Quartet String Concert: Exploration of Black History Month

Please join Janey & Friends in an hourlong string quartet exploration of Black History Month. With music spanning the ages and across the globe, including traditional Zulu music, Spirituals, Ragtime, Jazz, Classical and Hiphop. Co-sponsored by the Thomas/Ortiz Dance Foundation, and the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American Federation of Musicians. Great for All Ages! 

The quartet includes Leonard Bernstein, Janey Choi, Buffi Jacobs and Sasha Margolis. 

Leonard Bernstein described Paul Woodiel as "a first-class performer who combines spirituality with intellect."A busy New York-based purveyor of violin and fiddle music, his broad stylistic compass includes the dance fiddle traditions of America and the British Isles, ragtime and jazz, and the music of Charles Ives. Mr. Woodiel has presented recitals at the 92nd St. Y, Wesleyan University, Caramoor, Miller Theater, Yale University, and the New York Festival of Song at Carnegie Hall, and has appeared as soloist at festivals from Bard College to Moab, Utah.

Canadian violinist/teaching artist/concert host, Janey Choi has performed, taught, and collaborated with artists across the globe, engaging audiences of all ages and genres. She is the recipient of numerous awards including National First Prize in the Canadian Music Competition, an Artists International debut recital at Carnegie Hall, and has participated in such festivals as Mostly Mozart, Norfolk, Taos, Bar Harbor Music Festival, the Spoleto Festivals in the U.S. and Italy, Festival Musical de Santo Domingo, the Santa Fe Opera and the Sarasota Opera

Buffi Jacobs, an accomplished modernistic cellist and composer, currently resides in the vibrant city of New York. She is known for delivering captivating and innovative performances and compositions. With a career spanning over three decades, Buffi has continuously evolved as a musician, fearlessly venturing beyond her comfort zones to gain fresh perspectives and create truly unique experiences.

Praised by the Washington Post for his “incisive, vibrato-rich tone,” Sasha Margolis has performed classical and improvised music all over the world, including the Netherlands, Italy, South Korea, Japan, and Spain. As co-leader of the eclectic ensemble Big Galut(e), he has won the Simcha Prize at the 2017 International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam, been heard on Performance Today and WNYC’s New Sounds, and appeared at the Glimmerglass Festival, the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, and ChamberFest Canandaigua.