Mikey Migliore Quartet
Smalls183 West 10th Street, New York 10014
Mikey Migliore brings a quartet to Smalls for an early-evening two-set engagement. The billed group is Mike Migliore on bass, with Leo Larratt on guitar, Luther S. Allison at the piano and Michael Camacho on drums. The concert will also be livestreamed by SmallsLIVE. With bass, guitar, piano and drums, the program puts Migliore’s working band in the club’s compact basement room, where the musicians perform only a few feet from listeners and the focus remains firmly on the sets.
The available material identifies the leader as Mike Migliore, billed here as Mikey Migliore, but supplies no hometown, biography, recordings, prior collaborators or critical notices for the quartet. What it does establish is a specific four-player lineup for this Smalls date: Migliore with Larratt, Allison and Camacho. Smalls has deep roots in New York’s jazz scene and documents its performances through the SmallsLIVE Archive, an audio and video library whose royalties are paid directly to musicians. This is therefore a chance to hear Migliore’s quartet in a venue built around close listening and documented live performance.
Smalls is a basement jazz club where the music feels immediate and unfiltered, with the stage just a few feet from the audience. The room is compact, with simple seating that encourages close listening, and a bar that serves drinks but no full kitchen, so the focus stays on the performances. Shows typically feature multiple sets, often extending late into the night with jam sessions that invite spontaneous creativity. The club’s walls are adorned with photos and memorabilia that reflect its deep roots in New York’s jazz scene. The audience is there to listen intently, creating a shared experience where every note can be savored. Expect an evening where the energy of live jazz is palpable and the musicians’ passion fills the intimate space.