American Jazz in the Barn: with Mason Griffin and Quentin Bruno
Friday, September 25, 6:00–7:30 PM
Cash bar provided by Ani’s Table and Marketplace
An intimate evening of live jazz in the Webb Barn, honoring the most distinctly American art form on a night made for close listening. French-American crooner Quentin Bruno joins pianist and musical director Mason Griffin for an elegant evening of jazz standards and American Songbook classics. With a repertoire spanning Jule Styne, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter—performed in English and French—they create an intimate concert experience that celebrates timeless vocal and instrumental artistry.
New York musical artists Mason Griffin and Quentin Bruno will perform a selection of popular Jazz compositions ranging from the early days of Jazz to more recent favorites.
Enjoy a drink during the concert. Cash bar provided by Ani’s Table & Marketplace. The performance last approximately 60 to 75 minutes.
Tickets: $25 | $18 Members
Bio | Mason Griffin (Pianist) is a New York based accompanist, musical director, coach, and conductor. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mason studied music at LSU focusing on piano and vocal performance. Griffin has performed in musical cabarets and reviews throughout the US with regular shows in NYC. His diverse repertoire has made him a go-to accompanist for New York performers. As a music director, he has worked on touring, regional and off-Broadway productions of shows including RENT, Les Misérables, The Addams Family, Spelling Bee, A Funny Thing…Forum, Little Shop of Horrors, I Love a Piano, Company, and Dreamgirls. He has had the pleasure of working with industry professionals such as: Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, Andrew Rannells, Jeremy Jordan, Frenchie Davis, Jackie Burns, and Baayork Lee. In addition, he serves as associate music director at the Institute for American Musical Theatre in Washington Heights.
Bio | Quentin Bruno (vocalist) is a New York based Franco-American vocalist and performer who brings the timeless charm of the great crooners to audiences with a stylish blend of jazz standards, French chansons, and sophisticated pop favorites. Bruno studied vocal and dance performance at the University of Nice and University of Oklahoma. Through Jazz, Bruno connects to his America roots bringing a French tonality unique to the New Orleans origins of the music genre. Within the last decade he has become a mainstay of the New York jazz and lounge clubs performing jazz and musical theatre in both English and French. His theater credits include; Next Thing You Know, Cabaret, South Pacific, Island Song, Manifesto: Diaghilev, The Threepenny Opera. His onscreen credits include The Voice France, Law & Order SVU, Egg on Your Face and Lorraine ne sait pas chanter. A former talent on The Voice France (Team Mika), he has performed at renowned New York venues including Arthur’s Tavern, 54 Below, and Le Poisson Rouge, as well as internationally.
