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Meet the festival headliner

GEORGE

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

鈥淭he group combines strategies from experimental jazz, ambient electronics, chamber music and more 鈥 with myriad elements converging on 鈥楨arthworker,鈥 which neatly sets Nealand鈥檚 wordless soprano against Webber鈥檚 flute. Elsewhere on Letters to George, the group moves into different sonic dimensions, even venturing a spooked-out cover of Sonny Bono鈥檚 鈥楤ang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),鈥 best known for hit versions by Cher and Nancy Sinatra. The album鈥檚 gratis track on Bandcamp is a nightmare vision titled 鈥楥an You Imagine This?鈥 鈥 opening with a scream, and thrashing forward in a coordinated blur.鈥 鈥 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).