BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130523T141825CEST-7306zzIWZn@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130523T121825Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: J-WAY STRING QUARTET\nEvent Url: http://www.artsbos ton.org/event/detail/441654426/JWAY_STRING_QUARTET\nEvent Date Begin: 2012 -11-18\nEvent Date End: 2012-11-18\n\nJ-Way String Quartet --an innovative quartet of Jamaica Plain residents Catherine Bent (cello)\, Helen Sherrah -Davies (5-string violin)\, Rika Ikeda (violin)\, and Tomoko Iwamoto (viol in) will offer a program featuring original pieces by J-Way and other mode rn classical and Brazilian selections\, on Sunday\, November 18\, 2012\, a t 3:00 p.m. at the historic Loring-Greenough House\, 12 South Street\, Jam aica Plain.\nMeet the artists at afternoon tea following the program.\nThe Sunday Afternoon at the 'Greenough House series recreates the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century &ldquo\;musical afternoons&rdquo\; in the 1760 Lo ring-Greenough House\, twice monthly\, October to May. Tickets are availab le at the door: donation $15 ($10 seniors\, students and JPTC members). Sp ace is limited\; reservations are suggested&mdash\;call 617-524-3158 or em ail lghouseconcerts@aim.com.\nJ-Way was founded by associate faculty and g raduates of Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory with a c ommon interest in jazz and creative music. Four accomplished string player s with training in the European tradition and the music of various parts o f world bring their original compositions and arrangements\, music from Ar gentina and Brazil and other music with African roots. All of its members being emigrants from other continents\, J-Way appreciates the paths that m usic travels\, the deep vibrations of the old world within the new\, and t he special weight of time and place when music is performed far from home. \nTomoko Iwamoto is a violinist\, arranger and composer. She started playi ng the violin at the age of six in Osaka\,Japan. She played the saxophone and sang in a commercial band while pursuing engineering studies in colleg e. After moving to the US to attend Berklee College of Music\, she perform ed in the classical Ensembles\, Lexington Symphony Orchestra\, New England Philharmonic\, Avalon String Quartet\, Gliere String Duo\, and Clef Club\ ,and in jazz and Latin ensembles including A la Modal\, Hypnotic Clambake\ , Rumbo Sur\, and Greater Bostonians. Tomoko holds a BA from Berklee and a BS from Keio University. She currently teaches on the faculty at Brooklin e Music School and leads a double life as a software localization speciali st. Tomoko arranges and composes for J-Way\, Mood Swings Orchestra\, and N ewton All-City Orchestra.\nRika Ikeda is a native of Japan. Having a well known jazz pianist\, Hiroshi Ikeda as father\, and professional classical singer as mother\, Ms. Ikeda started piano at the age of 3\, and violin at 4. She received Bachelor and Master degrees from Osaka College of Music\, Japan\, where she intensively studied classical violin with Tomotada Soh and Takako Murata. Her classical studies extended to master classes in Int ernationales Jugend - Festspieltreffen Bayreuth (Germany)\, Aspen Music Sc hool\, The Bowdoin International Music Festival (USA)\, Cupra MusicFestiva l (Italy)\, Tring (UK)\, Stow (UK)\, and Courchevel Music Alp (France).\nA fter many years as a classical performer and educator in her native Britai n\, five-string violinist and composer Helen Sherrah-Davies relocated to B oston\, graduated from Berklee College of Music\, (Summa Cum Laude) with t he &ldquo\;most valuable player&rdquo\; award\, and gained a Masters (with Academic Honours) in Contemporary Improvisation from New England Conserva tory. International credits include performing with Jon Lord (Deep Purple) in Switzerland\, the wedding of &ldquo\;Posh Spice&rdquo\; to David Beckh am in Ireland\, Montepulciano Opera Festival Orchestra in Italy\, and rece ntly at an International Music Festival in the West Bank\, Palestine\, als o teaching at Al Kamandjati in Ramallah. StarStuff\,her debut recording as a leader\, is the fruit of her remarkable transatlantic quest\, the fulfi llment of a vibrant and seasoned artistic vision. Darol Anger\, acclaimed fiddler\, has described Helen's music as &ldquo\;so strong\, it approaches the status of a new sentient being.... Even in the most thorny\, complex episodes\,we are moved to care\, laugh and rejoice\, washed by waves of me lodic love.&rdquo\; Helen is an Assistant Professor of Harmony at Berklee College of Music\, and Visiting Jazz String Teacher (Community Programs) a t Longy School of Music in Cambridge. For more information\, see www.helen sherrahdavies.com.\nEnglish-born and NewYork-bred cellist and composer Cat herine Bent is an active freelancer in Boston and New York City. A musici an of great stylistic breadth as well as depth\, she has toured with Cirqu e du Soleil\, played on Broadway in &ldquo\;Les Miserables&rdquo\;and &ldq uo\;Cats&rdquo\;\, and been principal cellist of the One World Symphony. C atherine has performed live and on TV with Kanye West\, Greg Osby\, Lee Ko nitz\, Joe Jackson\, Donna Summer\, Enya\, Anthony Braxton\, Dafnis Prieto \, Palm Beach Opera and Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In thirty-second b ites\, her cello is featured in commercials for Jameson's\, Xbox\, AmEx an d Clorox. Catherine is director and contractor of the New England event m usic service Axis Ensemble (www.axisensemble.net)and engineer and director of the music production company Sweet Spot Strings (www.sweetspotstrings. com). Catherine is Assistant Professor of Ear Training and Strings at Berk lee College of Music\, gives workshops in string improvisation to elementa ry and high school students\, and teaches all ages in her studio. Catherin e earned her Masters Degree in Jazz Studies at New England Conservatory an d currently writes and performs her own music\, with influences from jazz\ , European and Brazilian music. Visit her on the web at: \nwww.catherinebe nt.com\nBuilt in 1760\, the Loring-Greenough House\, a local landmark list ed on the Massachusetts and National Registers of Historic Places\, is loc ated at 12 South Street (at the Civil War Monument) in Jamaica Plain\, MA. It is owned and managed by the non-profit Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club\, In c. as a historic house museum and site for art and music presentations. Th e Loring-Greenough House is wheelchair accessible. For more information on the Loring-Greenough House\, see www.loring-greenough.org.\nFor reservati ons or directions\, call (617)524-3158\, or email lghouseconcerts@aim.com .\nUpcoming concerts in this series:\nSunday\, December 2: Canzonare: ( Canzonare&ndash\;Italian: to tease) Trio stimulates the musical palate wit h little-known offerings from the baroque repertoire for harpsichord (Dyla n Sauerwald)\, soprano (Sarah Bellott)\, and traverso (Kateri Chambers)\nS unday\, December 16: Pioneer Consort Holiday Program. Trio leads their a udiences on a tour of diverse cultures and styles - classical\, jazz\, fol k and international idioms - and on a dazzling array of instruments. Chris Devine (violin\, mandolin\, guitar\, and woodwinds)\, Michael Nix (guitar s\, mandolin\, banjo and Banjar--a seven string classical banjo of his own design)\, and Greg Snedeker (cello and piano) combine their love of impro visation\, arranging\, and composition with consummate musical skills to c reate intimate performances rich in warmth\, humor\, and funky elegance. \nSunday\, January 6: Boston Impromptu. The Boston-based jazz trio Yas I shibashi (keyboard and vocals)\, Bob Wyckoff (trumpet and vocals)\, and Li z Horwitz (bass) present a program of songs\, ballads and swing tunes from what is often referred to as &ldquo\;The Great American Songbook\,&rdquo\ ; music from the 30's through the 50's.\n \n\nStart time: Program starts a t 3:00\, followed by tea with the artists. DTSTART:20121118T000000 DTEND:20121118T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:J-WAY STRING QUARTET TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR