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Tuesday Happenings with Kevin Kanner gives Sam First a close-listening Tue set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.
Venue guide
Sam First
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
Sam First is in Westchester. This is a listening-room bet: players, arrangements, and details before hype. The current seven-day window has 6 shows listed, mostly around jazz, hip-hop.
small jazz room · about 60-120 capacity · small seated jazz room
- NeighborhoodWestchester
- Roomlistening room
- Capacityabout 60-120 capacity
- Setupsmall seated jazz room
- FloorSeated room
- SettingMostly indoor room
- Musicjazz, hip-hop
- Current shows6 this week
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QUINTESSÊNCIA — Ana Barreiro Quintet: An Evening of Samba Jazz puts Sam First in singer-songwriter mode on Wed, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.
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VDE Jazz Orchestra featuring Adam Hersh: The Music of Monk and Herbie makes Sam First a seated Thu room for writing, phrasing, and quiet attention. The lyric gets the last word.
This week's listings
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Jaz Sawyer Quartet Honors 3 Kings: Art Blakey, Roy Haynes & Billy Higgins keeps Sam First in craft-first mode on Fri, strongest when the songs land with close detail. Careful ears get more back.
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Jonathan Pinson Boom Clap Expansion gives Sam First a compact Sat bill, where a few well-cut songs can carry the night. Less volume, more shape.
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Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz Quartet with Clarence Penn and Jonathan Richards is a Sun row at Sam First built around tone, lyrics, and close attention. The set stays small enough to hear.