Nora Mccarthy Qu'art'et at Baha'i Center

Nora McCarthy Qu’ART’et is a group of rooted musicians who masterfully apply an organic earthy vibrancy and well seasoned approach to an artful array of original compositions and skillfully arranged standards, post modern contemporary jazz music, and blues that are spontaneously intermingled with flights of improvisation and poetry. A compelling sound fashioned in a modern mode that is immersed in tradition, imbued with rhythm and infused with spirit. Mike Longo is the featured guest artist on this outing.

Emotionally provocative and intensely creative, McCarthy’s “…shaping of pitch often foregoes the fluid note-bending of the jazz singer in favor of the full press of a sculptor’s touch against viscous clay.” Ramsey Ameen...

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Nora McCarthy Qu’ART’et is a group of rooted musicians who masterfully apply an organic earthy vibrancy and well seasoned approach to an artful array of original compositions and skillfully arranged standards, post modern contemporary jazz music, and blues that are spontaneously intermingled with flights of improvisation and poetry. A compelling sound fashioned in a modern mode that is immersed in tradition, imbued with rhythm and infused with spirit. Mike Longo is the featured guest artist on this outing.

Emotionally provocative and intensely creative, McCarthy’s “…shaping of pitch often foregoes the fluid note-bending of the jazz singer in favor of the full press of a sculptor’s touch against viscous clay.” Ramsey Ameen

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