Composed in 1741 by George Frederic Handel, the Messiah and its rousing ‘Hallelujah’ chorus is one of the most famous and identifiable pieces of Baroque choral music in history. It was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later.
In an ever-expanding body of work, The Kruger Brothers personify the spirit of exploration and innovation that forms the core of the American musical tradition.
This ensemble of young and distinguished musicians was formed in 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. Taking its name from Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Elias is the German form), it is now one of the foremost quartets of this generation. Their playing is vibrant, energetic, and scintillating.
GRAMMY Nominated vocal a capella band of vocalists - Gabe Kunda, Vaughn Faison, J.E. McKissic & Jamall Williams.
Calefax Reed Quintet is the inventor of a completely new genre, the reed quintet, and is known for virtuosic playing, brilliant arrangements, and innovative stage presentations. Formed in the Netherlands thirty- five years ago, the ensemble has a wide-ranging repertoire from early music of the twelfth century to the present day.
Inspired by the Asheville area’s rich art history and the open-mindedness of its music audiences; drummer-composer Alan Miguel Hall formed AJC as an outlet for both his varied creative influences and for collaboration with the musical peers he’s met since moving to Asheville in 2019. Consisting of a rotating group of 9 diverse musicians, AJC is a flexible unit by design in order to enable maximum creative freedom within each performance, as well as from performance to performance. The AJC quintet coming to Tryon Fine Arts Center features violinist Christian Howes, multi-reed-man Will Boyd, vibist Jason DeCristofaro, bassist Josef Butts and Hall on drums.
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A taste of the Low Country comes to the foothills when the Mountains to the Sea Jazz Series serves up some of Charleston’s finest and most talented musicians and creatives. GRAMMY award winner Quentin Baxter is a percussionist, composer, educator and prominent figure in the jazz community of his native Charleston, SC. Baxter will be joined by the multi-talented poet and musician Marcus Amaker.
Baxter is Co-Principal of Charleston Jazz Initiative and drummer for the band Ranky Tanky. Amaker is the first Poet Laureate of Charleston. In addition to poetry, Amaker is an opera librettist. His debut opera, The Weight of Light, will premiere in 2024 for the Chicago Opera Theater. In 2019, Amaker won a Governor’s Arts Award in South Carolina, and was named the artist-in-residence of the Gaillard Center, Charleston’s world-renowned performance and education venue.
The collaboration of these two incredibly creative individuals will delight foothills jazz aficionados to close out the series.