Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet

The Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet represents a significant pivot for one of the most influential drummers of the 21st century. After gaining fame for his 'Beat Music' project and his work on David Bowie's 'Blackstar,' where he utilized heavy electronic processing and breakbeat-inspired drumming, Guiliana formed this quartet in 2015 to explore the 'limitations' of an acoustic palette.

The group features Jason Rigby, Fabian Almazan, and Chris Morrissey, musicians capable of executing Guiliana's complex, often repetitive melodic structures with extreme dynamic sensitivity. Their sound is characterized by a post-bop foundation filtered through a minimalist lens, where the drums often act as the lead melodic voice through rhythmic displacement. Critically, the group is praised for modernizing the quartet format without relying on fusion tropes, instead finding innovation in the micro-details of timing and texture. They occupy a cultural space between the prestigious jazz conservatory tradition and the forward-thinking experimentalism of the New York scene.