Noa Fort & Plant People

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Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is delighted to present Brooklyn-based musician Noa Fort, a vocalist, pianist, composer, improviser, and music therapist whose work explores the rich possibilities of contemporary jazz and improvisation. PLEASE NOTE: This is a TICKETED EVENT. Doors open at 4:30 pm. Show starts at 5:00 pm. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Tickets include a 15% store discount which can be used the day of the concert, and a complimentary glass of wine provided by Field Blend Selections. Plant People is Fort’s chamber jazz meets free-improvisation group, bringing together some of the most exciting improvisers in New York. The compositions are inspired by the writings of authors such as botanist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer, exploring themes of nature, connection, and what we can learn from the living world. Plant People is: Noa Fort – voice and compositions; Sara Schoenbeck – bassoon; Mike McGinnis - bass clarinet; Anders Nilsson – guitar; Satoshi Takeishi – drums. Noa Fort is a vocalist, pianist, composer, improviser, and music therapist. As a bandleader, Fort has released several albums and performed at renowned venues including Roulette Intermedium, Dizzy’s Club, and the Kennedy Center, as well as at festivals such as the DC Jazz Festival, Vicenza Jazz, BRIC Jazz Festival, and Red Sea Jazz Festival. She has collaborated with an impressive range of artists, including William Parker, Mat Maneri, Chad Taylor, Satoshi Takeishi, and Thomas Morgan. Fort is a recipient of Brooklyn Arts Council grants and has created free concert series throughout Brooklyn, including performances in a transitional home for unhoused people and community gardens. Fort is a licensed creative arts therapist and board-certified music therapist, and is faculty in the NYU Music Therapy program and at the Roc Nation School at Long Island University. Join us at Rizzoli for an evening of live music, creative exploration, and intimate musical encounters with one of Brooklyn’s distinctive voices in contemporary music. Rizzoli Music Aperitivo - The Concept From Francis Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac, from Toni Morrison to James Baldwin, from Philip Michael Ondaatje to Geoff Dyer, from Julio Cortazar to Boris Vian, from Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed to Jayne Cortez, the list of international writers and poets inspired or intrigued by jazz and other musical genres goes on. Since New York City’s Rizzoli Bookstore has a long tradition of building bridges between arts genres, international scenes and creative people, we wanted to turn our gorgeous space in NoMad into an experimental living room where live jazz and other music can be enjoyed. The “Rizzoli Music Aperitivo” is sponsored by Field Blend Selections and is curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz (https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/mondo-jazz). Rizzoli Bookstore Established in New York in 1964, Rizzoli Bookstore moved in 1985 to its historic 57th Street location, where it resided for 29 years before relocating in 2015 to its current NoMad location on Broadway. It has been widely considered one of the foremost independent booksellers in America specializing in illustrated books on architecture, interior design, fashion, photography, cookery, and the fine and applied arts, as well as literature, foreign language books and international magazines. Rizzoli Bookstore has been, and will continue to be, a literary landmark in New York City, and a celebrated destination for important authors and book lovers from all over the world. Mondo Jazz Mondo Jazz is a weekly program on Radio Free Brooklyn dedicated to the proposition that jazz is an international language. It is hosted every Wednesday night from 10 PM to midnight, by Ludovico Granvassu, the founder and editor in chief of All About Jazz Italia. All archived episodes are available at https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/contributor_articles.php?id=200 Field Blend Selections Founded in January, 2017, Field Blend Selections is a new wine importing and distribution company based in New York City, serving the New York and New Jersey markets. In both name and practice, Field Blend Selections celebrates agricultural traditions and diversity. The name is an homage to the nineteenth-century immigrants who co-planted an assortment of grape varieties in vineyards throughout the United States, many of which survive today. Alongside their vines, they often co-planted other crops, including fruits, grains, and legumes. This approach of co-mingling various plantings to achieve balance in the vineyards is now referred to as polyculture, and it is widely recognized as one of the best methods for naturally enriching soils and reducing disease. Polyculture, by replicating nature’s diverse ecosystems, produces healthier fruit without the necessity of artificial herbicides or pesticides