{"id":103133,"date":"2023-09-28T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/this-falls-juneau-jazz-and-classics-offers-the-world-on-a-string\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T05:30:00","slug":"this-falls-juneau-jazz-and-classics-offers-the-world-on-a-string","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/this-falls-juneau-jazz-and-classics-offers-the-world-on-a-string\/","title":{"rendered":"This fall’s Juneau Jazz and Classics offers the world on a string"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

Spending nearly a week with these musicians is a pretty surefire way to get totally strung out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Cellos playing Boccherini and bluegrass, violins with the sounds of Schubert and soul, and other instruments such as mandolins and violas chiming in with plenty of other contributions are scheduled as part of the Juneau Jazz and Classics<\/a> Fall Music Festival from Oct. 2-7.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The festival’s lineup is three visiting bands along with artistic director Zuill Bailey and his cello, but all are scheduled to play multiple shows, and at times mix and match with each other.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Among the three visiting groups is a string quartet that fits the “classics” aspect of JJAC, another quartet led by a violinist\/vocalist that fulfills the “jazz” aspect — and a trio led by an unconventional cellist that spans a vast range of folk\/world music. But Bailey, in an interview Thursday, said that diversity is part of the roots of the festival that debuted in 1987.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Zuill Bailey, music director of Juneau Jazz and Classics, performs a pop-up cello concert near the food carts at the intersection of Franklin and Front streets during the spring 2022 festival. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Jazz and Classics)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

“The magnificent vision of Linda Rosenthal when she created this festival was that no one really had blended genres of music under the same umbrella before,” he said. “And so classical has always been until so very recently, very much its own. And then you’d have the other things. In the past, crossover was on the inside of classical music seen as not a sellout, but watered down and not sophisticated, not what we’re doing this for. And so what Linda saw, was everyone from Rachmaninoff to Gershwin to jazz and the kind of blend of sounds that don’t have to be in a box.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The headliner for two different types of evening shows is Chelsey Green, a vocalist who plays violin and viola, appearing with her Green Project quartet. The group’s official website describes the music as “fusing traditional classical technique with popular songs and original pieces in various genres – including R&B, Pop, Soul, Funk, Jazz and more.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t