The Park Presents: 'Third Thursday Jazz' ft. Matt Niedbalski

Welcome to The Park Presents Podcast. The Park Theater is a premier entertainment venue in downtown Glens Falls, New York. Throughout the year, we present a variety of events including our highly-anticipated season that runs from September to May showcasing local and internationally touring artists - in addition to community outreach programming.  Hosted by Chris Ristau (Executive Director, The Park Theater Foundation), we invite you to join us as we take you through our 2022/23 season with artist interviews, series recaps, information on upcoming events and initiatives, and so much more! ----- In this episode we are joined by Matt Niedbalski, multi-instrumentalist though primarily drummer, who hosts and curates the Third Thursday Jazz series at The Park Theater as part of our 2022/23 season. In addition to this series, Matt performs regularly throughout the Capital Region and beyond as part of various jazz  groups. We discuss his musical background, explore the jazz series and upcoming events, and hear about an exciting new education initiative presented by The Park Theater Foundation in collaboration with Matt! Note (22:55): Mark Rosewater who coined the phrase and game design lesson “restrictions breed creativity.” This is how you inspire innovation. Imposing restrictions on our innovation space allows us to easily view the problem from a different starting point. Learn more about Matt Niedbalski at mattniedbalski.com.   -----  Host: Chris Ristau (Executive Director, The Park Theater Foundation) Music: "Say Hello" - Fort Vine (Trevor Tunison & Nyna Nelson - www.fortvine.com) Sound Engineer: Chris Reed Jr. (Glens Falls Music Academy, Glens Falls, NY - www.glensfallsmusicacademy.com)   The Park Theater Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Glens Falls community by providing a venue for quality and affordable entertainment and educational opportunities in the performing arts.   This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The Park Theater would like to thank their series sponsors City of Glens Falls, NYS Music, Mean Max Brew Works, Gallagher Insurance, Adirondack Trust Co., Amsure, Cifone Construction Co., Glens Falls Chronicle, Finch Paper LLC, SUNY Adirondack, KEENA, Glens Falls National Bank, RBC Wealth Management, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC), Future Technologies Inc and NYS Music.   For more information on upcoming events, volunteering, membership, donation and sponsorship opportunities, visit parktheatergf.com or phone (518) 792-1150.   FB: @TheParkTheaterGF | TW: @ParkTheater_GF | IG: @theparktheatergf