The Lark Quartet with Peter Schickele
4 Generations of Jazz Violin
Jon Nakamatsu
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4 Generations of Jazz Violin Johnny Frigo, Joe Kennedy, Jr., Regina Carter, Darol Anger, Matt Glaser Monday, November 9 Proving that you can swing best on a violin, these five violinists represent the incredible breadth and appeal of jazz music. You’ll hear bebop, swing, straight ahead, jazz-bluegrass and contemporary styles. Grammy-nominated soloist Johnny Frigo began his career with Jimmy Dorsey’s big band. Joe Kennedy, Jr. is the fiery founder of bebop violin. Darol Anger started the groundbreaking Turtle Island String Quartet; and Matt Glaser, known as “L’Enfant Terrible of the Jazz Violin,” heads the string program of Boston’s Berklee College of Music. Up-and-comer Regina Carter, hand picked to join the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, can be heard on her recent release Something for Grace. For this historic tour, they’re all backed up by ace musicians on piano, bass, guitar and drums. General public: $14/$17/$20 Students: $12/$14/$16 Co-sponsored by KCBX
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Jon Nakamatsu Thursday, November 12 Technical brilliance with interpretive acumen, imagination and a profound understanding of the music. —San Jose Mercury News The first American in 16 years to win the Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn Piano Competition, Jon Nakamatsu visits us as part of the worldwide winner’s tour that begins with his Carnegie Hall debut. Featured in the PBS documentary Playing with Fire, Nakamatsu will release a CD of solo piano works by Chopin on the Harmonia Mundi label this fall. National Public Radio named him Debut Artist of the Year. Program Beethoven: Sonata in E Major, Op. 109 Chopin: Polonaise in C sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1 & Grand Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13 William Bolcom: Nine Bagatelles Stravinsky: Four Etudes, Op. 7 Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (from Années de Pèlerinage, II) & Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli) General public: $14/$17/$20 Students: 12/$14/$16 Co-sponsored by KCBX and the Four Seasons Biltmore 
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