The Brownville Concert Series will present Matt Baker and the Trio in “Autumn in New York.” Featuring some of the great music synonymous with the Big Apple such as Gershwin and Bernstein, Matt Baker brings a slice of New York to Brownville in this intimate trio concert. The group will also present music from Baker’s new album ‘Almost Blue’ – a “fully realized love letter to the place he longed to be a part of, a place he now calls home,” each song emanating a part of the album’s haunting narrative. Hard swinging piano and warm vocals are presented in a program of classic jazz with an exciting contemporary edge.

They will perform in cabaret Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m. and in concert Sunday, October 7, at 2:00 p.m. Sponsors are Frontier Bank of Falls City, Dr. Charles and Carole James in memory of Ruth James, and Lee Sapp.

Australian born jazz pianist by vocalist, Matt Baker has performed jazz festivals, clubs and concert halls in Australia, Europe, United States, and the Pacific Rim. He is now proud to call New York City his home. Baker was an award winner in the 2003 Montreux International Solo Jazz Piano competition and a semi-finalist in 2004 and 2005.

A Detroit native, Endea Owens is a vibrant up and coming bassist. She has performed at jazz festivals in Switzerland, Paraguay, The Cayman Islands, Australia, Poland, Ukraine, South Korea, India, Detroit, and San Francisco. She has also been featured as a guest artist for the Spelman Vocal Jazz Ensemble’s East Coast tour and has had her compositions featured in the Capital City Film Festival in East Lansing, Michigan.

A New York-based drummer, composer and bandleader, Curtis Nowosad is a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Nowosad has distinguished himself touring coast-to-coast and playing at clubs such as the Jazz Standard, Dizzy’s and Smalls with his quintet. He has performed in the bands of world-class musicians Marc Cary, Philip Harper, Craig Harris and Braxton Cook, among others and has performed at every major jazz festival in Canada and several in the U.S.

Cabaret tickets are $25, and concert tickets are $20, ($16 for students). To purchase tickets online go to www.brownvilleconcertseries.com or Facebook or call 402-825-3331. The Nebraska Arts Council (www.nebraskaartscouncil.org), a state agency, supports this program through a matching grant funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.