Join us in welcoming Brooklyn-based saxophonist and composer Zack Hann and his trio for their BOP STOP debut! The trio plays in the tradition of standards trios like those led by Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, and Keith Jarrett.

Featuring:

• Zack Hann, alto sax
• Solomon Gottfried, bass
• Jacob Patrone, drums

Tickets for this show are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Youtube Channel at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.

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Zachary Hann is a saxophonist, clarinetist and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. He comes from a lineage of New York émigrés from southern and eastern Europe who settled in Brooklyn and Queens in the 19th century. Hann studied classical clarinet at the Juilliard School, where he was first exposed to New York City’s rich jazz scene. He eventually turned his attention toward jazz, taking up the alto saxophone and studying improvisation with acclaimed pedagogue Sam Yahel. Hann has performed alongside jazz luminaries such as Kirk Knuffke, Brian Marsella, Kalia Vandever, and John Zorn, and in concert venues including Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall (home of the New York Philharmonic), the Stone, and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.

Hann formed the Zack Hann Trio in a house in the woods of Vermont, where musicians from New York had gathered to wait out the darkest days of the COVID pandemic. There, he met bassist Solomon Gottfried and drummer Jacob Patrone, recent graduates from The New School. The three started playing trio, finding solace in expansive sessions where they moved fluidly between songs for hours on end, improvising transitions to avoid pause. The intensity of those sessions resulted in a deeply expressive, folkloric sound, and a commitment to their continued collaboration as a group.

After moving back to New York, the trio continued its rigorous exploration of the jazz trio format. Recognized for their rich, vibrant sound and commitment to spontaneity, their approach is rooted in the tradition of legendary saxophone-bass-drums trios like those led by Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, and Joe Lovano. The trio’s extensive repertoire encompasses jazz standards, American folk song, pop and indie music, Western classical music, free improvisation, electronic music, and original compositions.