This event is in the past.It took place on June 12, 2025 at ISSUE Project Room.
Jazz & Blues
Jazz & BluesWadada Leo Smith's "String Quartet No. 17" makes its New York premiere, using the U.S. Capitol as a lens for democracy and uprising. Legendary composer Roscoe Mitchell also debuts a scored card improvisation, alongside six works by emerging voices.
legendary jazz composers
political contemporary music
NY premiere works
intimate historic venue
Tips
🎺"music of tomorrow played today"
🎻catch the rare Wadada Leo Smith Capitol quartet premiere
🎼six emerging composers on the bill too
27th Annual MATA Festival - Night Two: THE CAPITOL
Downtown Brooklyn
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesWadada Leo Smith's "String Quartet No. 17" makes its New York premiere, using the U.S. Capitol as a lens for democracy and uprising. Legendary composer Roscoe Mitchell also debuts a scored card improvisation, alongside six works by emerging voices.
legendary jazz composers
political contemporary music
NY premiere works
intimate historic venue
Tips
🎺"music of tomorrow played today"
🎻catch the rare Wadada Leo Smith Capitol quartet premiere
🎼six emerging composers on the bill too
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