Café Gherkinforke

Café Gherkinforke is an international contemporary music project built around a suite of 15 short works, each approximately three and a half minutes long. Composers from around the world were invited to collaborate with saxophone and string quartets in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The resulting program spans traditional and contemporary classical music, film music, jazz fusion, experimental work, and dance-hall styles.

The performance features Boston-based saxophone quartet Jade Quartet, which won the Boston University Chamber Music Competition in 2025. Its members are professional musicians and educators who have performed at Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston and Carnegie Hall in New York. The quartet’s members studied and worked in France, Spain, and the United States, bringing varied musical backgrounds to their performances and collaborations with composers.

When: Saturday, November 21, 2026

Schedule: Doors open at 5:00 PM; the performance starts at 5:30 PM. The event listing runs through 6:45 PM.

Tickets: $10 admission

Seating: Seated event

Ages: All ages

Performers: Jade Quartet, a Boston-based saxophone quartet

Program: A suite of 15 approximately three-and-a-half-minute pieces created through an international composer collaboration

Styles: Classical, film music, jazz fusion, experimental music, and dance-hall music

Venue: The Lilypad

Address: 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

More information: www.paulkopetz.com/cafegherkinforke

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6jOTtKVO6E