Meet the festival headliner

GEORGE

Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Nightingale Concert Hall, Church Fine Arts Building
1335 North Virginia Street, University of Nevada, Reno

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“The group combines strategies from experimental jazz, ambient electronics, chamber music and more — with myriad elements converging on ‘Earthworker,’ which neatly sets Nealand’s wordless soprano against Webber’s flute. Elsewhere on Letters to George, the group moves into different sonic dimensions, even venturing a spooked-out cover of Sonny Bono’s ‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),’ best known for hit versions by Cher and Nancy Sinatra. The album’s gratis track on Bandcamp is a nightmare vision titled ‘Can You Imagine This?’ — opening with a scream, and thrashing forward in a coordinated blur.” – Nate Chinen, WRTI 90.1

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About GEORGE

With the moniker derived from the Greek word georgos meaning “farmer" and "earthworker,” John Hollenbeck formed GEORGE during the COVID pandemic. As heard on their 2023 debut recording, "Letters to George," the members work in tandem to excavate and create intense and intriguing music, the sound of which defies categories and labels. Hollenbeck — an award-winning, genre-crossing composer and percussionist — is joined by his equally-esteemed bandmates Anna Webber (sax/flute), Sarah Rossy (keyboards/voice) and Chiquita Magic (keyboards/voice).