FORMED IN 2001, The Respect Sextet is a powerhouse ensemble dedicated to performing a wide variety of improvisational musics.

Formed in 2001, in our fair city, The Respect Sextet is a powerhouse ensemble dedicated to performing a wide variety of improvisational musics. They honed their distinctive sound and group approach through two years of a regular Wednesday slot at Java’s. Around 2003, various members began moving to New York City until all six members found themselves there. Despite working in various ensembles, they always managed to keep the Respect Sextet spirit alive, performing around the city and releasing 5 official albums of their unique and brilliant approach to music. Their tours have brought them to Rochester, playing the Bop Shop and the RIJF several times over the years. And now, after several years we are proud to present the triumphant return of The Respect Sextet to Rochester.

Relying on their explosive energy, rare telepathy, outstanding musicianship and a deep friendship, Respect, “pieces together free improvisations, original compositions, free jazz classics, television commercial jingles, text pieces, jazz standards, game pieces and more a whirling collage that ransacks and reshapes the entire jazz tradition from a New Orleans march to Misha Mengelberg, Sun Ra and Charlie Parker.” (Exclaim! Magazine) Named “one of the best and most ambitious new ensembles in jazz” by Signal To Noise, The Respect Sextet continues – after nearly fifteen years as a collective – to fearlessly and enthusiastically push the envelope.

Through its eclecticism, humor, devotion to improvisation, predilection towards swing and its use of toys and “little instruments”, The Respect Sextet has drawn comparisons both to New Dutch Swing and the AACM. Many dialects are at work (and play) in Respect’s world, in which the serious, heady and intellectual mingle with the light, comic and absurd, where compositions alternate and mesh with improvisations and where tight ensemble work coexists with loose, empathic interplay.

Saturday night the band will consist of Eli Asher (trumpet), James Hirschfeld (trombone) Josh Rutner (reeds), Red Wierenga (keyboards), Dan Loomis (bass) and Aaron Staebell (drums. You won’t want to miss the triumphant return of The Respect Sextet to Rochester!

See more at:
respectsextet.bandcamp.com
www.respectsextet.com