Jon Bentley Quartet
Soulful, bluesy, funky, straight ahead and swinging. Jon Bentley’s saxophone/organ jazz quartet plays a mix of originals and classic jazz repertoire with a modern aesthetic. Nominated for the 2025 "Jazz Artist of the Year" at the Western Canadian Music Awards, their debut album "Go Ahead!" is now available on vinyl, CD, and all streaming platforms on the Cellar Music label.
The Jon Bentley Quartet features: Chris Gestrin, organ; Joe Poole, drums; Tristan Paxton, guitar; and Jon Bentley, tenor saxophone.
The Jon Bentley Quartet features: Chris Gestrin, organ; Joe Poole, drums; Tristan Paxton, guitar; and Jon Bentley, tenor saxophone.
Quartet Gigs 2025
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday Feb 16, 2025
@ Jazz at the Bolt Jazz Festival
Jon Bentley Quartet ALBUM RELEASE: Friday Mar 14, 2025
@ Frankie’s Jazz Club
Jon Bentley Quartet ALBUM RELEASE: Saturday Mar 15, 2025
@ Frankie’s Jazz Club
Jon Bentley Quartet: Saturday Apr 19, 2025
@ La Fabrique St George
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday June 15, 2025
@ Gibsons Jazz Festival (main stage)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Friday June 27, 2025
@ Vancouver Jazz Festival (Performance Works)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday July 27, 2025
@ Fort Langley Jazz Festival (main stage)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Saturday Nov 15, 2025
@ La Fabrique St George
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday January 11, 2026
@ Jazz On The Wing (Whitehorse, YT)
@ Jazz at the Bolt Jazz Festival
Jon Bentley Quartet ALBUM RELEASE: Friday Mar 14, 2025
@ Frankie’s Jazz Club
Jon Bentley Quartet ALBUM RELEASE: Saturday Mar 15, 2025
@ Frankie’s Jazz Club
Jon Bentley Quartet: Saturday Apr 19, 2025
@ La Fabrique St George
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday June 15, 2025
@ Gibsons Jazz Festival (main stage)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Friday June 27, 2025
@ Vancouver Jazz Festival (Performance Works)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday July 27, 2025
@ Fort Langley Jazz Festival (main stage)
Jon Bentley Quartet: Saturday Nov 15, 2025
@ La Fabrique St George
Jon Bentley Quartet: Sunday January 11, 2026
@ Jazz On The Wing (Whitehorse, YT)
Press Quotes
"Go Ahead! is a very good blowing session overseen by four very good musicians who keep their heads down and tend to business while doing whatever is needed to enrich the music" - Jack Bowers (All About Jazz)
"Bentley’s originals, ranging from the martial rhythm of “Go Ahead!” to the lively swagger of “Trane’s Terrain,” are pure soul jazz... Bentley will take you into the sounds of jazz soul, with blues, funky, straight and swinging." - Fabrizio Sodani (Le Strade del Jazz - Roma)
"Bentley’s originals, ranging from the martial rhythm of “Go Ahead!” to the lively swagger of “Trane’s Terrain,” are pure soul jazz... Bentley will take you into the sounds of jazz soul, with blues, funky, straight and swinging." - Fabrizio Sodani (Le Strade del Jazz - Roma)