

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BERGONZI / PENTLAND QUARTET
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Bassist Sean Pentland and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi lead a quartet. Album release show for Windward.About this EventThe Pentland/Bergonzi Quartet is an intersection of generations and singular voices, wheresaxophone legend Jerry Bergonzi joins forces with bassist/composer Sean Pentland, pianist JulianShore, and drummer, Richie Barshay. Pentland's intricate and vivid writing is animated by theeminently individual sounds of the tenor master and younger stars, each prolific composersthemselves. This project was spurred by the tragic and unexpected death of a friend andcolleague, Sebastian Nay, with whom Jerry and Sean were meant to reunite on a German tour.The new release from the Pentland/Bergonzi Quartet is titled Windward and is dedicated to himand features music that would have been played on that tour.Jerry Bergonzi has performed throughout the world at all the major jazz festivals and jazz venues,with his own ensembles as well as with numerous jazz greats. His music is renowned for itsinnovation, mastery, and integrity. His discography includes more than 60 recordings, notablyStandard Gonz with the Jerry Bergonzi Quartet on the Blue Note label; he also has 60 recordedsong titles registered with ASCAP. He deeply loves the saxophone and enjoys practicing, excitedat the thought of being able to do something musically that he could not previously do. Hereharmonizes standards by stretching chord progressions beyond their furthest reaches becausehe wants to challenge himself as a soloist. For Bergonzi, it is all about the music. Accolades andglory are far from his mind. In a world that rarely recognizes such dedication, he has carved out alife in Boston, where he can compose music, play a weekly gig with his quintet and teach at NewEngland Conservatory with no curriculum restrictions. He travels about 130 days a yearperforming. All this he balances with a rich family life: He and his wife, the accomplished pianistJeri DiMarco Bergonzi, have two children.Sean Pentland has been making his mark as composer, arranger, and leader, not only in his workwith the Pentland/Bergonzi Quartet, but also with his contemporary septet, Ensemble Caduceus,formed in early 2021. They were selected to perform at the 2023 Seoul Arts Center SummerFestival, the 2021 Naju Contemporary Music Festival, and have made regular appearances atSeoul Arts Center and other notable venues around Korea. Their first album, Transmutation is dueto come out in 2026. Intertwined, impartial counterpoint, vivid, imaginative harmonies, and intricate,polyrhythmic grooves characterize his music, which maintains an organic spirit complementing theunderlying complexity. Honing his string-writing skills since 2016, Sean takes inspiration studying,re-imagining, and incorporating textures and harmonies from great works by composers such asSchönberg, Bartók, Schubert, Mahler, Wagner, and Fauré. Shaped by his years in Great Britain,Germany, and South Korea, Sean's worldly musical voice has led him to perform and tour withmasters such as Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Don Braden, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jim Snidero,Luciana Souza, Bobby Wellins, Tina May, Damon Brown, Noah Preminger, and Johannes Endersat venues and festivals around the world. He is currently based in Seoul, where he teaches bassand composition at Hanyang University and performs regularly with Ensemble Caduceus, DannyKoo, Yoonseung Cho, John Nam, and many others of Korea's great musicians.Julian Shore is known for his "deep maturity as a composer and bandleader" (DownBeat), and hiswork as both a versatile sideman, and experienced bandleader has JazzTimes calling him one ofthe “leaders of the young jazz piano scene.” Bandcamp glows “his melodies are fueled by apowerful blend of contemplation and exploration. It’s just as easy to immerse yourself in any singlemoment as it is to be swept away by the entire epic journey.” Based in New York, Shore hasbecome one of the city’s most sought-after pianists. He has performed domestically and abroadwith artists as varied as John Patitucci, George Garzone, Dayna Stephens, Gretchen Parlato, TheoBleckman, Toninho Horta, Caroline Davis, Noah Preminger, Don Braden, among many others.He’s appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center and majorvenues and festivals worldwide.Richie Barshay began drumming inside kitchen cabinets at an early age, and continues bangingon things worldwide to this day. From his multi-percussion work with Herbie Hancock in the 2000s,to tours and recordings with Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding, The Klezmatics, Fred Hersch, andKenny Werner, he's been dubbed "a major rhythm voice on the rise" by Downbeat magazine, and“a major innovator who also knows how to have fun” by The Guardian (UK). He’s also performedwith Natalie Merchant, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Donald Harrison, Lionel Loueke,Julian Lage, the Curtis Brothers, Joey Weisenberg, Gabriel Kahane, Pete Seeger, and the TonyAward winning musical The Band’s Visit on Broadway and national tour. Since 2004 he’s traveledacross 5 continents teaching and performing as an American Musical Envoy with the U.S. StateDepartment, and can be heard on over 100 recordings including two self-produced albums:Sanctuary, featuring Chick Corea (2014) and Homework, featuring Herbie Hancock (2004). Basedin Northampton, Massachusetts and New York City, he is an AmSAT certified AlexanderTechnique teacher helping performing artists and others regain more body-mind coordination andease of movement.
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- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, music-festivals, performances, live-music, art, contests, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.85, max: 17.85, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Amherst
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Drake
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- **full address**: The Drake, 44 N Pleasant St, Amherst, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Drake, 44 N Pleasant St, Amherst, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 17.85 up to 17.85 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Drake
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, festivals, music-festivals, performances, live-music, art, contests, jazz
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