Performatist
    Rock/Pop
    Jazz

    Quartet

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    Saturday, September 12, 2026

    8:30 PM

    The Stone at The New School

    55 West 13th Street, Manhattan, NY

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Quartet features a collaboration between Andrew Smiley (guitar), Matt Mitchell (piano, compositions), Kim Cass (bass), and Kate Gentile (drums). This performance is part of a residency at The Stone, a venue dedicated to avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, and new music. The ensemble will explore the boundaries of experimental jazz and improvised music, creating a unique auditory experience. The Stone is known for its no-frills atmosphere, providing an intimate setting for innovative musical expressions without distractions such as drinks service or stage lighting.

    About String quartets(chamber)

    The Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg published four string quartets, distributed over his lifetime: String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Opus 7 (1905), String Quartet No. 2 in F♯ minor, Op. 10 (1908), String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927), and the String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936).

    About the Artists

    Richard Tabnik Quartet

    Richard Tabnik Quartet is a New York City–based group working at the intersection of rock/pop structure and jazz improvisation. The quartet appears at The Stone at The New School, a venue known for close listening and pared-down presentation.

    Matthew Welch

    Matthew Welch

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    Matthew Welch is a New York–based composer and performer whose work moves between Rock/Pop roots, jazz practice, and contemporary experimental music. At The Stone at The New School, his residency programs have included *STRING QUARTETS* with the Flux Quartet and *Music for Piano* with Isabelle O’Connell.

    Flux Quartet

    Flux Quartet

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    Flux Quartet is a New York City–based string ensemble working at the edges of rock/pop, jazz, and avant‑garde music. They appear at venues such as The Stone at The New School, where they have performed Matthew Welch’s string quartets in a program featuring violinists Tom Chiu and Conrad Harris, violist Josh Henderson, and cellist Rubin Kodheli.