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Week 3: Bartok String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85* Sponsored by Grand Valley State University Wednesday, March 24 (time TBA) - Guest Speaker: Dániel Hamar, co-founder of Hungarian folk music group Muzsikás Friday, March 26 at 1:00pm ET - Open Rehearsal Saturday, March 27 at 7:30pm ET - Live-stream performance of String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85 & Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Ross Snyder) Join the Tesla Quartet on an exciting journey through the six monumental string quartets of Béla Bartók as the Quartet embarks on its first performance of the complete cycle. For the Tesla Quartet’s six week Bartók-fest we will explore how this music sways our innermost passions, to a depth and at a pace designed to entertain, inform, and engage our listeners. Each week will focus on a single quartet and will begin with a discussion with hugely inspiring experts, performers, composers and musicologists who have unique and personal relationships to Bartók’s String Quartets. The second day is an open rehearsal of the week’s quartet, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Tesla’s working process. Each week will culminate with the Tesla Quartet’s live-stream performance of Bartók’s work, followed by a Q&A with our subscribers, viewable to anyone watching the performance.

In the first episode of John Berger's "Ways of Seeing", he states: "tonight, it isn't so much the [classical European] paintings themselves I want to question... as the way we now see them.. because we see these paintings as nobody saw them before. If we discover why this is so we shall also discover something about ourselves and the situation in which we are living" Inspired by his ambition, this concert will be taking on the quintessential classical formation: the string quartet. But wait - there's more! We'll be doing so through the lenses of the women who composed for it: Florence Price, Grazyna Bacewicz, and Pauline Oliveros. We'll chat a bit (don't worry, not too much) about how their music was received then and now and what sort of barriers exist in playing the music of women who are no longer alive. We'll also get a tour of the City Reliquary which has everything from subway dust, to brass pigeons, to a bolt from the Brooklyn Bridge! Reserve your spot via Groupmuse to view the show LIVE on March 27th. We will have super duper limited in person seating -- contact us via our website for more info.

Bob Butta, piano Blake Meister, bass Dominic Smith, drums Marty Nau, alto saxophone Rick Alberico, tenor and alto saxophones Rick Alberico performs straight-ahead jazz featuring a dynamic blend of Bebop, blues, ballads, and original compositions. This appealing saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who hails from Central New York, is known for his beautiful alto and powerful tenor sounds. Rick began playing sax at the age of four and after college spent a decade as a working musician in the jazz clubs of New York City. Rick went on to electrify audiences throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean for more than three decades. Now, as a veteran musician, he leads the Rick Alberico Jazz Project bringing together a selection of top musicians on a project-by-project basis to showcase their talents and his rich musical skills. Rick lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT Streaming cost is $10 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through May 28.

“Unlike some bassists who are content to compose and remain mostly as a vital cog of the rhythm section, Reed does that but also manages to solo on almost every piece. He has a lyrical touch but can swing too.” - Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Music Magazine, July 29, 2020 Sean Jones, trumpet Todd Marcus, bass clarinet Jonathan Epley, guitar Eric Kennedy, drums Jeff Reed, bass Jeff Reed is an acoustic bassist, electric bassist, composer, and educator residing in Baltimore, MD. One of the most in-demand sidemen in the area, Jeff has performed extensively throughout the United States and throughout the world. As a sideman, Reed frequently works with bass vibraphonist Warren Wolf, trumpeter Sean Jones, and bass clarinetist Todd Marcus. Jeff has also performed with a slew of musicians over the years including Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez, Dave Kikoski, Dave Liebmann, Tom Scott, Jeff Coffin, Bennie Maupin, Kirk Whalum, Take 6, and Tom Morello to name a few. Reed has also been recorded on over fifty full-length albums. Showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT Streaming cost is $10 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through May 28

WEEK 4: STRING QUARTET NO. 4, SZ. 91 Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00pm - Guest Speaker: Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet Friday, May 28 at 1:00pm - Virtual Open Rehearsal Saturday, May 29 at 7:30pm - Live-stream performance of String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 Join the Tesla Quartet on an exciting journey through the six monumental string quartets of Béla Bartók as the Quartet embarks on its first performance of the complete cycle. For the Tesla Quartet’s six week Bartók-fest we will explore how this music sways our innermost passions, to a depth and at a pace designed to entertain, inform, and engage our listeners. Each week will focus on a single quartet and will begin with a discussion with hugely inspiring experts, performers, composers and musicologists who have unique and personal relationships to Bartók’s String Quartets. The second day is an open rehearsal of the week’s quartet, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Tesla’s working process. Each week will culminate with the Tesla Quartet’s live-stream performance of Bartók’s work, followed by a Q&A with our subscribers, viewable to anyone watching the performance. The two-legged journey will be split between March and May/June, with three quartets featured in each three-week period, and will be supplemented with social media content and prize giveaways!

WEEK 5: STRING QUARTET NO. 5, SZ. 110 Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00pm - Guest Speaker: Károly Schranz, founding second violinist of the Takács Quartet Friday, June 4 at 1:00pm - Virtual Open Rehearsal Saturday, June 5 at 7:30pm - Live-stream performance of String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 110 Join the Tesla Quartet on an exciting journey through the six monumental string quartets of Béla Bartók as the Quartet embarks on its first performance of the complete cycle. For the Tesla Quartet’s six week Bartók-fest we will explore how this music sways our innermost passions, to a depth and at a pace designed to entertain, inform, and engage our listeners. Each week will focus on a single quartet and will begin with a discussion with hugely inspiring experts, performers, composers and musicologists who have unique and personal relationships to Bartók’s String Quartets. The second day is an open rehearsal of the week’s quartet, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Tesla’s working process. Each week will culminate with the Tesla Quartet’s live-stream performance of Bartók’s work, followed by a Q&A with our subscribers, viewable to anyone watching the performance. The two-legged journey will be split between March and May/June, with three quartets featured in each three-week period, and will be supplemented with social media content and prize giveaways!

WEEK 6: STRING QUARTET NO. 6, SZ. 119 Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00pm - Guest Speaker: composer Gabriela Lena Frank Friday, June 11 at 1:00pm - Virtual Open Rehearsal Saturday, June 12 at 7:30pm - Live-stream performance of String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 119 Join the Tesla Quartet on an exciting journey through the six monumental string quartets of Béla Bartók as the Quartet embarks on its first performance of the complete cycle. For the Tesla Quartet’s six week Bartók-fest we will explore how this music sways our innermost passions, to a depth and at a pace designed to entertain, inform, and engage our listeners. Each week will focus on a single quartet and will begin with a discussion with hugely inspiring experts, performers, composers and musicologists who have unique and personal relationships to Bartók’s String Quartets. The second day is an open rehearsal of the week’s quartet, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Tesla’s working process. Each week will culminate with the Tesla Quartet’s live-stream performance of Bartók’s work, followed by a Q&A with our subscribers, viewable to anyone watching the performance. The two-legged journey will be split between March and May/June, with three quartets featured in each three-week period, and will be supplemented with social media content and prize giveaways!

In February, Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) welcomes guitarists and vocalists Yasser Tejeda in performance, with Kyle Miles, bass, Otoniel Vergas, drums, Jonathan “JBlak” Troncoso, percussion, and Carmen J. Morillo, dancer, hosted by Jazz Power Initiative’s Managing and Artistic Director Eli Yamin. Presented at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM series continues online for virtual audiences on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 2pm. Tune in through Facebook and YouTube at: jazzpower.org/powerjam. An eclectic and genre bending music, Yasser has brought forth a new way of combining the old with the new! Bringing influences from his native country Dominican Republic mixed with other prominent African-American music and rhythms. You won’t want to miss this FIESTA! “I feel blessed to perform my original music at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem produced by Jazz Power Initiative. The invitation to showcase my fusion of Dominican roots music in this incredible and historical space was irresistible. I will be playing compositions from both of my albums Kijombo & Mezclansa, while featuring special guests, dancing and more!” - Yasser Tejeda, award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer.

Richard Baratta—“The 3 B’s + 2” will be in concert at the Englewood Public Library, on Thursday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. on the library’s front plaza. This will be the 3rd concert in the Library's 10th annual Summer Jazz Concert Series - "Jazz Under the Stars". This acclaimed series takes place every Thursday evening at 7:30 from June 23 through August 25. The concert series is free and open to the public. No registration is needed, but library parking is very limited. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church one block north at 113 Engle St.
The performers are drummer Richard Baratta, guitarist Paul Bollenback, organist Pat Bianchi, saxophonist Vincent Herring and percussionist Paul Rossman.
The lineup for the rest of the jazz series is as follows:
July 14-- Bill Saxton
July 21-- Frank Noviello
July 28--Camille Thurman & Darrell Green
August 4—The Vince Ector Group
August 11--Mark Gross
August 18--Chris Beck
August 25--Sharp Radway
For further information, visit the Library’s website at www.englewoodlibrary.org. The Englewood Library is located at 31 Engle St., Englewood, N.J.

Having first picked up the saxophone at the age of nine, Collier embarked on her road to recognition at Berklee, earning dual degrees in Performance and Music Production & Engineering. While still completing her degree, Collier landed a position touring with Joe Louis Walker for a year and a half before Joe encouraged her to strike out on her own. And strike out she did.

These days, Collier spends much of her time on the road, performing at some of the most prestigious music festivals in the world. Her talents have taken her to the Blues Music Awards Show where, in the words of the Blues Foundation, Vanessa “blew the doors off the Blues Music Awards!”; Ottawa Blues Festival, where she earned two front page newspaper photos and rave reviews after her foot stomping debut there; twice on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise, where she earned the Jammingest Pro Award and was a featured artist with Tommy Castro’s Blues Review; Briggs Farm Festival, where she was the “most popular Briggs Farm act in 2017” (Elmore Magazine), and the list continues. In 2017, Vanessa was also a featured artist in three major tours across Europe as part of Ruf’s 2017 Blues Caravan.