{"id":128245,"date":"2026-02-26T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=128245"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:29:54","slug":"the-azar-lawrence-quartet-salutes-john-coltrane-the-impulse-era-masimas-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/event\/the-azar-lawrence-quartet-salutes-john-coltrane-the-impulse-era-masimas-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Azar Lawrence Quartet salutes John Coltrane. The Impulse Era! &#8211; MASiMAS FESTIVAL 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Benito Gonzales<\/strong> piano\u00a0 \u00b7 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Brandon Lee<\/strong> drums \u00b7 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Essiet Essiet<\/strong> double bass<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"409\">At the MASiMAS Festival 2026, <strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"102\">The Azar Lawrence Quartet<\/strong> presents a very special concert dedicated to <strong>John Coltrane<\/strong>\u2019s Impulse! period, coinciding with the centenary of one of the most transformative figures in jazz history. This is not a mere tribute, but a deep immersion into a decisive era when jazz expanded its expressive, spiritual, and formal boundaries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"942\">A tenor saxophonist with a strong personal voice, <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"478\">Azar Lawrence<\/strong> belongs to a generation directly connected to<strong> Coltrane<\/strong>\u2019s legacy, both in language and musical conception. His career has placed him alongside some of the most important names in modern jazz, and his approach to the repertoire always stems from profound respect for tradition, without sacrificing his own intense and contemporary voice. In this project,<strong> Lawrence<\/strong> situates himself within Coltrane\u2019s sonic universe to engage in a dialogue with it from the present.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1388\">Accompanied by <strong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"978\">Benito Gonzalez<\/strong> on piano, <strong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1006\">Essiet Essiet<\/strong> on double bass, and <strong data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1042\">Brandon Lee<\/strong> on drums, the quartet revisits emblematic compositions from the Impulse! catalog from a vibrant and open perspective, where improvisation, collective energy, and sonic exploration take center stage. 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