There aren’t many British jazz pianists you can identify within two bars, but Jason Rebello is one. His bright touch and sparkling melodic sense are unmistakable.

But which is your favourite Jason? As leader or co-leader, he’s recorded fusion, funky acid-jazz, straight-ish solo piano and Latin-tinged material, while as a sideman he’s worked with everyone from Jeff Beck to Jean Toussaint.

Arguably what we’ve seldom heard from Rebello is ‘pure’ modern jazz, so this rare quartet gig celebrating his musical heroes (Kenny Kirkland, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis and more) at a packed 606 was particularly intriguing. And what a band (all of which, bar Rebello, were sight-reading charts) – Patrick Clahar on saxes, Orlando Le Fleming on bass and Troy Miller, probably best known for his work with Amy Winehouse and Diana Ross, on drums.

Rebello’s own ‘Hole In One’ opened proceedings, a jaunty bop head featuring lots of trapdoors and, according to the composer, a ‘Blankety Blank’ ending. Clahar’s solo intrigued with its unusual, tuplet-heavy rhythmic approach, while Le Fleming and the pianist supplied rhapsodic breaks of their own.

Marsalis’s intriguingly titled, vamp-heavy ‘In The Crease’ showed how influential the saxophonist’s music has been on both Rebello and his London piano contemporary Julian Joseph, while Kirkland’s ‘Dienda’ foregrounded Clahar’s silken soprano sound. Miller and Rebello’s rhythm games characterised ‘It Could Happen To You’, before the latter’s own ‘Justine Time’ showcased a smooth-grooving 7/4 feel and neat Art Blakey-style bridge.

The second set opened with a faithful rendering of Kirkland’s classic ‘Steepian Faith’, from the pianist’s one and only solo album, and benefitted from Miller’s minimalist approach (he was generally a little too loud throughout the gig). Then there was a trio of tunes from Shorter – ‘Yes Or No’ showcased Rebello’s striking use of light and shade (and clear influence on his own classic ballad ‘Ship To Shore’), while ‘Wild Flower’ and ‘Ana Maria’ were tender, inspired readings. Rebello was also the star of the closing ‘Take The Coltrane’ – he couldn’t play a boring solo if he tried.

This was a reliably enjoyable night at a true London treasure and also – refreshingly – a Rebello gig with a little more fire than of recent years.