Metta Quintet is the resident ensemble of JazzReach, a New York City-based nonprofit dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation and teaching of jazz. The group will be in Chattanooga on Friday as part of the Jazzanooga festival.OK, music lovers, do you know the answers to these questions:
¦ What cultural factors came together to make jazz such a compelling art form?
¦ What social conditions shaped the music’s development?
¦ How massive an influence has jazz had on the sound and evolution of indigenous American music?
JazzReach knows, and on Friday, April 11, its Metta Quintet will be in Chattanooga to sound off its responses.