The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival has announced a performance with The Queen’s Cartoonists on Wednesday, July 30, set to create an experience worthwhile blending both live jazz and classic cartoons.
The Queen’s Cartoonists have carved a unique niche in the entertainment world by making jazz accessible and fun for audiences of all ages through their innovative “Ages 2-102” show. The show combines live music, classic animation, and witty commentary.
Audience members will watch their favorite classic cartoon characters interact with the musicians on stage, and can expect the unexpected from the Golden Age of Animation, cult cartoon classics, and modern animated films.
With inspiration from the cross-roads of jazz, classical music, and cartoons, The Queen’s Cartoonists features Jazz Age composers such as Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott and John Kirby, alongside classical composers such as Mozart, Rossini, and Strauss. The group performs meticulously reproduced film scores synchronized to original cartoons, as they bring beloved soundtracks to life.
Founded in 2015, the Queen’s Cartoonists consists of six musicians who all now reside in the New York City borough of Queens, yet originally come from four continents. The ensemble consists of band leader and pianist Joel Pierson, Rossen Nedelchev on drums, Drew Pitcher on flute and tenor saxophone, Mark Phillips on clarinet and soprano saxophone, Greg Hammontree on trumpet and trombone and Pablo Lanoguere on bass.
Their performance incorporates imaginative foley techniques, light-hearted comedy and audience participation, creating an experience beyond musical excellence. Band members provide live sound effects using kazoos, train whistles and other creative instruments while sharing anecdotes about each film and composer.
The Queen’s Cartoonists have performed in a wide range of prestigious venues including opening for the New York Philharmonic, selling out the Blue Note Jazz Club, a sold out residency at Konzerthaus Berlin, and an extended run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They have been featured in over fifty publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the L.A. Times, The San Diego Tribune, the Houston Chronicle, NPR’s All Things Considered, Mashable, and on BBC Radio 3.
The evening promises audiences a showcase of beloved animated characters and demonstrates how jazz music has been fabricated into popular culture through cartoons. True to their “Ages 2-102” concept, The Queen’s Cartoonists make this sophisticated musical style accessible and entertaining for the entire family, from toddlers to seniors.
Founded in 1999 by flutist Linda Chesis, the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival has been bringing world-class chamber music performances to the Cooperstown area for over 25 years. The festival has featured performances by the American, Juilliard, St. Lawrence, Jupiter, and Jasper String Quartets, Stefon Harris, Bill Charlap, Kurt Elling, Simone Dinnerstein, Mark O’Connor, John Pizzarelli, the Sonia Olla Flamenco Dance Company, and many more. Concerts are held in venues across Cooperstown, including the grand Otesaga Hotel, Fenimore Farm and Country Village, and Christ Church (the church of author James Fenimore Cooper).
The Queen’s Cartoonists will perform at the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival on Wednesday, July 30 at 7:00PM at Fenimore Farm and Country Village’s Louis C. Jones Center. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased in advance either online or over the phone by calling Purplepass Tickets at 800-316-8559 and selecting Option 1. There is a $2 service fee per phone order. Tickets will also be sold at the door, as available.
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