Last year, the New Yorker wrote an article titled “Genre is Disappearing. What Comes Next?” This existential question is what a lot of music artists are figuring out today. “Does my music belong to one genre?” One band in particular, Quarteto Nuevo, is a prime example of genre-bending. The four-piece band merges Western classical, Eastern European folk, Latin and jazz into their songs. They recently released a new album, “Quarteto Nuevo 2,” this past July. The band is performing at the Strand Theatre at Marietta Square on Nov. 5. Before they hit the stage, one of the members, Damon Zick, the soprano saxophonist and alto flautist of the band, joined “City Lights” producer Summer Evans via Zoom to talk about the band and their kaleidoscopic new album.
Interview highlights:
A self-selecting group of musically encyclopedic virtuosos:
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