Junior Mance, a jazz legend, has six decades of experience performing with other jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Lester Young, and Gene Ammons. He formed the Junior Mance Quintet in 2008, which debuted at the Bern Jazz Festival. The group includes: bassist Hidé Tanaka who came to New York in 1982 and quickly became one of the most sought after players citywide; drummer Kim Garey of Kansas, who has played with legendary jazz masters such as Don Braden and others; and saxophonists Ryan Anselmi and Andrew Hadro who studied at the New School with Mance. Anselmi, from Kansas City, has played with Jay McShann, and Hadro, from Chicago, has played with Clark Terry and Chico Hamilton.   

 THE JUNIOR MANCE QUINTET is a very cohesive and compelling jazz ensemble led by pianist Junior Mance with bassist Hidé Tanaka, drummer Kim Garey, and saxophonists Ryan Anselmi and Andrew Hadro. One of the swingin’est jazz group of today, they go between ballads, blues, jazz standards, and upbeat & grooving selections.