Long time exciting band leader & drummer Wayne Henderson heads up a great sextet of some of the best musicians in the tri-state area. This is not a "background music band" providing music to eat by. The Wayne Henderson Group commands attention with their exceptional musicianship, energy, polished appearance and huge appreciation and respect for the audience. It's a performance that will move you. Call on this band. They don't disappoint.

 

Whether ballad or bebop, the band pays homage to greats like Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Hank Mobley and more. Over the last four decades Wayne has performed as a bandleader and sought after sideman at numerous NYC venues such as Birdland, Smoke Jazz Club, Showman's, BB Kings, The Roxy Hotel, Village Gate, The Jazz Forum, NYU, Jazz at the Lodge, Mezzrow, Smalls, Churchill Grounds, Zinc Bar, Swing 46, Avery Fisher Hall, Maureen's Jazz Cellar, Grasso's, Lincoln Center, Chelsea Table & Stage, The Deer Head Inn, Jazz on Main and Uncle Cheef.