More Than What's Happening

The wonders of Winter Jazzfest in an age ablaze

Bassist Anna Butterss and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann, with SML on the WJF Brooklyn Marathon at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Jan. 11, 2025. (Jacob Blickenstaff)

Anna Butterss, the heart of the trance-collage improv collective SML, began their Winter Jazzfest show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg with a personal disclosure. “We’re all in a state of shock,” …