CMA Jazz and Chamber Concerts start 2017 on a high note
January 4, 2017
Friday, January 20, and Tuesday, January 31
At left: CMA Chamber Music on Main Artistic Director Edward Arron
At right: CMA Jazz on Main Artistic Director Noel Freidline
The Columbia Museum of Art is ready to kick off the new year with the third concerts of both the CMA Jazz on Main and CMA Chamber Music on Main series. Both series feature world-renowned artistic directors and are intimately set in the museum’s gorgeous DuBose-Poston Reception Hall.
CMA Jazz on Main
Friday, January 20 | Happy hour and galleries open at 7:00 p.m. | Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. | Cash Bar
Combine the energy and swing of traditional American jazz with the rich harmonies and dark chromaticism of gypsy music, and one just begins to scratch the surface of the wonderful complexity that is Gypsy Jazz. Noel Freidline, acclaimed musician and artistic director of the series, performs with the Page brothers, guitarist Andy and bassist Zack, along with Asheville, N.C.-based jazz violinist Matt Williams.
“I have been excited about this show since we booked it!” says Freidline. “Gypsy jazz has become the popular name for the genre created by legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. It’s a tricky style of music that is deceptively complex and requires an immersion into the genre to play it correctly. We are fortunate to have the Page brothers and Matt Williams, who together will bring to life this amazing style of music, with all of its fire, passion, subtlety, and nuance.”
Individual Seats: $35 / $28 for members / $5 for students
Premier Table Seating:
$300 for 6 guests & 2 bottles of wine
$200 for 4 guests & 1 bottle of wine
Upcoming concerts in the 2016-2017 CMA Jazz on Main season:
- Tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring vibraphonist Jon Metzger – Friday, March 24
- Bassist and Vocalist Nicki Parrott – Friday, May 12
Sponsored by Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina.
CMA Chamber Music on Main
Tuesday, January 31 | Happy hour and galleries open at 6:00 p.m. | Concert begins at 7:00 p.m. | Cash Bar
Soprano Hyunah Yu, pianist Anna Polonsky, and violinist Erin Keefe join Edward Arron, esteemed cellist and Chamber Music on Main artistic director, to perform works by Brahms, Massenet, Schumann, and Robert Kahn.
Individual Seats: $35 / $28 for members / $5 for students
Upcoming concerts in the 2016-2017 season:
- Thursday, March 16
- Tuesday, May 2
Presented by U.S. Trust and the generosity of supporting sponsors.
For more information, visit columbiamuseum.org.
