Angel City Jazz Festival: Matt Small & Motoko Honda

Date: October 9, 2025 @ 8:00 pm

Venue**: Sierra Madre Playhouse**
87 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Sierra Madre, CA+ Google Map
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Tickets: $25 [ https://angelcityjazz.com/event/west-coast-progressive-chamber-jazz/](https://angelcityjazz.com/event/west-coast-progressive-chamber-jazz/)

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Simple Excesses Quartet

Motoko Honda – piano/compositions
Cory Wright – woodwinds
Matt Small – bass
Jordan Glenn – drums
9:15 pm – Crushing Spiral Ensemble
Matt Small – bass/compositions
Steve Adams – tenor/soprano saxophones
Cory Wright – alto saxophone
Chris Grady – trumpet
Motoko Honda – piano
Jordan Glenn – drums

Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet

Simple Excesses Quartet presents an exciting repertoire that unite classical chamber music, jazz, free jazz, and experimental music. Their intricate and dynamic performances transport audience to a realm of ethereal music.

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Simple Excesses Quartet
Motoko Honda – piano/compositions
Cory Wright – woodwinds
Matt Small – bass
Jordan Glenn – drums

9:15 pm – Crushing Spiral Ensemble
Matt Small – bass/compositions
Steve Adams – tenor/soprano saxophones
Cory Wright – alto saxophone
Chris Grady – trumpet
Motoko Honda – piano
Jordan Glenn – drums

Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet
Simple Excesses Quartet presents an exciting repertoire that unite classical chamber music, jazz, free jazz, and experimental music. Their intricate and dynamic performances transport audience to a realm of ethereal music.

Matt Small’s Crushing Spiral Ensemble
“Beautifully surreal and hauntingly languid…demonstrating Small’s affinity for wry humor and quiet grandiosity“
– San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Seductive and mysterious…shifting effortlessly among klezmer, pop, rock, and improv jazz…Small infuses his quirky compositions with both breadth and intimacy
– San Francisco Weekly