The Ritz Theater of Newburgh presents: A very special evening of Jazz and Chamber Music featuring the music of pianist & composer Neil Alexander with the Neil Alexander Quartet and special guests.The players include the Neil Alexander Quartet (Peter Furlan, sax; Peter Brendler, Bass; Nadav Zelniker, drums, plus Fung Chern Hwei (violin), Rachel Evans (violin & viola), Mark Frankel (percussion & marimba), and special guests Tom Reese (flute & Penny whistle) and Mona Toscano (spoken word).
Among the pieces scheduled to be performed are 2 world premiers – “Gravity Well” for violin & piano and “The Inner Journey” (originally composed for a choreographer) along with “Cumberland Spring”, an arrangement of Gershwin’s “Lullaby for Strings” and a very special performance of Neil’s 2002 4 movement Jazz Suite titled “Newburgh: An Urban Romance”.