Review: A Musician’s Portrait, as Both Composer and Pianist Posted by By Zachary Woolfe February 23, 2024Posted inClassical Music, JACK Quartet, Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music, Williams, Amy (Composer) At the Miller Theater at Columbia University, the composer Amy Williams joined the JACK Quartet in playing her chamber music.
JACK Quartet Commits to Finding the Music Posted by By Zachary Woolfe November 26, 2023Posted inCampbell, Jay (Musician), Classical Music, JACK Quartet, Mannes College of Music, McFarland, Kevin, Music Its stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.
Capturing John Zorn at 70: One Concert Is Just a Start Posted by By Seth Colter Walls September 22, 2023Posted inBirthdays, Classical Music, JACK Quartet, Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music, Tzadik, Zorn, John The Miller Theater at Columbia University began a series of programs to celebrate this restless and eclectic musician’s milestone year.
At Time Spans Festival, New York Shows Off New Music Posted by By Seth Colter Walls August 14, 2023Posted inClassical Music, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Hell's Kitchen (Manhattan, NY), JACK Quartet, Lubman, Brad, Music, Nono, Luigi, Time Spans Festival The festival is a bright spot on the August calendar, with casual yet tightly plotted concerts of modern and contemporary music.
Review: A Portrait Reveals a Composer With a Dramatic Edge Posted by By Seth Colter Walls September 30, 2022Posted inClassical Music, JACK Quartet, Lim, Liza (1966- ), Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music The Miller Theater’s Composer Portraits series returns with a program of Liza Lim’s music, featuring the JACK Quartet.
One Night, Several String Quartet Premieres Posted by By Joshua Barone and Zachary Woolfe April 22, 2022Posted inClassical Music, Danish String Quartet, JACK Quartet, Music The JACK Quartet and the Danish String Quartet presented new works that nodded to the past and spoke to the present.