Anna Webber's Shimmer Wince

We are thrilled to open the 2026-2027 Dot Jazz Series with saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber's ensemble Shimmer Wince.

Anna Webber (b. 1984) is a flutist, saxophonist, and composer whose interests and work live in the aesthetic overlap between avant-garde jazz and new classical music.Her music has been called "visionary and captivating," (Wall Street Journal), and “heady music [that] appeals to the rest of the body” (NPR). In 2024 alone, she received the Herb Albert Award in the Arts, a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission, and was voted top of both the tenor saxophone and flute “Rising Star” categories in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll. She was additionally voted top of the Downbeat “Rising Star” arranger category in 2025 and the composer category in 2026. Webber is originally from British Columbia.

Shimmer Wince also features Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Mariel Roberts Musa on cello, Elias Stemeseder on synthesizer, and Lesley Mok on drums. The music for this ensemble explores the applications of Just Intonation in a jazz/improvised context, including its intersections with rhythm and groove. Just Intonation, or JI, is an ancient tuning system based on the natural harmonics and resonances of notes and, for Webber, represents for a continuation of her research into timbre and sound.

$15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students $10. $5 for EBT/WIC card holders. Kids under 18 free at the door.

**Show your advance ticket for 10% off dinner (excluding alcohol) at Tavolo, around the corner at 1918 Dorchester Avenue.

The Dot Jazz Series is produced by Mandorla Music.

Thanks to Greater Ashmont Main Street for their support of the 2026-2027 season.