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SUMMARY:MoCA\CT Presents: Endea Owens + The Cookout
DESCRIPTION:Tickets \nDetroit-born bassist and composer Endea Owens brings her electrifying sound to the MoCA\CT galleries for a special performance alongside Art\, Jazz + the Blues—the exhibition’s final weekend\, before it closes the following day. A graduate of The Juilliard School and a member of Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, Owens has performed with icons from Wynton Marsalis to Diana Ross. With Grammy\, Emmy\, and Peabody wins to her name\, don’t miss one of jazz’s most compelling voices today. \nVIP Tickets (limited to 40) include: \n\nTable Seating (tables of 4)\nCarafe of wine + water per table\nGourmet bites\, courtesy of Garelick & Herbs\nOne signature cocktail\n\n*Arrive at 6pm for VIP Cocktail Hour  \nGeneral Admissions Tickets include: \n\nGeneral Seating\nOne drink ticket\nLight refreshments\, courtesy of Garelick & Herbs\n\n\n*Arrive at 6:30pm \nAbout Endea Owens\nKnown as one of Jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists\, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist\, Bassist\, and Composer. She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis\, Jennifer Holliday\, Diana Ross\, Rhonda Ross\, Solange\, Jon Batiste\, Jazzmeia Horn\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, and Steve Turre\, to name a few. \nIn 2018\, Endea graduated from The Juilliard School\, and joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of the house band\, Stay Human. Since then\, Endea has won an Emmy\, Grammy Award\, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Endea’s work has appeared on Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award-winning album “We Are”\, Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah\, and H.E.R’s widely acclaimed Super Bowl LV performance. \nEndea has a true passion for philanthropy and teaching. She has taught students across the United States\, South America\, and Europe. In 2020\, Endea founded the Community Cookout\, a non-profit organization born out of the Covid-19 pandemic that provides meals and music to underserved neighborhoods in New York City. To date\, Endea’s organization has helped feed close to 3\,000 New Yorkers and has hosted over a dozen free music concerts. \nIn 2022\, she composed “Ida’s Crusade” for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2023\, she premiered a newly commissioned work with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra\, served as the MAC Music Innovator\, continued her work as curator for the National Arts Club\, and was a fellow with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s “Jazz Is Now!” program. Her debut album\, Feel Good Music\, was released in 2023\, followed by Caught Up in This Illusion in 2025.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/mocact-presents-endea-owens-the-cookout/
LOCATION:MoCA Westport\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cornelius String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Tickets \nRooted in the musical communities of Connecticut and greater New York\, this accomplished quartet unites four distinguished artists whose careers span concert halls\, conservatories\, and chamber stages across the United States and Europe. The quartet will perform works by Mozart\, Glass\, Beethoven and more! \nHafez Taghavi and Emily Garrison lead on violin\, each bringing exceptional range to the ensemble. Taghavi has performed at venues from the Kennedy Center to concert stages in Vienna\, Salzburg\, and Leipzig\, and serves on faculty at the Interharmony International Music Festival in Italy. Garrison’s credits include a Grammy Award-winning recording with the Albany Symphony and the world premiere of Wayne Shorter’s jazz opera Iphigenia\, and she is an active member of the Lotus Chamber Music Collective. \nJuliana Chetcuti lends the viola’s distinctive warmth and depth. Chetcuti has garnered recognition in both the bluegrass and classical music communities through her appearances with the American Folk band Gold Rush and her regular collaborations with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. Additionally\, she conducts the award-winning Ridgefield Middle School Symphonic and Chamber Orchestras\, which were recently featured in the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) Annual In-Service Conference. \nCellist Gjorgj Kroqi — whose musical journey spans the conservatories of Albania and Austria and stages across Europe and Connecticut — anchors the ensemble with authority and precision. He also serves as conductor of the Sinfonia Orchestra for the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras.
URL:https://mocact.org/events-calendar/cornelius-string-quartet/
LOCATION:MoCA\CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, 06880\, United States
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