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Saxophonist, pianist, and composer Edmar Colón returns to Neighborhood Arts with his Quartet, featuring a very special guest: multi-Grammy winning drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. This stellar band performs new and original songs by Colón alongside timeless classics from his native Puerto Rico.
Pianist and bandleader John Paul McGee makes his Celebrity Series debut with his Jazz Quartet. Dr. McGee and his band blend gospel, jazz, and classical music into an entertaining and inspiring style that he calls “Gospejazzical.” Lift your spirits with the John Paul McGee Jazz Quartet!
Veronica Robles returns to Neighborhood Arts to celebrate Day of the Dead. Traditional Mexican songs pair with newer selections that reflect on the spirit of the holiday. Verónica performs with her groundbreaking all-female mariachi band and young artists learning Mexican folkloric dance traditions at Veronica Robles Cultural Center. Don’t miss a Celebrity Series audience favorite, and get ready to sing along!
Flamenco artist Nino de los Reyes returns to Neighborhood Arts with Uno más de la banda, a new program that brings music and dance together in thrilling ways. Nino, the only dancer to win a Grammy Award for his musical contributions to Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band’s album Antidote, makes his steps, claps, and vocalizations an essential part of the music. In this show, the bailador in the spotlight becomes another member of the band.
Race and Song was born in 2020 out of a deep bond and nearly 30-year friendship between veteran musicians and storytelling troubadours Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock. Together in musical conversation, the two musicians from different backgrounds explore complex issues of race, class, gender, and history.
Boston’s Rasa String Quartet finds their niche in the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect. In this Stringfest concert, the Rasa Quartet coaches and performs two folk songs alongside young strings players from Boston Music Project, City Strings United, and Project STEP.
Through solos and duos, Steph Davis and Maria Finkelmeier with Angela Shankar explore the resonance and sound spectrum of the marimba with clarinet. From moving spirituals to contemporary classical explorations, the artists share the ways in which the instruments can embody and express many voices and histories.
Dancer and choreographer Jenny Oliver partners with marimbist Steph Davis for Gray Space / Blue Skies, an afternoon of new choreography and commissioned music. Get excited for this creation by two engaging storytellers with big ideas, both committed to elevating the marginalized and inspiring audiences to strive toward empowerment, empathy, and liberation.
In partnership with composer Brian Raphael Nabors, woodwind players from Castle of our Skins perform a world premiere contemporary work that gives each player a moment to shine: to dazzle you, to move you, to make you think. Also on the program are woodwind ensemble works by composer/conductor/bass-baritone Damien Geter, musician and multimedia artist Mason Byne, and Ghana-born American composer Fred Onovwerosuoke.
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