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A packed house. A successful program, performed with gusto and panache. A world premiere that felt like something beautiful, important, fun and timeless. Sweet sounds. Entertainment. Lovely voices. Old friends and new faces.

What more could you want?

The concert January 13th was a pretty cool event, I must say, outshining even my greatest expectations.

My deepest thank to Christopher Byars who wrote — in airports, in trucks, in hotels, embassies and hovels in diverse locales like Cyprus, Georgia and Afghanistan — a major work that is as delightful and fun as it is meaningful and intelligent. May it live a long life — and may I participate in its performance many times! The jazz musicians who joined us were just spectacular: Ari Roland, John Mosca, Stefan Schatz, Stefafano Doglioni and Mine Sadrazam. Terrific.

Thanks also to the great musicians and singers who made both the Riverdale Suite and Mahagonny such a joy.

A one-of-a-kind concert performed at the highest level. That’s what the Sinfonietta should be about.

See you at the next one.

A nice write-up of our upcoming concert with Chris Byars was posted on JazzWax, the blog of Marc Myers, respected writer and blogger about all things jazz. Pretty cool.

http://www.jazzwax.com

Here is the poster for the upcoming concert. I think it captures the spirit pretty well.

I have been receiving the score to Chris’s new suite in bits and pieces and I am thrilled to finally have the whole thing. It’s a fantastic tour of our neighborhood with vivid depictions of the bustling streets and little byways and even a trip to the library. All the moods and feelings are captured in a really deft, humorous, energetic and soulful jazz — in a myriad of styles. It’s going to be a pleasure to rehearse and perform. Although, it’s no walk in the park, musically. Everyone gets a workout. In a good way. And it’s life-affirming qualities will be the perfect foil to Weill and Brecht’s grimly ironic danse macabre, Mahagonny.

We have some incredible singers lined up for Mahagonny.

Jessie — Allison Charney, soprano (a dear friend with whom I have performed numerous times. So glad to bring her to Riverdale).

Bessie — Kristin Gornstein, mezzo-soprano

Charlie — Andrew Drost, tenor (with whom I performed at the NYCO VOX Festival and he sang Das Lied von der Erde in Riverdale back in 2009)

Billy — Stephen Campanella, tenor

Bobby — Phil Cutlip, baritone (a Riverdale resident and a fine artist)

Jimmy — Jay Baylon, bass-baritone.

What a cast. Going to be a treat!