Jazz Is Grace Under Pressure frames jazz as a working practice rather than a spectacle. The music is built in real time, shaped by listening, restraint, and decision making under constant constraint. Tempo, form, harmony, and group balance are negotiated moment by moment on stage.

This concert features a quartet led by bassist Santi Debriano, with Bob Franceschini on saxophone, Tom Guarna on guitar, and Claes Brondal on drums. The ensemble reflects a modern New York working band format that leaves little room to hide. Each musician carries individual responsibility while remaining accountable to the group.

The program centers on original material and open forms developed through long term professional collaboration. The focus is on how jazz operates under pressure, responding to uncertainty with clarity and control rather than excess. The result is direct, disciplined music grounded in the realities of live performance.

This Hamptons JazzFest concert brings together community, culture,…