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MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected)
Formed in 2019, MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) is an instrumental progressive acoustic group featuring two-time Grammy winner Mads Tolling (violin), Matt Renzi (winds), Joseph Hebert (cello), and Dan Feiszli (upright bass) performing original music by composer/modern finger style guitarist Mark Vickness. The group will be celebrating the release of their new album, I Will Find My Way, as well as performing music from Interconnected (2020) and In The Rain Shadow (2023).
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is encouraged, but no longer required.
MARK VICKNESS
Mark is a composer/modern finger style guitarist and the leader of MVI. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in composition. As a performer, he spent years performing as a jazz and classical guitarist and has played in numerous groups from free improv to West African drumming, Motown and funk bands, a salsa group and many more. He has recorded and performed with world renowned musicians including the Turtle Island String Quartet, legendary bassist/composer Michael Manring, Alex de Grassi and Don Ross. Mark’s debut solo CD, Places, garnered tremendous critical acclaim. Writing in Acoustic Guitar Magazine (November, 2018), Pat Moran had this to say: “Vickness’ uncanny ability to evoke the complex emotions linked to these times and places transcend the specific and catapults his travelogue into the universal.” More recently musicians and critics have responded to Mark’s work as follows: “Mark is a visionary musician who creates a beautiful form of contemporary chamber music.” (Michael Manring) “When it comes to progressive acoustic guitar, Mark Vickness is truly in a league of his own.” (Saiid Zeidan) “Easily one of the best acoustic albums I’ve heard all year.” (Andrew Ammjut, All About Jazz). markvickness.com
MADS TOLLING
Mads is an internationally renowned violinist and composer and a two-time Grammy Award winner. He has performed with the Turtle Island String Quartet, bassist Stanley Clarke’s band, The Who, Chick Corea and many more. Recently, he has toured with Bob Weir and the Wolf Pack. madstolling.com
MATT RENZI
Matt has been a sought after performer and composer in the U.S. and internationally for the past twenty years as a soloist and with The Matt Renzi Trio. He holds a Bachelor’s from the Berklee College of Music and a Master’s degree in composition from San Francisco State University. Matt has recorded and performed with Marc Johnson, Michael Formanek, Eddie Marshall, Herbie Lewis, Ben Ponder, Eberhard Weber and Bobo Stenson. mattrenzi.com
JOSEPH HERBERT
Joe has recorded and performed around the world across multiple genres with hundreds of artists. He is a Grammy Award Winner on Santana’s Supernatural and has played on many Grammy nominated recordings. He’s worked with Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, Journey, Natalie Cole and Jessie Norman among others. Joe is Assistant Principal cellist with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and is on the faculty of Cal State University East Bay. The Oakland Tribune describes him as “one of the most eloquently expressive cellists in the San Francisco Bay Area.” josephhebert.com
DAN FIESZLI
Dan has performed with James Moody, Raul Midon and Mickey Hart and has toured with Julio Iglesias, Nicole Darling and Raul DiBlasio among many others. He has played in the pit orchestras for Hamilton, The Lion King and Billy Elliot. Dan is featured on hundreds of recordings as both bassist and recording engineer and has recorded and mixed albums reaching the highest positions on the US Top 40 Jazz Charts. studiorhythm.com