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Beth Schenck Quintet at Dresher Ensemble Studio
Courtesy of Gabe Lee | Posted on March 23, 2023
When
Sun, June 4, 2023
4:00 pm
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Musicians
Beth Schenck
saxophoneCory Wright
saxophoneMatthew Wrobel
guitarLisa Mezzacappa
bass, acousticJordan Glenn
drumsAbout
Beth Schenck is a saxophonist, composer and educator based in San Francisco. She feels most at home with music that blurs the line between composition and improvisation. Beth’s music has been described by critics as “frank and beautiful” (Greg Burk), “reliably enthralling” and “transporting” (Andrew Gilbert). Beth has a brand new solo saxophone album out called "Above and Below" on Innova Recordings.
This is the Beth Schenck Quintet's debut performance! Although these Bay Area improvisers have played together in different configurations for a decade, this quintet of musicians brings together their diverse backgrounds and influences to create boundary-pushing improvisation out of new compositional work from Beth...