Heat Fund Benefit with Rhythm Future Quartet
March 29 @ 7:30 pm
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The Rhythm Future Quartet is passionate about keeping the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive. The group, named for a popular Django Reinhardt tune, is influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet its influences embrace the broad diversity of jazz today. Founded by violinist Jason Anick, the quartet performs lyrical arrangements of Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions. The group also features guitarists Max O’Rourke and Henry Acker, as well as bassist Greg Loughman. Rhythm Future is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of a vital musical genre that continues to imbue the imagination of jazz in the 21st century.
Rhythm Future Quartet has released three albums; their most recent, Rhythm Future Quartet and Friends, features the critically acclaimed singer Cyrille Aimée, Brazil’s top bandoneonist, Hamilton de Holanda, and world-renowned guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg. Their penultimate release, Rhythm Future Quartet and Travels, was picked as one of the best jazz albums of 2016 by All About Jazz and the Huffington Post. As an indication of their popularity, their version of Django’s “Minor Swing” has over four million views on YouTube, and their version of “Bushwick Stomp” from Travels has over three million Facebook views.
Jason Anick, an award-winning composer and violin professor at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, has shared the stage with an array of artists including Grammy award-winning guitarist John Jorgenson, Stevie Wonder, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and Tommy Emmanuel.
Henry Acker is a young powerhouse jazz guitarist who performs both in the style of Django Reinhardt as well as traditional jazz. Henry has already shared the stage with jazz greats Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, Julian Lage, Bireli Lagrene and Vic Juris. He is a five-time winner of the Downbeat Magazine Student Award for jazz guitar soloist.
Guitarist Max O’Rourke was the winner of the 2015 Saga Award from DjangoFest Northwest and at 22 has already toured/recorded with many of the top American Gypsy Jazz musicians including John Jorgenson and Gonzalo Bergara.
Greg Loughman is a top-call bassist in Boston and has been heard with such luminaries as Sheila Jordan, Curtis Fuller and George Garzone.
This event will not be livestreamed. All the net proceeds of the Rhythm Future Quartet concert will go directly towards the Windham County Heat Fund. The goal of this event is to raise a minimum of $5,000 to provide much-needed fuel assistance and cultivate awareness of the organization’s mission. Please use the button below to donate:
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