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Drummer and bandleader Sylvia Cuenca brings together an extraordinary multigenerational ensemble for Bridging Generations, pairing some of jazz’s most accomplished veterans with two compelling voices from a new generation.Cuenca has spent decades performing around the world with jazz legends, including four years with Joe Henderson and seventeen years with Clark Terry, as well as collaborations with Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Billy Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Gregory Porter, John Clayton and many others. For this special program, she is joined by GRAMMY Award–winning pianist David Kikoski, a longtime member of the Mingus Big Band who has performed and recorded with Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and John Scofield; and acclaimed bassist Essiet Essiet, whose remarkable career includes Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Bobby Watson’s Horizon, Abdullah Ibrahim, the Blue Note All-Stars and countless leading figures in jazz.
Representing a rising generation are saxophonist and composer Rico Jones, whose 2025 debut album BloodLines earned a four-star review from DownBeat and a place on the magazine’s Best Albums of 2025 list, and trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., son of trumpet great Wallace Roney and pianist Geri Allen, who has already shared the stage with artists including Chick Corea, Jimmy Heath, Lenny White and Buster Williams.
Together, the quintet explores original compositions from both emerging artists and seasoned veterans, connecting generations through swing, blues, Latin and Brazilian grooves. Bridging Generations celebrates jazz as a living tradition—rooted in decades of experience while continually renewed by the voices shaping its future.
Lineup
Sylvia Cuenca — drums
David Kikoski — piano
Essiet Essiet — bass
Wallace Roney Jr. — trumpet
Rico Jones — saxophone
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