Sean Mason Quartet

Dinner Special:
Grilled Sockeye Salmon
Herb Salsa Verde
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
House Salad & Baguette
*meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter

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When Sean Mason speaks about music, you can hear the notes falling into place. The cadence of his ideas unfolds with deliberate tempo, each exploring and resolving tension like an inspired chord progression. On his debut album, The Southern Suite, he emerges as a guiding luminary, shining his introspective command as both a pianist and composer through the historic lens of jazz to create a work that distills the essence of the genre for our time even as it points the way forward.

“This album is situated at the intersection of ‘renaissance’ and ‘street culture’” explains Mason. “Each song represents a deviation from traditionalism and the cultural norms that I often felt forced to conform to, leading me to embrace the convergence of such paradoxical concepts and embody them through the musical language.” The Southern Suite portrays a resolution of these polar forces and is a bold statement of purpose from Mason, a generational talent well on his way to becoming a leading pianist/composer of his time. The Sean Mason Quartet on this concert date will also feature trumpeter Tony Glausi, bassist Felix Moseholm, and drummer Domo Branch.
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(Ticket Includes 5% City of Santa Cruz Admission Tax)