$30 Seated & $20 Bar/Standing
7:00pm and 9:00 Shows (Ticketed Separately)
German-born and New York-based bassist-composer Jakob Dreyer showcases a new sound, a new band, and an urge to swing in his third album as a leader. Roots and Things is his most personal recording yet, and the next step in a career that keeps growing.
Band Members:
Jakob Dreyer - Bass
Tivon Pennicott - Saxophone
Sasha Berliner - Vibraphone
Kenn Salters - Drums
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Jakob Dreyer originally studied piano from age four and shifted to bass at age 14. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg, where he studied both classical and jazz music. He then studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory before later establishing himself as an in-demand sideman in Germany for many years, working with national artists like Gabriel Coburger, Sandra Hempel and Sebastian Gille as well as international artists like Dusko Goykovich, Nils Landgren and Delfeayo Marsalis. He moved to New York City in 2014 and the following year earned a master’s degree in Performance from City College of New York, where he studied with John Patitucci. Dreyer has performed with a variety of notable jazz artists and appeared on over 30 albums. Dreyer points to the early ‘60s Blue Note era of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock as major compositional influences, along with Bill Evans, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Kenny Wheeler and J.S. Bach.
Tivon Pennicott, a Georgia native residing in New York City, is a highly sought-after saxophone player, composer, and vocalist. Pennicott is a key contributor to three GRAMMY Award-winning albums, including Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society (Heads Up International, 2012), Gregory Porter’s Liquid Spirit (Blue Note, 2013), and Take Me to the Alley (Blue Note, 2017). On screen, Pennicott appeared regularly on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the Stay Human Band with Jon Batiste before recording his own Chronology of a Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard (Verve, 2019) and Anatomy of Angels (Verve, 2019) Live At The Village Vanguard. His evolving sound is the result of a soulful, sophisticated groove foundation honed in the church, and a penchant for unbound harmonic exploration. Pennicott has toured and collaborated with such visionaries as Roy Hargrove and his RH Factor project and Kenny Burrell with his Jazz Heritage All Stars.
Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, bandleader, and a rock drummer turned vibraphonist from San Francisco, CA. Berliner was named one of “10 Rising Women Instrumentalists You Should Know” by SFJAZZ Magazine in 2018, described as a “young mallet master” by JazzTimes, and cited as #1 Rising Star Vibraphonist in the 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll at age 21. She has headlined international venues like Newport Jazz Festival, The Blue Note, Montreal Jazz Festival, and Monterey Jazz Festival. In addition to performing with her own band, she has recorded and performed live with such renowned musicians as Tyshawn Sorey, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, and Cecile McLorin Salvant. Berliner has been a guest lecturer at the University of Champaign-Illinois, UC San Diego, Stanford Jazz Workshop, and Berklee College of Music, and is currently a Professor of Jazz and Jazz Composition at UC Irvine.
Kenneth Salters, drummer, composer, and bandleader, has become a fixture on Manhattan’s West Village independent jazz scene and around the world as an in-demand sideman. Born in New Haven, CT, and raised in Columbia, SC, Salters began his musical career on trombone before pursuing his studies as a percussion major at the University of South Carolina. Since moving to New York in 2006, he has worked with luminaries in jazz and R&B, including Don Byron, Chris Potter, and Aretha Franklin.
