This event is in the past.It took place on September 25, 2026 at Smalls Jazz Club.
Jazz & BluesWest Village, New York
🎺"felt like we teleported to New Orleans"
🎹"nothing short of excellence"
⏰Arrive early for front-row seats
Step into a tucked-away basement where world-class jazz unfolds just feet from your seat. Manuel Valera's quartet brings Cuban-rooted piano mastery alongside John Ellis's soaring tenor sax in a room so intimate, the music practically breathes beside you.
intimate basement venue
world-class musicians
Cuban jazz influences
first-come seating
Jazz & BluesWest Village, New York
🎺"felt like we teleported to New Orleans"
🎹"nothing short of excellence"
⏰Arrive early for front-row seats
Step into a tucked-away basement where world-class jazz unfolds just feet from your seat. Manuel Valera's quartet brings Cuban-rooted piano mastery alongside John Ellis's soaring tenor sax in a room so intimate, the music practically breathes beside you.
intimate basement venue
world-class musicians
Cuban jazz influences
first-come seating