Black-Tie Banjo

Geoff Freed, 5-string banjo
Ann Frenkel, piano

Performances and other public work

Although Geoff and Ann no longer perform together as a duo, Geoff occasionally gives solo performances. Here's what's coming up soon.

• Lecture demonstration: "Icilio Consalvi: Boston Banjo Maker," with Jim Bollman; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, April 2, 2008, 6:00-7:00pm. Noted banjo historian and collector Jim Bollman tells the story behind Boston's most outstanding decorator of high-quality banjos, guitars, and mandolins during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Geoff will play the MFA's Consalvi banjo as well as other banjos from the MFA and Jim's collections.

Geoff's playing is part of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts' permanent musical instruments collection: listen to a recording of "Crinoline" played on the MFA's Whyte Laydie #7. And when in Boston, stop by the MFA and see both the Whyte Laydie and the Consalvi banjo, both of which are part of the MFA's extended musical instruments collection.