JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET
We open the 2026/27 season with one of jazz’s most vital and respected voices. Widely regarded as the defining saxophonist of his generation, Joshua Redman returns to The Wallis with Words Fall Short, a new program that shifts away from the vocal collaborations of his previous album toward the expressive possibilities of instrumental storytelling. While the title may sound ironic, this is anything but a step backward. It is an organic next chapter: a set of previously unheard original compositions brought to life by a new quartet, featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo, with special guest Skylar Tang, a Bay Area-born trumpeter and composer whose lyrical depth and striking originality have quickly established her as one of the most compelling emerging voices in jazz today.
