EnlightenNext Stages Free Jazz Concert on the Lawn July 30

Israeli guitarist Oz Noy, Germany’s Leni Stern, and Berkshire-based Unfulfilled Desires will perform at historic Foxhollow in Lenox

The historic, 220-acre property at Foxhollow in the Berkshire hills will be the venue for a day-long cultural celebration hosted by EnlightenNext, featuring a and a free, world-class jazz concert featuring Israeli jazz-rock guitarist Oz Noy, five-time Gibson Female Jazz Artist of the Year Award-winner Leni Stern, and the Berkshire-based jazz-funk-rock band Unfulfilled Desires, on Friday, July 30.
Noy, who will headline the event, is an internationally known jazz performer who has performed, toured, and recorded with several artists such as Harry Bellefonte, Toni Braxton, and Gavin Degraw. He’s lent his talents to several film and television soundtracks as well, including HBO’s Queer as Folk and Vh1’s documentary series The Drug Years. Noy recently wrote the soundtrack for the award-winning documentary A/K/A Tommy Chong.

German-born Stern studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston after already securing a successful career as an actor in Germany. She went on to study jazz guitar for several years, and has released 20 albums since 1985. Her latest record, Sa Belle Belle Ba, is a blend of jazz, rock, and world music.

The musicians who make up Unfulfilled Desires hail from France, Chile, Germany, and the U.S., and now call Berkshire County home. They will appear at EnlightenNext upon return from two performances at Sunset-Sunside in Paris, France.

The concert is just one part of a day-long event open to the public at EnlightenNext, celebrating culture, creativity, and
spiritual activism. India’s Swami Chidanand Saraswati, who will be in the U.S. as part of a global tour, will also be a special guest at the event and engage with EnlightenNext founder Andrew Cohen in a dialogue titled ‘Spiritually Enlightened Activism: Changing the World from the Inside Out.’ Swami Chidanand is the founder of the Indian Heritage Research Foundation (IHRF), an international nonprofit organization that supports schools, women’s vocational training, medical clinics, and orphanages, as well as a recipient of the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award. The talk will be followed by a three-course gourmet vegetarian buffet for purchase, prepared by Executive Chef Katherine Miller.

Devon Johnson, one of EnlightenNext’s chefs says, “We will be also offering a 3-course plated Organic Vegetarian/Vegan Lunch ($20), must RSVP….and there will Vegetarian/Vegan food for sale during the free jazz concert (5-9pm), provided by The Bombay Grill and The Dancing Vegan Catering! Come join us, for what is sure to be an Amazing Day!!“

The event will kick off at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 30 and continue with musical performances ongoing into the evening,
beginning at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to anyone, but EnlightenNext requests that guests RSVP to attend the public talk or gourmet meal by emailing eeday@enlightennext.org. For more information, visit
www.enlightennext.org/eeday or call 413.637.6000.