Open Fourth Season of Harker Concert Series
San Jose, CA – The fourth season of the Harker Concert Series will open Nov.
16 at 8 p.m. with a performance by the New York City-based The Respect Sextet.
Since their formation in 2001, the group has received wide recognition for
their eclectic repertoire, blending original compositions, live improvisations,
jazz standards and more into what Canada’s Exclaim! magazine called “a whirling
collage.”
For more than a decade as a group, the band’s energy and
musicianship have earned them a reputation for dynamic live performances,
eliciting a “LOVE IT” rating from Newsweek and prompting The New York Times to
remark, “The Respect Sextet stamps ambitious music with a smart-alecky affect,
ranging broadly from the antic to the deadpan.”
The Respect Sextet’s latest recording, “Respect in Yule,” is a
collection of holiday-themed songs interpreted via the band’s signature style
and flare. Their previous album of original material, 2010’s “Farcical Built
for Six,” was praised by All About Jazz for its “enigmatic compositions.”
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This concert will take place at the Nichols Hall auditorium at
The Harker School’s upper school campus, located at 500 Saratoga Ave. in San
Jose. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the Harker Concert Series
website at http://www.harker.org/concertseries. Season tickets for all three of this season’s concerts are
also available for $60 for a savings of $15. A pre-concert reception will start
at 7 p.m. with complimentary soft drinks and hors d'oeuvres being served.
Started in 2010, the Harker Concert Series is part of The Harker
School’s mission to bring engaging, entertaining and enlightening events to the
greater Bay Area communities. For more information, please contact communications@harker.org.
