Michael Blake's Chroma Nova at Rizzoli Bookstore

Join us for the return of Michael Blake to the Rizzoli Bookstore. The concert is part of the Music Aperitivo concert series, in the intimate atmosphere of the Rizzoli Bookstore. Charge includes complimentary wine glass. Space is limited. Use the Eventbrite ticket to purchase a ticket. Doors open at 4:45 PM, concert starts at 5 PM.

Chroma Nova includes string players Skye Steele, Chris Hoffman and Michael Bates, guitarist Guilherme Monteiro and percussionists Rogerio Boccato and Mauro Refosco. Their debut album "Dance of the Mystic Bliss" features Blake's saxophones and flute immersed in a vibrant musical universe of his own making...

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Join us for the return of Michael Blake to the Rizzoli Bookstore. The concert is part of the Music Aperitivo concert series, in the intimate atmosphere of the Rizzoli Bookstore. Charge includes complimentary wine glass. Space is limited. Use the Eventbrite ticket to purchase a ticket. Doors open at 4:45 PM, concert starts at 5 PM.

Chroma Nova includes string players Skye Steele, Chris Hoffman and Michael Bates, guitarist Guilherme Monteiro and percussionists Rogerio Boccato and Mauro Refosco. Their debut album "Dance of the Mystic Bliss" features Blake's saxophones and flute immersed in a vibrant musical universe of his own making. Several years in the making, "Dance of the Mystic Bliss" was recorded during a lull in the global pandemic. Some of the music reflects the grief Blake experienced processing the death of his mother Merle in 2018 and the ensuing political and public health crisis of 2020. While other pieces are full of heart bursting optimism, all of this music has Blake's signature balance of form and freedom.

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