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Inwood Art Works: THE UPTOWN CABARET

Inwood Art Works and No Name present THE UPTOWN CABARET

Why travel to Times Square, when you can experience the brilliance of Broadway and the magic of musical theater steps from your home uptown? The Uptown Cabaret offers unforgettable performances by local Broadway and professional theater artists of all stripes in Inwood, NYC! The Uptown Cabaret will occur every Second Monday of the Month.

Hosted by Alex De Suze.  Doors at 6:30pm

$10 Suggested Donation – Pay-What-You-Will. No one will be turned away. All are welcome! Online and at the door.

Word Up Recirculation: Coltrane (100th) Celebration with the Joseph Herbst Big Band

Coltrane Celebration celebrates the life and music of John Coltrane, with this year marking his centennial. The show’s first performance was in 2019 in North Carolina, Coltrane’s home state, while this show is the New York premiere. The show features both arrangements of Coltrane’s music and original music inspired by Coltrane’s life written for 17-piece jazz band by Joseph Herbst.

Spoken word is interwoven throughout the show, bringing to life Coltrane in his own words as the script is all pulled from interviews and writings by Coltrane, allowing those less familiar with Coltrane’s work to be fully immersed as well. While drawing some inspiration from his music directly, the show explores the beliefs, philosophy, and morality of Coltrane as seen in his interviews, resulting in a new experience of Coltrane as a person as well as a musician.

Featured arrangements include “Giant Steps,” “Lonnie’s Lament,” and “After the Rain,” along with compositions inspired by “Equinox,” “Like Sonny,” and “Pursuance.” Join us as we celebrate both a North Carolina and New York icon!

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Hailing from the Carolinas, composer and woodwindist Joseph Herbst uses music as a medium for storytelling. In 2021, he released his debut album, This is Our Environment, bringing together original music, spoken word, and environmental justice. Works in progress include his first big band album, Into the Void of My Dreams, exploring personal change through an original story of a person entering their Dreamworld, and his theatrical show, Ghosts in the Mirror, exploring internalized messages and how we handle them. When not leading his own projects, Joseph works avidly as a copyist with a goal of assisting composers, working with notable figures such as Etienne Charles, Mike Garson, Alan Ferber, Jon Cowherd, Darcy James Argue, and Elio Villafranca. Joseph received the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award (2021, 2023, 2024), the ASCAP Johnny Mandel Prize (2023), and the 24th Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize and Manny Album Commission (2023)

Cabrini Shrine: Spiritual Masterworks Concert

Concert of Spiritual Masterworks of Italian Masters
performed by the CHARTER OAK ENSEMBLE
of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Adrian Sylveen, artistic director

Il Tramonto…………Ottorino Respighi
Stabat Mater………Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Limited parking is available.

About the Soloists:
Caroline Christopher is a Connecticut-based soprano specializing in Early Music. She has appeared with ensembles in the US and Canada such as Arion Orchestre Baroque, McGill Cappella Antica, Hartt Collegium Musicum, and the Amherst Early Music Festival. Caroline currently sings with the Schola Cantorum of the Cathedral of St. Joseph and the Treble Choir of St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford. She holds a Master’s degree in Early Music from McGill
University and a Bachelor’s degree in Music History and Voice from The Hartt School. (Soprano Pergolesi)

Brazilian mezzo‑soprano Rebecca de Almeida began her musical life as an award‑winning pianist before transitioning to voice shortly before the pandemic. Her early achievements include top prizes in the Villa‑Lobos Museum Competition, the Latin‑American Rosa Mística Competition, and the “Jovem Destaque” National Piano Competition, supported by a multi‑year PIBEX scholarship. She has quickly become one of Connecticut’s leading mezzos. She has appeared across the US, Latin America, and Europe in roles such as Carmen, Giulio Cesare, Orfeo, Dorabella, and Count Orlovsky, noted for her “luscious voice” and “exhilarating presence.” (Mezzo-soprano Respighi & Pergolesi)

Award‑winning musician Adrian Sylveen maintains an active performing career in the United States and Europe. He is the founder and artistic director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi OPERA, and the Greve Opera Academy & Chamber Music Festival, and appears frequently with Teatro Lirico D’Europa and Camerata Gdynia and others. He has an extensive orchestral and oratorio repertoire, leading performances across the United States, Poland, Italy, Israel, Cuba, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the former Soviet Union. A recipient of numerous awards, including the Primus Inter Pares distinction from the President of Poland, he holds a DMA from the Gdansk Music Academy and degrees from Yale University and the Paderewski Academy. A dedicated educator, he teaches with the Virtuosi Music Academy, Greve Opera Academy, and the Moniuszko Choir.

 

Uptown Garrison: Jazz

George Grydkovets is a guitarist, composer, and educator from Kyiv, Ukraine, currently residing in New York City.  From an early age, George was playing all over Kyiv’s clubs with his band but eventually began playing music with some of the best Ukrainian jazzmen, such as Dennis Adu.  With his Kyiv Trio, he has recorded a debut record – “Rise”, which came out March 25th, 2022 on the “Shifting Paradigm Records”.  During his time in NYC, George completed his studies at The New School for Jazz and has performed with musicians such as Ari Hoenig, Steve Cardenas, Frank Perowsky, Sam Yahel, and others. Among the venues he has played were Nublu, The Stone, as well as the Clifford Brown and Bern Jazz Festivals.  As an educator, George was selected as a 2026-27 Stanford Jazz Workshop Mentor Fellow. His most recent record “Spirit in You” released September 18th, 2026 to critical acclaim.

Hispanic Society: Spanish Masterpieces for Guitar with Fundación Hispania Música

A journey through Spanish music with with guitarist Miles Johnston

Join us in the Sorolla Gallery at the Hispanic Society for a concert with Fundación Hispania Música. Titled “Spanish Masterpieces for Guitar”, the performance will feature Australian guitarist Miles Johnston performing works by Albéniz, Llobet, Granados, Turina, de Falla, and Tárrega.

Part of the first edition of “Hispania Música in New York,” the concert is organized by the Málaga-based Fundación Hispania Música under the artistic direction of Maestro Dr. Gil de Gálvez.