Le Jazz Hot Quartet plays in the style and spirit of Django Reinhardt for noon concert
Thursday, Feb. 27, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center
The Shinkoskey Noon Concert series presents Le Jazz Hot Quartet which plays in the style and spirit of Django Reinhardt on Feb. 27. The quartet is comprised of members of the Hot Club of San Francisco, an American gypsy jazz band. Led by guitarist Paul 鈥淧azzo鈥 Mehling, the quartet includes Evan Price, violin, Jordan Samuels, guitar, and Dexter Williams, bass. The quartet performs arrangements of gypsy jazz standards, pop songs, and original compositions by Mehling.
The free performance is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment.
完美体育 Art Lecture Series features Torkwase Dyson whose work explores ecology, infrastructure, architecture
Thursday, Feb. 27, 4:30-6 p.m.
Change of venue: Main Theatre in Wright Hall
Torkwase Dyson describes herself as a painter working across multiple mediums to explore the continuity between ecology, infrastructure and architecture. She works in painting, drawing and sculpture, and her abstract works examine human geography and the history of Black spatial liberation strategies, often grappling with the ways in which space is perceived, imagined and negotiated particularly by black and brown bodies. Throughout her work and research, Dyson confronts issues of environmental liberation and envisions a path toward a more equitable future.
Her work was included in the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better than the Real Thing, and was the focus of solo exhibitions at 鈥楾鈥 Space Rhinebeck, New York, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
This event is organized by The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residences in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.
The Artery spotlights guest artist and landscape painter Jessica Bergler
Jessica Bergler is an independent fine artist who specializes in landscapes inspired by Solano County and her travels. Every region鈥檚 natural beauty reflect her love for the natural world and her desire to share that beauty with others. Bergler works primarily with oil and acrylic paints. She creates semi-realistic landscapes with rich, deep saturated colors that convey the depth of her subjects. Her art is characterized by a personal connection to nature. Running from Feb. 26 until April 1 at The Artery, 207 G Street.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Performance dazzles the Jackson Hall stage
Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields continues to push the boundaries of player-directed performance to new heights with fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world鈥檚 greatest orchestral music.
Appearing without famed music director Joshua Bell (who appears elsewhere this season in recital), they鈥檒l be joined by Music Director of La Jolla Music Society Summerfest Inon Barnatan, filling in for soloist Bruce Liu.
Inon Barnatan has received universal acclaim for his 鈥渦ncommon sensitivity鈥 (The New Yorker) and his 鈥渋mpeccable musicality and phrasing鈥 (Le Figaro). A multifaceted musician, Barnatan is equally celebrated as soloist, curator and collaborator. As a soloist, Barnatan is a regular performer with many of the world鈥檚 foremost orchestras