<p class="font_8">The 18th annual Angel City Jazz Fest presents</p>
<p class="font_8"><strong>West Coast Progressive Chamber Jazz</strong><br>
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Featuring<strong> Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet </strong>&amp; <strong>Matt Small’s Crushing Spiral Ensemble</strong><br>
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Join us for an extraordinary double bill featuring two exceptional ensembles performing all original, adventurous Chamber Jazz music.</p>
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<strong>Simple Excesses Quartet</strong><br>
Motoko Honda – piano/compositions<br>
Cory Wright – woodwinds<br>
Matt Small – bass<br>
Jordan Glenn – drums<br>
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Simple Excesses Quartet presents an exciting repertoire that unite classical chamber music, jazz, free jazz, and experimental music. Their intricate and dynamic performances transport audience to a realm of ethereal music.<br>
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<a href="https://www.motokohonda.com/simple-excesses-quartet" target="_blank">https://www.motokohonda.com/simple-excesses-quartet</a><br>
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<strong>The Crushing Spiral Ensemble</strong></p>
<p class="font_8">Matt&nbsp;Small – bass/compositions<br>
Steve Adams – tenor/soprano saxophones<br>
Cory Wright – alto saxophone<br>
Chris Grady – trumpet<br>
Motoko Honda – piano<br>
Jordan Glenn – drums<br>
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“Beautifully surreal and hauntingly languid…demonstrating Small’s affinity for wry humor and quiet grandiosity,” - <em>The San Francisco Bay Guardian</em><br>
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“Seductive and mysterious…shifting effortlessly among klezmer, pop, rock, and improv jazz…Small infuses his quirky compositions with both breadth and intimacy.” - <em>The San Francisco Weekly</em><br>
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<a href="http://www.mattsmall.org/about_crushing.html" target="_blank">http://www.mattsmall.org/about_crushing.html</a></p>