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Early Access to Morris Museum Members
Thursday, May 16 through Wednesday, May 29
In its
fifth year, the Back Deck concert series returns with a season of 14
performances featuring regional and international chamber music and
Jazz ensembles. Patrons are invited to bring their chairs and picnics
and discover why The New York Times said it made it “Joyous to
be in Jersey” as they watch the sunset on the hills of Morris County. Jazz
on the Back Deck and Lot of Strings Music Festival season
kicks off on June 15 with a tribute to Tony Bennett by Amani and
continues through September 14 with an end-of-season 1920s jazz party
headlined by Mike Davis and the New Wonders which everyone is
encouraged to dare to wear white after Labor Day.
Members can
purchase tickets today—over a whole week before the box office
opens to the general public!
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Back Deck Ticket & Visitor Information
Attendees
must bring their own chairs and are welcome to bring refreshments to
enjoy the live music atop the Morris Museum’s elevated parking deck.
Tickets are $53 for an 8’x8’ block that accommodates up to two patrons
(in green on the seating chart) or $28 for a block that accommodates
one patron (in orange). Concerts begin at 7:30 PM but patrons are
welcome to arrive as early as 6:00 PM to enjoy their picnics. In the
event of inclement weather, outdoor performances will be held inside
the Museum’s Bickford Theatre. All tickets include a $3.00
handling fee per block.
For
assistance, call the box office at 973-971-3706.
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Upcoming Back
Deck Concerts
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Amani
Tribute
to Tony Bennett
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
June 15 | 7:30 PM
Opening
the fifth season on The Back Deck is the ensemble that first performed
there in July of 2020! Amani will pay tribute to the pre-eminent singer
of the 20th and early 21st centuries, Tony Bennett, in a performance
that highlights their musical versatility and the vocal prowess of lead
singer, Stephen Fuller.
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PUBLIQuartet
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Thursday,
June 20 | 7:30 PM
Applauded
by The Washington Post as “a perfect encapsulation of
today’s trends in chamber music” and The New Yorker as
“independent-minded”, PUBLIQuartet returns to Lot of Strings after
rising to stardom having received two Grammy nominations, and critical
accolades across the country.
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Jazz Goes to the Movies with Don Braden and Cydney Halpin
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
June 22 | 7:30 PM
From the
first talkies to modern movies, some of the most memorable moments of
cinema have played out to a soundtrack of jazz. This concert features
an all-star ensemble that comes together to take you on a nostalgic
journey that pays homage to the greatest artists of the genre and
showcases the unique connection between jazz and film.
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Antoinette Montague
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Thursday,
June 27 | 7:30 PM
Named a
2024 Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association, Newark’s own
Antoinette Montague returns to the Back Deck to honor the 125th
birthday of the great Duke Ellington, as well as the 100th birthday of
another great vocalist from Newark, Sarah Vaughan. Joined by a stellar
band, and tap dance sensation, A.C. Lincoln, Antoinette transforms the
Back Deck into a party befitting the birthdays of two of the greatest
artists of the 20th century.
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Telegraph Quartet
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Thursday,
July 11 | 7:30 PM
San
Francisco’s Telegraph Quartet returns to the Back Deck after their
stellar performance in 2021. Now celebrating their 10th anniversary,
the ensemble the San Francisco Chronicle hailed for their “soulfulness,
tonal beauty and intelligent attention to detail,” brings their
signature sound to works by Beethoven, Dvořák, and the contemporary
master, Kenji Bunch.
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Evan Sherman Big Band
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
July 13 | 7:30 PM
Catch
Jersey’s native son, Evan Sherman with his big band for a special
appearance between his international tours! Evan returns to the Back
Deck after two years of SOLD-OUT performances featuring a
multi-generational 16-piece band of jazz veterans and the most dynamic
young artists.
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Aizuri
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Thursday,
July 25 | 7:30 PM
Making
their highly anticipated Lot of Strings debut, Aizuri Quartet
brings their international award-winning musicality to an insightful
program that features works by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and
Franz Shubert.
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Harlem Quartet
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Thursday,
August 1 | 7:30 PM
The
Grammy-Award-winning Harlem Quartet returns to The Back Deck with a
concert that blurs the lines of jazz and classical and highlights their
signature style that bridges both genres.
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Erinys Quartet
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Saturday,
August 3 | 7:30 PM
The
international, Erinys Quartet makes their Back Deck debut! Named for
the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies) from the Greek tragedy Oresteia by
Aeschylus, and with roots in Estonia, Lithuania, Greece, the United
States and Finland, the Erinys Quartet was founded in 2018 at the
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki where they worked closely with cellist
Marko Ylönen.
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Laura Anglade Quartet
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
August 10 | 7:30 PM
The Laura
Anglade Quartet will perform their own arrangements drawing from the
Great American Songbook as well as some French classics inspired by
Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Carmen McRae, Barbra Streisand and more.
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Ani
Kalajian Sextet
Lot of
Strings Music Festival
Thursday,
August 15 | 7:30 PM
Concert
cellist, Ani Kalajian makes her Back Deck debut. Kalajian is also an
educator and gives talks and workshops around the country at festivals,
schools, & universities on topics related to music career
development, mindset, and building a successful career as a musician.
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The Fumos
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
August 17 | 7:30 PM
Back Deck
debut! THE FUMOS are an NYC-based band reviving the glorious horn-heavy
dance music of the 70s. From funk to rock, soul and jazz; the 4-piece
rhythm section lays down heavy grooves to surround a 3-piece horn
section on an array of memorable classic tunes that are danceable and
straight up fun!
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Lifes a Gig with Vanisha Gould
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
August 24 | 7:30 PM
Vanisha
Gould brings her lustrous voice to the Back Deck for an exciting debut.
Vanisha came to New York in 2015 from Simi Valley, California. Inspired
by artists like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Carmen
McRae, and Ella Fitzgerald – Vanisha has successfully curated her sound
as a composer and band leader.
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Blanc
Aprés Labor Day with Mike Davis and the New Wonders
Jazz on
the Back Deck
Saturday,
September 14 | 7:30 PM
Celebrate
the end of the season with a 1920s jazz party! Don your summer white
clothes one more time before packing them for winter for this stylish
Back Deck Gatsby style party in Jazz! Mike Davis and The New Wonders
will play works they have never performed at the Morris Museum before
in this upbeat and glamorous Celebration of the Jazz Age and the end of
summer!
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Thank you for
your support!
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Leadership
Support for the Lot of Strings Concert Series is
provided by Will and Mary Leland and Lot of Strings founding
donor, F. Gary Knapp.
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The Morris
Museum gratefully acknowledges generous operating support from the
following funders:
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