{"version":1,"state":"ready_for_manual_post","account":"@openearmedia","feature":{"slug":"michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026","title":"Michael Adkins makes room for four storytellers","pageUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026","eventStartDate":"2026-09-10T19:00:00-04:00","updatedAt":"2026-09-06T19:16:19Z"},"caption":"What happens when the drummer’s melodies matter as much as his beat?\n\nMichael Adkins brings his East End Key Quartet to Cambridge with Roberta Piket, John Lockwood and Billy Mintz. Adkins’s recordings with Paul Motian offer one entry point. Another is Domestic Harmony: Piket’s solo album of Mintz’s compositions, originally made as a birthday gift.\n\nThis is a different quartet—not a recreation of either recorded band. Listen across all four voices.\n\nSeptember 10, 2026 · 7–8:30 p.m. EDT\nThe Mad Monkfish · Jazz Baroness Room\n524 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA\n@themadmonkfish\n\nMichael Adkins — tenor saxophone\nRoberta Piket — piano\nJohn Lockwood — bass\nBilly Mintz — drums\n\n$25 restaurant minimum per person, separate from admission. Check official tickets for current availability.\n\nRead the feature and follow the official listening guide:\nhttps://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026\n\nOriginal typography and artwork: Open Ear Media.\n\n#MichaelAdkins #RobertaPiket #BillyMintz #CambridgeJazz #BostonJazz","hashtags":["#MichaelAdkins","#RobertaPiket","#BillyMintz","#CambridgeJazz","#BostonJazz"],"mentions":[{"role":"venue","name":"The Mad Monkfish","handle":"@themadmonkfish","verifiedBySourceId":"official-event"}],"slides":[{"order":1,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026/social/01.jpg","alt":"Michael Adkins’s East End Key Quartet: four musicians, no background roles. A typographic diagram names Michael Adkins, tenor saxophone; Roberta Piket, piano; John Lockwood, bass; and Billy Mintz, drums, around “Listen across.” Cambridge, September 10, 2026.","sha256":"dac4dac3cf2e820b65ed46b8b86a048cf08ec9f34d80da6a9ad99165d57d8544"},{"order":2,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026/social/02.jpg","alt":"The history in the room: Adkins’s 2008 Rotator features Russ Lossing, John Hébert and Paul Motian. Piket’s 2019 Domestic Harmony is a solo album of Mintz compositions first recorded as a birthday gift. In 2026 Adkins, Piket, Lockwood and Mintz form the Cambridge lineup. Listen for the response, not only the solo.","sha256":"3d9f0a4de9591b6945637280f6b83369e82acc7facda387ac649139e91dc1ae6"},{"order":3,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026/social/03.jpg","alt":"Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7–8:30 p.m. EDT, The Mad Monkfish, Jazz Baroness Room, 524 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. Michael Adkins, tenor sax; Roberta Piket, piano; John Lockwood, bass; Billy Mintz, drums. A $25 restaurant minimum per person is additional to admission. Check official tickets for current availability.","sha256":"fccc4c6212220fa11b3324bb2ef70a00d843f35815e91bf3f45b825e710decce"},{"order":4,"url":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026/social/04.jpg","alt":"Official listening paths: michaeladkinsjazz.com, robertajazz.com and billymintz.com. Venue Instagram: @themadmonkfish. Start with Rotator, Domestic Harmony and the official Cannonball video. Original typography and artwork by Open Ear Media; no third-party photographs reproduced.","sha256":"585a40607e8560aa655c34e6b93e34ebab569384f22e9bde654eed8ca0a1b891"}],"contactSheetUrl":"https://jazzdatebook.com/featured-shows/michael-adkins-east-end-key-quartet-cambridge-2026/social/contact-sheet.jpg","altText":"Four-frame guide to Michael Adkins’s East End Key Quartet: four equal musical voices; Adkins’s quartet recordings and Piket–Mintz’s documented collaboration; the September 10 Cambridge date and full lineup; official listening sites and the venue’s verified Instagram account. All graphics are original Open Ear Media typography.","automaticPostingAllowed":false}