Live At Smalls

The Flail is a New York City-based jazz quintet. The members met while attending the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and quickly became friends. From it's inception in 2001, the Flail has focused on developing a group sound; as such, there has never been a leader of the band every member has an equal voice, musically and otherwise. This attitude is woven through all aspects of their music. The Flail s repertoire is mainly comprised of original compositions written by all the members of the band. Some of these compositions were inspired by direct experiences the band has gone through together. Others were written with the personalities and musical sound of the members in mind.