The Musical Art Quintet & Quartet San Francisco

Description

Trailblazing chamber groups

"Classical music is sexy again. Lest you doubt that, look no further than Mission District chamber group The Musical Art Quintet" - East Bay Express

Sunday, Sept 9

7pm $20


Note: Rupa is no longer able to make this date due to a scheduling conflct



The Musical Art Quintet was formed in 2008 in the Mission district of San Francisco during chamber music jam sessions every Sunday night at Cafe Revolution. Each week a new piece of music was written by MAQ band leader Sascha Jacobsen to be performed at Classical Revolution, and ink still wet, we would read through the piece in front of a live audience. As our repertoire grew, a core group of players emerged and the quintet was founded. The name of the quintet is taken from The Musical Art Quartet, a string quartet formed in the 1940's and led by the Great-Grandfather and namesake of the bassist and composer of the quintet, violinist, Sascha Jacobsen.

Although classically trained, the members of The Musical Art Quintet are skilled improvisors and each one brings with him a special area of expertise. Whether it is Argentine Tango, Afro-Cuban Son, Klezmer, Classical works, or even Electronica, the Quintet is at home. The music of band leader, Sascha Jacobsen, is essentially rhythmic in nature, utilizing dance forms to propel his melodies forward. Each piece is based on a dance form, but instead of a Sarabande or a Gigue, Jacobsen uses rhythms like Cha-cha-cha or Milonga.

Nuevo Chamber is the name for this new genre that blends world
music influences with a chamber music ensemble, infusing rhythms
from Argentina, Cuba, Africa, Jazz, Classical and even Electronica
into a new style of music. The Quintet has cemented it's status as a top world music string ensemble with recent recordings with the Nuevo Flamenco guitarist, Stevan Pasero (Twelve Shades of Night, 2011, Sugo records) and with the Argentine Tango group, Trio Garufa (El Rumor de tus Tangos, 2010, Garufa records).

More Info

Link

http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco

Call

415-655-5600 (Box Office)