Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau And More To Perform At Smoke Jazz Club In January 2026

SMOKE Jazz Club has revealed its line-up to kickstart the New Year starting with the club debut of Joshua Redman leading his Quartet (Jan 7-11). The month continues with two of today's leading pianists in rare solo and trio performances: Brad Mehldau (Jan 14-18) and Cyrus Chestnut (Jan 21-25). SMOKE's new Steinway Spiriocast concert series continues with a Sunday afternoon solo piano show by Cyrus Chestnut on Steinway's Spirio | r grand piano. 

January 2026 also marks the introduction of SMOKE's earlier evening showtimes. Under the new schedule, first sets will begin at 6:00 p.m., with second sets following at 8:00 p.m., and the additional Friday and Saturday third sets at 10:00 p.m. 
 
JANUARY 2026 @ SMOKE Jazz Club
(schedule subject to change)
When: Wednesday-Sunday @ 6:00 p.m. + 8:00 p.m. and additional 10:00 p.m. (Fri & Sat only). Doors open at 4:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).
Where: SMOKE Jazz Club, 2751 Broadway (between 105/106th Streets), New York, NY, Train: 1 to 103rd Street.
Tickets: General $25+. Livestream $15 (Fri only). For more information and to make reservations, please visit SMOKEjazz.com.

Wed-Sun Jan 7-11 JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET SMOKE Jazz Club debut

Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Paul Cornish – piano
Philip Norris – bass
Nazir Ebo – drums

Joshua Redman has been such a brilliant saxophone improviser for more than three decades that his unerring flawlessness at a spontaneous art almost becomes a tic. – The Guardian

Joshua Redman leads his acclaimed new quartet in an auspicious SMOKE debut. This group features pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Phillip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo. Redman is an artist who resonates deeply in the jazz world as a gifted improviser, a charismatic performer, and an insightful thinker on the nature and meaning of music. After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard University, Redman deferred plans for law school and moved to New York City, immersing himself once again in the world of the arts. Here he worked with some of the greatest musicians of all time – Charlie Haden, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, and his father, Dewey Redman, to name just a few. In 1991, he won the Monk Competition, which served as a launching pad for a remarkable and vibrant career over the past 30-plus years.

His latest Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, is an exciting new chapter in his story, featuring his latest compositions and this quartet. Everything Jazz calls it, “Poignant, beautiful, hopeful music. Music that – as magicked by Redman, one of jazz's greatest living saxophonists, composers, and band leaders – is required animating, needed hearing. Note: This Joshua Redman Quartet series will not host late-night 10:00pm sets.
 

Wed-Thu Jan 14-15 BRAD MEHLDAU

Brad Mehldau – piano
 
Mehldau has been a transformative artist since the early 1990s. Mehldau has had a powerful influence on a generation of musicians and has attracted a large and devoted audience. One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, he has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renee Fleming, and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner numerous awards and admiration from both jazz purists and music enthusiasts alike. His forays into melding musical idioms, in both trio and solo settings, have yielded brilliant reworkings of songs by contemporary songwriters like The Beatles, Cole Porter, Radiohead, Paul Simon, Gershwin, and Nick Drake, alongside the ever-evolving breadth of his own significant catalogue of original compositions. With his self-proclaimed affection for popular music and classical training, “Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years,” writes The New York Times.
 

Fri-Sun BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO featuring ALEX CLAFFY AND Marcus Gilmore 

Brad Mehldau – piano
Alex Claffy – bass
Marcus Gilmore – drums
 
Brad Mehldau continues this five-night run at SMOKE with an adventurous piano trio featuring bassist Alexander Claffy and drummer Marcus Gilmore.
 

Wed-Sun Jan 21-25 Cyrus Chestnut TRIO with special guest CARLA COOK “BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION WEEK”
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Special guest Carla Cook – vocals
 
 
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, a virtuoso renowned for his soulful brilliance, celebrates his birthday by leading this exceptional trio featuring guest vocalist Carla Cook. Chestnut's playing, deeply rooted in gospel and blues, infuses each performance with profound emotional depth. As The New York Times notes, his “crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evoke another era… multifaceted and dynamic,” seamlessly blending tradition with fresh innovation to captivate audiences. Chestnut's artistry has earned him widespread acclaim as one of the most distinctive and compelling jazz pianists of his generation. As The New York Daily News aptly describes him, he is “the rightful heir to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Erroll Garner.”
 

Sun Jan 25 @ 3:30 p.m. Cyrus Chestnut SOLO | STEINWAY SPIRIOCAST @ SMOKE 
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
 

As part of the club's new Steinway Spiriocast @ SMOKE concert series, Cyrus Chestnut will perform an intimate solo Sunday live concert on the cutting-edge Steinway Spirio | r Grand piano, while simultaneously streaming the live performance to Steinway Spirios in select venues and private homes across the world. The series underscores SMOKE's ongoing commitment to presenting authentic, world-class jazz while embracing innovation in performance and audience engagement. Past Steinway Spiriocast SMOKE shows have included Joey Alexander and George Cables with more to be announced soon.
 

Wed-Sun Jan 28-Feb 1 NICHOLAS PAYTON / BUSTER WILLIAMS / LENNY WHITE