Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 7:00 pm
A suggested donation of $10-15 at the door
Hallwalls welcomes the return of the singular Genkin Philharmonic, in it's most powerful, refined and unhinged incarnation since it’s inception some 20 years ago. Led by trumpeter & UB music professor Jon Nelson, this truly unique assemblage of some of Buffalo's finest musicians will perform a program of original music for two evenings of live concert recording for a future release. Don’t miss what promises to be a one-of-a-kind concert experience!
The Genkin Philharmonic, a Buffalo, NY based ten-piece electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, was founded in 2000 by Jon Nelson at the University at Buffalo Music Department. Originally conceived as a class at UB, its mission was to provide a uniquely challenging opportunity for students to study and perform contemporary music that draws on musical genres spanning rock, jazz, improvised and classical music.
The current Genkin is made up of professional players, drawing from a diverse pool of musicians in the Buffalo area, its core membership comprised of UB Faculty and alumni. Other members come from the Buffalo Philharmonic, Fisher-Price, Buffalo String Works, and Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. This hybrid of top-level classical, new music, and improvising performers, creates a band that offers a dizzying array of styles in concert.
The band gave an historic performance at the 2002 International Trumpet Guild Conference, and played for sold out crowds Mexico City at the 2003 Condesa Jazz Festival and the Festival Centro Historico. The Genkin has performed and taught at East Carolina University, Mt. Holyoke College, at Buffalo area venues including Nietzsche's, Burchfield-Penney, Mohawk Place, UB, and Hallwalls.
Featuring:
Jon Nelson: director, arranger, trumpet
Tim Clarke: trumpet, flugelhorn
Yuki Namata Resnick: violin
Isabel Ong: violin
Dalton Sharp: tenor/alto sax
Steve Baczkowski: baritone sax, winds
Harry Graser: piano, keyboard
Zane Merritt: guitar
Thomas Scully: trombone
Dan Lamancuso: tuba
Michael Wagner: bass, vocals
Matt Felski: drum kit
Ravi Padmanabha: percussion
These concerts and resulting recording are funded in part with a generous grant from University at Buffalo Vice President for Research & Economic Development/Humanities Institute Publication Support Program.
