An open-air concert in a courtyard to celebrate the 39th HAUS-FEST with Lots of Guitars, an ongoing collaborative project involving saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht and guitarist Kenji Herbert. The Lots of Guitars ensemble, which is usually augmented with an additional guitar and piano, will be paired down to a duo for a special, intimate presentation. Drawing from a broad stylistic palette, their music examines the rich sonic possibilities afforded by the two instruments, from dense, orchestral textures to a refined interplay between the two voices. Guitarist Kenji Herbert, born to an Austrian father and Japanese mother, has distilled his unique background and diverse influences into a guitar sound characteristically his own. An alumnus of Berklee College of Music (summa cum laude, 2011), he was an inaugural member of its honor program, Berklee Global Jazz Institute, under the artistic direction of Danilo Perez. Timo Vollbrecht is a German saxophonist, currently based in NYC. As a Fulbright scholar, he holds a master's degree in jazz saxophone from New York University, where he studied with Mark Turner, Stefon Harris, and Joe Lovano. Currently, he is working on his PhD in jazz performance and composition.
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