Gretchen R. Iben Arts Series Presents:

Nikki Malley & Her Quartet

About the Musician: 

Nikki is a jazz vibraphonist, musicologist, and most recently, specialty foods maker and store owner based in Galesburg, Illinois. The Nikki Malley Quartet features some of the region’s most renowned jazz artists: Derel Monteith (piano), Andy Crawford (bass), and Jason Brannon (drums). Together, the quartet enjoys presenting classic and non-standard repertoire within the unique sonic context of the vibraphone quartet.

“What goes through your mind as you sit in the sanctuary and look around?

As I sit in my pew and look up at the cross with the wonderful light illuminating it, I am reminded of why I am at Westminster on this particular day. The cross reminds me that Christ died for me and, in a sense, I am to do the same in my daily life. The brightness of the cross illustrates for me the brightness of living my life in the way of Christ.”