{"id":20949,"date":"2025-04-17T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=20949"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:37:01","slug":"photo-essay-the-art-of-the-quartet","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/17\/photo-essay-the-art-of-the-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Essay: The Art of the Quartet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.7\">The final concert of the Geller Jazz Series, held April 16 in Razzo Hall, featured jazz luminaries Benito Gonzalez (piano), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Buster Williams (bass), and Lenny White (drums) in an evening designed to showcase the talents at the intersection of tradition and innovation. \u201cThe Art of the Quartet\u201d opened with a set by Ekep Nkwelle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Geller Jazz: The Art of the Quartet\" class=\"wp-image-20957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-12.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:480px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-53-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Buster Williams\" class=\"wp-image-20954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-53-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-53-768x512.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-61.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas Payton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Art of the Quartet\" class=\"wp-image-20958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Art_of_the_Quartet_16_APR_2025-73.jpg 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jazz 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