Metta Quintet at The Side Door Jazz Club

METTA QUINTET – Saturday July 19 – Doors 7:30 – Show 8:30pm 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com

METTA QUINTET is the official resident ensemble of the nationally recognized, NYC-based not-for-profit organization, JazzReach, Inc..

A highly creative unit featuring some of the most esteemed, sought after artists on the scene today, Metta Quintet is as dedicated to blazing new artistic territory as they are to arts education and cultivating new audiences.

In 2002, the ensemble released its critically acclaimed debut CD, Going to Meet The Man (Koch Jazz) which featured eight commissioned works inspired by the short stories of celebrated American author, James Baldwin. Composers included, Brad Mehldau, George Colligan, Larry Goldings, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Mark Turner....

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METTA QUINTET – Saturday July 19 – Doors 7:30 – Show 8:30pm 860-434-0886* www.thesidedoorjazz.com

METTA QUINTET is the official resident ensemble of the nationally recognized, NYC-based not-for-profit organization, JazzReach, Inc..

A highly creative unit featuring some of the most esteemed, sought after artists on the scene today, Metta Quintet is as dedicated to blazing new artistic territory as they are to arts education and cultivating new audiences.

In 2002, the ensemble released its critically acclaimed debut CD, Going to Meet The Man (Koch Jazz) which featured eight commissioned works inspired by the short stories of celebrated American author, James Baldwin. Composers included, Brad Mehldau, George Colligan, Larry Goldings, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Mark Turner.

In 2006, the quintet released the widely praised, Subway Songs (Sunnyside Records), which also featured eight commissioned works inspired by the sociology of the New York City subway experience. Composers included, Helen Sung, Marcus Strickland, Myron Walden, Jimmy Greene and Jon Cowherd.

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