On November 5 and 6 at 8pm, the icon joins with his fellow multiple Grammy winner-and a young icon herself-bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, to present two preview performances of 'Iphigenia,' a modern operatic reimagining of the tale of a daughter being sacrificed to the gods, with a set designed by the illustrious architect Frank Gehry. Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter is unquestionably one of jazzвЂ™s influential living legends, well known for his tenures with Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Weather Report, and his own bands. Iphigenia Teaser (2021) from Real Magic on Vimeo. Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding at Mass MoCA | November 5-6

вЂњWell/Being,вЂќ an exhibition at Albany's University Art Museum, features such thought-provoking artists as Carrie Mae Weems, Sanford Biggers, and Jeffrey Gibson, whose current work poses questions about being and well-being: How do people-queer bodies, Indigenous groups, Black and Brown bodies, bodies in pain, threatened bodies, vulnerable populations, students-interact with AmericaвЂ™s cultural landscape and find space to thrive? How do artists resist cultural amnesia and engage with the past and create work needed to move forward and heal? The exhibit runs through December 11. вЂњWell/BeingвЂќ Exhibit at the University of Albany | through December 11 The singer and banjoist, who performs at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie on November 5 at 8pm, just unveiled a new solo album, TheyвЂ™re Calling Me Home, and in 2019 released there is no Other, a cooperative effort with multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, who joins her for the show. Rhiannon Giddens is a multiple Grammy Award nominee for her solo records and collaborative work with the influential Carolina Chocolate Drops more recently, she has been a member of the acclaimed trio Our Native Daughters. Rhiannon Giddens at the Bardavon | November 5

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