San Francisco's Musical Art Quintet presents an exhilarating program of “Nuevo Chamber,” combining and remixing elements of chamber music with rhythms and sounds from Argentina, Cuba, and all over the world into globe-hopping, dance-inspiring, gorgeous works. Classical training and a taste for evocative melodies underpin their sound, but improvisation and lively rhythms make the group's music truly its own.

The program includes arrangements of Duke Ellington's Fleurette Africaine, Michel Camilo's From Within, George Gershwin's The Rhapsody in Blue, and Ray Barreto's Algo Nuevo, plus original compositions by bandleader Sascha Jacobsen. Jacobsen is the great-grandson and namesake of violin master Sascha Jacobsen (1895-1972) of the Musical Art Quartet, which was in residence at Evergreen for six weeks each spring and fall from 1926 to 1941 as the guest of Ambassador and Mrs. John Work Garrett.

The concert will take place in Evergreen's intimate Bakst Theatre. Seating is very limited and advance purchase is recommended. Tickets include admission to the museum guided tour (departs at 12 noon and 1pm) and a post-concert reception with the musicians. Free and ample on-site parking.