A BIG WORD! #1: JACOB WENDT QUINTET “THE GALLERY” ALBUM RELEASE SHOW

​A BIG WORD! is an intimate, series of live performances in a completely seated, no-fuss take on a classic live Jazz club experience at beloved South Pasadena venue, Lost Parrot Cafe. ABW! is guaranteed to be the perfect end to your week, and start to your weekend. Get into it!

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​For A BIG WORD! #1, we welcome Hard Bop revivalist, drummer-composer, Jacob Wendt, as he celebrates the release of "The Gallery" his second vinyl-only LP, and the fourth release on master mastering engineer Kevin Gray's newly created Cohearent Records.

This is will be the first live performance of the new record, and with the exact lineup that recorded it.

​Personel:

Jacob Wendt – drums

Harry Ostrander – trumpet

Jimmy Emerzian – tenor sax

Aaron Provisor – piano

David Reynoso – bass

​For fans of: Billy Higgins, Art Blakey, 1950s/60s Blue Note

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​Event Schedule:

Doors: 6:00 pm

First Set: 7:00 pm

Intermission

Second Set: 8:15 pm

​Free parking on Huntington Dr. or in lot behind the venue.

​Lost Parrot Cafe serves food small bites, and has a full bar.

​This is an all ages event.

​Tickets:

Presale: $25

Day of: $30

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​Artist Bio:

​JACOB WENDT is a musician, composer, music director, and educator in the Los Angeles area. A native of Northern California’s Bay Area, Jacob started playing the piano at the age of six. His musical curiosity led him to study multiple instruments during his youth, including the guitar, bass, tuba, drum set, and percussion.

​Although heavily influenced by Jazz and R&B drumming greats of the 1950’s and 60’s, his sound is unique; balanced, supportive, and interactive, with a driving energy that serves the music while leaving space for others to speak — he is an authoritative yet never intrusive player. His original ensembles have headlined major venues across Northern and Southern California (Blue Whale, Yoshi’s, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Catalina’s, 123 Farm Jazz Festival, The Sound Room, The Grape, Jazz Under Ground, The Harmony Room).

​To date he has released three albums as a leader: Jacob Wendt Quartet (2011) Silver Street (2024) and The Gallery (2026). An additional album as co-leader, Carter-White-Wendt (2013) and a collection of original compositions, Jacob Wendt Sextet: Live at the Blue Whale (2020).