A concert typically featuring an engaging performance by talented composer and multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia. The concert often includes a mix of avant-garde jazz, experimental sounds, and improvised music. Golia showcases his mastery on instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, flutes and other wind instruments, creating dynamic and textured soundscapes. The quintet usually consists of Cathlene Pineda on piano, Kris Tiner on trumpet and flugelhorn, Miller Wrenn plays bass, and Clint Dodson on drums and percussion, all talented musicians and CalArts alums, who contribute to the improvisational and expressive nature of the performance. Audiences can expect a vibrant, energetic, and innovative musical experience, blending complex melodies with spontaneous improvisations.
