Rhythm Future Quartet Takes Gypsy Jazz to New Heights and Horizons
Sunday, March 4 at 3:00 pm at the Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac, NY
The acoustic jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet embrace a deeply felt mission to situate Gypsy jazz firmly in the here and now. Featuring chief soloists Jason Anick on violin and Olli Soikkeli on guitar, along with second guitarist Max O’Rourke and bassist Greg Loughman, Rhythm Future Quartet performances display stunning virtuosity and sublime lyricism, as well as the admirable cohesion of a music ensemble breathing as one.
The ensemble takes its name from the classic showpiece “Rythme Futur” composed by legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who from the 1930s through the 1950s originated and exemplified the style now known as Gypsy jazz. There has been a global surge in popularity of Gypsy jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt, and Rhythm Future Quartet is riding the crest of that wave.
Their March 4 program in Saranac will offer a mix of standards, such as “Night and Day” of Cole Porter, “Tricotism” of Oscar Pettiford, and “Minor Blues” of Django Reinhardt, as well as originals by Rhythm Future Quartet leaders, including “Still Winter,” and “Jaytude No. 1 in e,” by Jason Anick and “Olli’s Bossa” and “For Paulus” by Olli Soikkeli.
Rhythm Future Quartet performs in concert on Sunday, March 4 at 3:00 pm at the Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac, NY. Doors open at 2:30; seating is open with a suggested donation of $15; children under 12 attend free. Light refreshments are served during intermission. For further information telephone 518-293-7613, e-mail hillholl@hughes.net or visit www.hillandhollowmusic.org
Posted: February 21st, 2018 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, General News.