In the 1940s, there was one integrated jazz club in New York City where all the greats played: Café Society in the West Village.

Today, The Café Society is a jazz quintet led by tenor saxophonist Justin Flynn (Nancy Wilson, Randy Brecker) and vocalist Emily Wade Adams (Cape Cod Symphony, Wake Forest Presidential Scholar for Voice). Their NYC-based ensemble collaborates with the city's finest jazz musicians to deliver swinging standards with sophistication and soul.

Regular collaborators include:

• Piano: Rick Germanson (Cannonball Legacy Band, Elvin Jones, Pat Martino), Jeremy Manasia (Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes), Steve Einerson (Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch)

• Bass: Jim Greene (Art Farmer, John Hicks), Paul Gill (Diana Krall, Dee Dee Bridgewater)

• Drums: Joe Strasser (George Coleman, Jane Monheit), Aaron Thurston (Kat Edmonson, U.S. State Dept. Jazz Ambassador)

• Guitar: Matt Chertkoff (Jimmy Cobb, Freddy Cole), John Merrill (Junior Mance, Professor Cunningham)

The Café Society has performed at some of the East Coast’s most prestigious music venues and toured their acclaimed Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley tribute across the Northeast. They played the premiere party for Broadway’s "Good Night Oscar" starring Tony-winner Sean Hayes, and their recording of "Autumn Serenade" was selected as All About Jazz's Song of the Day.

Their latest album showcases their scholarly approach: captured in single live takes, featuring musicians with deep lineage, and mixed/mastered by 4x Grammy winner Dave Darlington (Wayne Shorter, Samara Joy, Herbie Hancock).

clients + venues

Feinstein’s 54 Below / Uncle Cheef / Cotuit Center for the Arts / The Intercontinental New York Barclay Hotel / The Rum House / The Roxy Hotel / Club Room @ the SoHo Grand / Special Club / The Bowery Hotel / The Core Club / The Refinery Hotel / The Counting Room / E&J Gallo Winery / Liquor.com / Woodford Reserve / The Green Building / Wellfleet Preservation Hall / Spire Center