Classix Concert :: Rush

The concert "Rush" by the New York quartet Elevation, led by pianist Lucian Ban, takes place on 23 November 2026 at 19:30 (doors from 19:00), at the Opera Națională Română Iași, as part of the new Classix Concerts season. The programme marks the release of the album RUSH, published by Sunnyside Records, which brings together compositions dedicated to jazz figures such as Abdullah Ibrahim, Andrew Hill, Larry Willis and Billy Strayhorn, alongside a reinterpretation of the Transylvanian song "Grangure Pană Gălbană", with vocals by Gavril Țărmure.

The band consists of Lucian Ban (piano), Abraham Burton (tenor saxophone), John Hébert (double bass) and Reggie Nicholson (drums); the quartet, founded in New York in 2006, has released the albums Mystery (2013) and Songs From Afar (2016), both praised by international critics. Tickets: bilete.classix.ro, details at www.classixfestival.ro; organised by Asociația Industrii Creative and Showberry, institutional partner Opera Națională Română Iași, strategic partner DAC Music Performance.