SINCE 2013, MANDORLA MUSIC HAS BEEN SHINING A LIGHT ON THE EXTRAORDINARILY RICH AND
DIVERSE JAZZ SCENE OF TODAY'S BOSTON. LAUNCHING THE MANDORLA COLLECTIVE IS AN EXCITING NEXT STEP IN MANDORLA MUSIC'S
EVOLUTION. EACH YEAR, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MUSIC DIRECTORS RICK MCLAUGHLIN AND JESSE TAITT, A SELECT ENSEMBLE OF TOP BOSTON-BASED MUSICIANS TO CELEBRATE A BOSTON JAZZ ICON, A FIGURE CENTRAL TO THE CITY'S JAZZ HISTORY
WHOSE INFLUENCE CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE.

Rick McLaughlin Trio (Sheryl Bailey, guitar; Yoron Israel, drums) returns to the West Stockbridge Historical Society for another evening lecture/demonstration focusing on the inner language and creative process of jazz.