Program

tbd quartet and the Monteverdi Brass Quintet come together for an evening of Renaissance brass music and improvisations including the composers, Gesualdo, Byrd, LeJeune, Guarneri, Evans, and Strayhorn.
Information about jazz in the neighborhood, a non-profit founded by Mario Guarneri will also be available.

Erik Jekabson/Mario Guarneri
Tbd Collage/This is it

John Coperario
Fancy a5

Mario Guarneri
Over Greenland

William Byrd
Gloria

Bill Evans
Interplay

Carlo Gesualdo
Lo pur respire in cosi gran dolore

Mario Guarneri
Gesualdo’s Room/Journey

Claude Le Jeune
Revecy

Mario Guarneri
Rollin along

Mario Guarneri
Le Radicci

Billy Strayhorn
A Flower is a lovesome Thing
Pomegranate

Mario Guarneri
Lament for Peace                                                                                                                            

Artists

tbd quartet
Mario Guarneri, trumpet/flugelhorn
Erik Jekabson, trumpet/flugelhorn
John Wiitala, bass
Akira Tana, drums

Monteverdi Brass Quintet
Richard Roper, trumpet
Rob Wilkins, trumpet
Michael Cushing, alto trombone
Andy Strain, tenor trombone
Don Benham, bass trombone

Artist Profiles

The Monteverdi Brass Quintet performs early music on modern brass instruments. Comprised of professional musicians that perform throughout Northern California, the members of the group come together to share their passion for the music of the Renaissance. Monteverdi Brass has performed in San Francisco at the Noontime Concerts and Old First Concerts, as well as the Foothill series in San Jose and the One Night Only series at UC Santa Cruz