"Cover slide with an original illustration of an unlit microphone surrounded by bass, trumpet, soprano saxophone, accordion, guitar and drums. Text: ‘The songs after the words.’ Chris Morrissey’s Sans Vox is a return—but not a reunion. New York, August 19, 2026.","sha256":"cc816f01ec0f14b9a09a100697a5ef4909badddcd00203fc85e0ae877a96f21c"},{"order":2,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026/social/02.jpg","alt":"Timeline slide titled ‘An old question, new answers.’ It traces Morrissey’s instrumental 2009 album The Morning World, the voice-led 2021–2026 period, and the August 19 Sans Vox quintet, concluding that the return is to a composing problem rather than an original lineup.","sha256":"401059ea74b8d42435f31654ee9e7a17b2c141e8cb99f777b13d4071e759b3e9"},{"order":3,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026/social/03.jpg","alt":"Event-details slide for Wednesday, August 19, with separate 7 and 9 p.m. sets at The Jazz Gallery, 1158 Broadway, fifth floor, entrance on 27th Street, New York. Lineup: Chris Morrissey, Aurora Nealand, Marvin Sewell, Dan Weiss and Steven Bernstein.","sha256":"642e163adfd8863a4858631d817408c73a92071b5d254fdffc6d698472f4508b"},{"order":4,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026/social/04.jpg","alt":"Credits slide with the original Sans Vox illustration, verified Instagram handles for Chris Morrissey, Aurora Nealand, Marvin Sewell, Dan Weiss and Steven Bernstein, and an Open Ear Media original-art credit.","sha256":"e8a4fcd31ac3de790b5d01e6c4728a0ced9662b5b96b1240eb561c731c42b05f"}],"contactSheetUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/chris-morrissey-sans-vox-new-york-2026/social/contact-sheet.jpg","altText":"Four-frame Open Ear Media carousel about Chris Morrissey’s Sans Vox quintet: a voice-shaped opening, the route from instrumental quartets through voice-led records, August 19 details at The Jazz Gallery, the complete five-person lineup, verified artist handles and original-art credit.","automaticPostingAllowed":false}