JAM SESSION
Tue Nov 10, 9pm
Open-stage jazz jam
Arrive early to claim a seat before the show starts, reviewers recommend.
Anna Webber's Simple Trio takes the stage at AMR on November 28, offering an intimate set of improvised jazz at 9 pm in Geneva’s cozy jazz hub for listeners who appreciate subtle interplay.
Saturday, November 28, 9:00 PM
Anna Webber
New York avant‑garde jazz trio, saxophone/flute + piano + drums
Headliner
Anna Webber is a New York‑based composer, saxophonist and flutist who leads the critically acclaimed Simple Trio, featuring drummer John Hollenbeck and pianist Matt Mitchell. The trio has released several albums on Skirl Records, including *Binary* (2016) and *SIMPLE* (2014), and has been described as “visionary and captivating” for its blend of avant‑garde jazz and new classical music.
John Hollenbeck
American drummer, composer and educator, known for avant‑garde jazz and contemporary classical
John Hollenbeck is a drummer, composer and professor of Jazz Drums and Improvisation at McGill University. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the ASCAP Jazz Vanguard Award and a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and is a core member of several significant creative music ensembles.
Matt Mitchell
American pianist, composer and educator, prominent in avant‑garde jazz
Matt Mitchell is a pianist, composer and professor of Jazz Piano at McGill University. He has released several albums with Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, including *Idiom* (2021) and *simpletrio2000* (2024).
Arrive early to claim a seat before the show starts, reviewers recommend.
Anna Webber's Simple Trio takes the stage at AMR on November 28, offering an intimate set of improvised jazz at 9 pm in Geneva’s cozy jazz hub for listeners who appreciate subtle interplay.
Saturday, November 28, 9:00 PM
Anna Webber
New York avant‑garde jazz trio, saxophone/flute + piano + drums
Headliner
Anna Webber is a New York‑based composer, saxophonist and flutist who leads the critically acclaimed Simple Trio, featuring drummer John Hollenbeck and pianist Matt Mitchell. The trio has released several albums on Skirl Records, including *Binary* (2016) and *SIMPLE* (2014), and has been described as “visionary and captivating” for its blend of avant‑garde jazz and new classical music.
John Hollenbeck
American drummer, composer and educator, known for avant‑garde jazz and contemporary classical
John Hollenbeck is a drummer, composer and professor of Jazz Drums and Improvisation at McGill University. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the ASCAP Jazz Vanguard Award and a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and is a core member of several significant creative music ensembles.
Matt Mitchell
American pianist, composer and educator, prominent in avant‑garde jazz
Matt Mitchell is a pianist, composer and professor of Jazz Piano at McGill University. He has released several albums with Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, including *Idiom* (2021) and *simpletrio2000* (2024).
What are you into?
- November 28, 9 pm
- AMR venue
- Improvised set
- AMR
- Genève
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