Works with Words Concert

Join us for Works with Words, a unique free concert for all ages! Works with Words features original compositions with strong literary connections. Powerful poetry set to adventurous music. This all-star band develops music highlighting the essence of the text and the magic of improvisation. Learn more at Connection Works. Noa Fort - voice Michel Gentile - flute, alto flute, piccolo Mara Rosenbloom - piano Gary Wang - bass Rob Garcia - drum About the musicians: NOA FORT Vocalist, pianist, composer, bandleader and music therapist Noa Fort is blurring the lines between written and composed, group and individual, inner and outer soundscape, giving and receiving; all on the path to healing, with music. “Fort’s healing vocal abstractions transcend verbalization...the music’s spare beauty sneaks up on you then stays with you" (Jazziz Magazine). As a bandleader and collaborator, she has performed with Mat Maneri, Lucian Ban, Sam Newsome, Sean Conly, William Parker, Hamid Drake, Ken Filiano, Francisco Mela, Michael Attias, Satoshi Takeishi, Mary Prescott, and Simon Jermyn. Fort is a faculty member at the Roc Nation Music School at Long Island University, teaching piano and vocal coaching. As a multiple times recipient of the Brooklyn Arts Council’s Brooklyn Arts Fund (2022 & 2023) she created a series of free concerts throughout Brooklyn, including in a transitional home for homeless people and in community gardens. MARA ROSENBLOOM Pianist, composer, & bandleader Mara Rosenbloom has been called “a whole hearted poet of the piano,” – she is a builder & a synthesist; a fiercely lyrical composer & improviser (All About Jazz). The New York Times has praised her penchant for “full-bore group improvising,” while The Chicago Reader has written that her ensemble “achieves an elusive chemistry and degree of spontaneous interaction that transcends mental boundaries.” With an interest in building community by encouraging honest expression and interactive dialogue through…