Arts Center @ Duck Creek: Minnie Jordan Sextet -- Original Suite Debut, Aug 27th, 6 to 8 PM

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The Arts Center at Duck Creek Music Series Presents

Minnie Jordan Sextet: Original Suite Debut

Thursday, August 27th, 6 to 8 PM

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The Arts Center at Duck Creek (https://www.duckcreekarts.org/) is thrilled to present the Minnie Jordan Sextet: Original Suite Debut on Thursday, August 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a rain date of August 30. The sextet is comprised of Minnie Jordan (violin), Carrie Frey (viola), Raffi Boden (cello), Evan Main (keys), Charlie Lincoln (bass) and Eliza Salem (drums). Band members Charlie Lincoln and Eliza Salem are Duck Creek Music Series Alumni.

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“As a young fiddler growing up on a ranch in Texas, books and birds were my most constant companions; while I dreamed about the big city, I developed a love of natural melody and dramatic arc that remains with me to this day. This new suite of original compositions, which I will be debuting for this concert, weave together my many musical influences with a storyteller’s aesthetic, while remaining rooted in the jazz idiom. These compositions represent my core commitment to melodicism, empathy, and world-building through composition and improvisation, kaleidoscopically refracted through the polychromatism of my life as a jazz musician in New York. My band, featuring Evan Main, Charlie Lincoln, and Eliza Salem, has been performing around New York for over two years, and I’m very excited about the sound we have crafted together, and the depth and imagination that they bring to my music. For this concert we will also be joined by the stellar Carrie Frey and Raffi Boden on strings,” says Minnie Jordan.

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Minnie Jordan is a Berklee-trained violinist and composer whose work spans jazz, bluegrass, and American roots music — performing everywhere from Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center to the Kennedy Center to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. A FreshGrass Award winner and two-time Next Jazz Legacy Award nominee, she has studied with John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Joe Lovano, and leads her own quartet and sextet on the New York scene.

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THE ARTS CENTER AT DUCK CREEK

The Arts Center at Duck Creek is a dynamic hub for contemporary art and cultural exchange on Long Island’s East End. Set on a historic property in Springs, New York, the center champions innovative artistic practices through a diverse program of exhibitions, performances, and interdisciplinary events. By bringing together leading and emerging voices across disciplines, Duck Creek fosters dialogue, experimentation, and community engagement in a uniquely inspiring natural and architectural setting.