Day 1

MHAF 24 | Film Society of Summit: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat | Friday November 29 | 7:30 pm | Madison Community Arts Center

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https://youtu.be/_RwLdIiZk_8?si=tUVKIooUQbwQuyAh United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment […]

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MHAF 24 | Jerry Vezza Quartet | November 29 4:45-5:45 pm | Shanghai Jazz

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e are keeping up a Holiday Arts Festival Friday late afternoon tradition of Jazz with Jerry Vezza at the fabled Shanghai Jazz Club on Main Street in Madison Jerry Vezza has assembled a trio of accomplished musicians with a long history of working at Shanghai, so grab a glass of something at the bar, lean

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MHAF 24 | Stanley Alexandrowicz- Classical Guitar | Friday November 29 4:30-5:30 pm | Community Arts Center

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Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz is internationally renowned for his thrilling virtuosity, poetic interpretations, and refined musicality. In addition to his command of the instrument’s standard repertoire, he has premiered and commissioned over 100 works by composers from Europe, Asia, the United States, Cuba, and Latin America. A scholar and specialist in the field of 19th

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MHAF 24 | John Pivarnik and Nan Childress, Four-Hand Piano | Friday November 29 3:00-4:00 pm | Community Arts Center

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Pianists John Pivarnik and Nan Childress Orchard will present four-hand arrangements of a number of classical piano pieces. Nan Childress is the chair of the Music Department at Caldwell College  John Pivarnik is organist/choirmaster at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Essex Fells and also works as a freelance instrumental and vocal accompanist and performs solo

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MHAF 2024 | Michael Aquino & Laree Cisco | November 29 2:00-3:45 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts

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Michael Aquino Website https://youtu.be/uZTcyrQA1JY Laree Cisco on BandCamp https://youtu.be/Hz2b0ABZURk?si=r_OfCNsooHJ5a6he Indie songwriters, Lareé Cisco and Michael Aquino will trade songs about love, hurt, aliens, side dishes, Jersey, and everything in between. Michael Aquino is a Cuba-Rican sound designer, composer, audio engineer, musician, and performer born in Union City, New Jersey. Aquino’s debut, solo album, Giants Will Fall,

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MHAF 24 | Daniel Colalillo, Classical Piano| Friday November 29 1:30-2:30 pm | Community Arts Center

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Daniel Colalillo Website https://youtu.be/32kg_K_9jKo?si=Gdh5WZRUeDssS-Vd Daniel Colalillo is a New York-based classical pianist renowned for his commanding performances and unique interpretations, praised for their depth and musical integrity. He has received acclaim from The New York Times and continues to captivate audiences with his dynamic style. Daniel made his concerto debut in 2008, performing Beethoven’s 2nd Concerto

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MHAF 24 | Darren O’Neill | Classical Guitar | November 29 1:00-3:00 pm | Harvest Bistro

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Spend two hours with a master classical guitarist in one of Madison’s finest bistros.   As a member of Trio Brioso (flute, viola, and guitar) Mr. O’Neill gave his Carnegie Hall debut in 1997 as the result of winning the Artists International New York Debut Competition that year.  As a member of the Nova Segno Duo (with

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MHAF 24 | BONJ Horns: Holiday Brass Trios | Friday November 29 12:00-1:00 pm | Community Arts Center

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The Horns of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey  will open the festival with holiday and classical brass trios. BONJ Website   Funding for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival is provided by the Madison Downtown Development Commission in association with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance.

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MHAF 24 | Alejandro Ataucusi | Afro-Peruvian Guitar & Charango | November 29 12:00-1:45 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts

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Alejandro Ataucusi from Perth Amboy, NJ is a composer, educator and band leader of Forbidden Tropics. He has been the guitarist for the William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble since 2013. He has played with many well-known Latin and Jazz artists such as Jimmy Bosch, Claudio Roditi, and members of the Tito Puente Orchestra such

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MHAF 23 | Jerry Vezza Quartet | November 24 4:45-5:45 pm | Shanghai Jazz

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We are keeping up a Holiday Arts Festival Friday late afternoon tradition of Jazz with Jerry Vezza at the fabled Shanghai Jazz Club on Main Street in Madison Jerry Vezza has assembled a trio of accomplished musicians with a long history of working at Shanghai, so grab a glass of something at the bar, lean

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