The Ingrid Jensen Four

23 Water Street,Ossining NY 10562

06 August, 2022

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On Saturday, August 6, The Ingrid Jensen Four, a quartet of internationally acclaimed jazz virtuosos headed by trumpeter Jensen, will make a rare return local appearance in Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT)’s Music in the Box Series. Ossining-based Jensen, hailed by the JJA (Jazz Journalists Association) as 2019’s Trumpeter of the Year, is recognized as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. Her quartet includes Nate Radley on guitar, bassist Richie Goods, and Jon Wikan on drums. Radley, also Ossining-based, has been called “A perceptive young guitarist with an introspective but assertive style” - Nate Chinen, New York Times. He is a guitarist and composer who leads his own group, performs with a variety of collaborative projects, and works as a sideman in numerous bands in the New York area and around the world. Music is the fulfillment of Richie Good’s destiny – it’s in his DNA. The youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame, bassist Richie Goods got an early start playing in church and clubs while still attending Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School. After graduating from the prestigious jazz program at Berklee College of Music, Richie moved to New York City, where he studied under jazz legends Ron Carter and Ray Brown. From backing the most illustrious singers in the jazz idiom, to swinging hard in highly modern hard-hitting formats, drummer Wikan has created a niche for himself that makes him one of the most flexible and in demand drummers on the New York scene. In addition to her quartet, Jensen leads her own quintet and organ trio. Her latest album, a release on the Whirlwind label, is a tribute to the late great Kenny Wheeler. “Invisible Sounds” (2018), featured on NPR’s Jazz Night in America and hosted by Christian McBride, has received critical acclaim. Jensen’s own bands’ glowing reviews have earned her a loyal fan base around the globe. A sought-after teacher, collaborator, and soloist, she was called “as versatile as she is vigorous” by the New York Times. The Ingrid Jensen Four will perform two sets at 7:30 and 9:00 pm in a seamless evening of top-flight jazz at WCT’s black box performance space, 23 Water St. in Ossining. General admission is $30. Cash bar and refreshments available (limited seating available).