“Brilliant music by Gerard.”
- Dance Magazine
Charley Gerard’s
We are BRSQ
Charley Gerard is a saxophonist, author and composer. He is a 2019 recipient of the prestigious New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America with the generous support of the Doris Duke Foundation.
Charley started The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet in 2002. As of 2024 the group is Lily White on soprano sax, Dimitri Moderbacher on baritone sax, Charley on alto sax, and Jeff Newell on tenor. (L–R in picture below)
Together, they transport their audience everywhere, from Mozart to New Orleans to Cuba, to the pages of poetry and popular culture. As its name implies, the group is as linked by its sense of humor as it is by its unique sound.
Reviews
“Part Ellingtonian sax section, part café bohemia. ”
“Devious, Witty, Swinging Tunefulness from the Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet. ”
“Brilliant music by Gerard!
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“Broken Reed is anything but broken. Their sound is full-bodied, harmonically strong and appealing, fresh, light-hearted, festive and yet complex and serious. This is a remarkable group!”
“Gerard’s music consists of crystal clarity in tonality and texture. Gerard’s music, as a whole, is incredibly evocative and dramatic, always taking a new twist or turn.”
“The audience didn’t just like it, they whooped, yelped, bravoed each selection and each extraordinary musician.”
Upcoming Shows
Tuesday, July 9 at 6 pm
Orono Public Library
39 Pine Street
Orono, Maine 04473
Wednesday, July 10 at 4 pm
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library
2916 Sennebec Road
Appleton, Maine 04862
Thursday, July 11 at 6 pm
Buck Memorial Library
47 Main Street
Bucksport, ME 04416
Friday, July 12 at 5 pm
Ellsworth library
20 State Street
Ellsworth ME
Saturday, July 13 at 10:30 am
Isaac F. Umberhine Public Library
86 Main St, Richmond, ME 04357 —
Sunday, July 14 at 6 pm
Steep Falls Farmer’s Market
1 Main Street at the village gazebo
Steep Falls, ME 04085
These performances are made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Obamalogue
Shapeshifter Lounge, Brooklyn, NY - 2019