This event is in the past.It took place on August 9, 2026 at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Jazz & BluesSML treats instruments as portals, not tools. The quintet's voracious, Miles Davis-evoking set exhausts one sonic world, then pivots hard into another for 80 minutes of restless discovery.
SML (Small Medium Large)
Portuguese avant‑garde jazz quintet blending electric guitar, synth, sax, drums and effects
Headliner
SML is a supergroup formed in 2024 by Anna Butterss (electric bass), Jeremiah Chiu (synthesizer, sampling, percussion), Josh Johnson (saxophone, electronics), Booker Stardrum (drums, percussion) and Gregory Uhlmann (electric guitar, effects). Their debut album was praised by Pitchfork as a landmark of contemporary vanguard music, noted for pushing the boundaries of jazz toward a new, genre‑defying direction.
Jazz & BluesSML treats instruments as portals, not tools. The quintet's voracious, Miles Davis-evoking set exhausts one sonic world, then pivots hard into another for 80 minutes of restless discovery.
SML (Small Medium Large)
Portuguese avant‑garde jazz quintet blending electric guitar, synth, sax, drums and effects
Headliner
SML is a supergroup formed in 2024 by Anna Butterss (electric bass), Jeremiah Chiu (synthesizer, sampling, percussion), Josh Johnson (saxophone, electronics), Booker Stardrum (drums, percussion) and Gregory Uhlmann (electric guitar, effects). Their debut album was praised by Pitchfork as a landmark of contemporary vanguard music, noted for pushing the boundaries of jazz toward a new, genre‑defying direction.