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Jazz at the Ciderhouse with Idit Shner

  • WildCraft Cider Works 232 Lincoln Street Eugene, OR, 97401 United States (map)

Join us every Sunday in October and November for Jazz at the Ciderhouse.

Hosted by Idit Shner with a featured duo or trio each week, come enjoy the freeform music.

Music from 4pm-6pm, free and all ages in the tasting room.

About Idit:

An active performer of both jazz and classical music, Idit has played in various distinguished venues in the United States and abroad, such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln Center in New York.

Her latest project, Mhondoro, blends Zimbabwean folk music and American jazz. Mhondoro released their first album, Heatwave, in 2022 and are about to release their second album soon. Additional jazz releases include Live at The Jazz Station9 Short Stories (which garnered a 4-start review in Downbeat magazine) and Tuesday’s Blues. Jazz festival performances include the Diet Coke Woman in Jazz Festival (NY), Bellayre Festival (NY), and New-Trier Jazz Festival (IL).

As a classical saxophonist Idit has commissioned and recorded new music and performed solo recitals in the US and Israel. MINERVA is her latest classical release. Her third CD, Le Merle Noir, featuring music by Messiaen, Bozza, Partos, and Glass, was released on Origin Classics in August 2013. Her previous classical recording, FISSURES: 20th Century Music for saxophone and Harp with renowned harpist Yumiko Schlaffer, received great acclaim and was played on NPR’s All Things Considered. Idit has collaborated with Fireworks, Beta Collide and Third Angle (new music ensembles), and performed with the Oregon Symphony and the Eugene Symphony.

Read more and listen at https://www.iditshner.com/

Earlier Event: October 7
CIDER MAKING OLYMPICS
Later Event: October 12
WILD ONES: A Curated Comedy Open Mic