FUSS & JEX
Sara Jecko (Jex) started taking guitar lessons on the Upper West Side as a young teenager, which is where she met Joseph Fucso (Fuss). Joseph would play funky, punky beats on the drums while Sara would practice her power chords and pentatonic blues scales.
Years later, they formed a band.
Formerly Sarabande (2014-'17 with the addition of bassist Mat Fieldes), Fuss & Jex are a soulful and jazzy mix of rock with a smidgen of pop. They put on a warm and intimate show, allowing you to feel as though you've known them for as long as they have known each other, or longer.
Diverse originals with a spattering of favorite covers, their sound has been compared to Annie Lennox; an electrified mix of Motown and Joni Mitchell; and as one sound mixer put it:
“If Tom Waits and Steely Dan had a baby”
Whether Jecko is in various costumes or just dressed as herself, their performances have been described by audiences as personal, mysterious, raw, and kick ass.
Joseph Fusco is always thrilled to play drums and sing with Sara Jecko. He is the drummer and singer of The Joseph Fusco 3. Their debut EP, Devil On Saint Marks, is currently available on iTunes. He is also a filmmaker, and directed the award-winning documentary, "Finish Line: The Rise and Demise of Off-Track Betting." Follow on IG: @MrJosephFusco
Sara Jecko majored in Jazz Performance at SUNY New Paltz and has since performed and recorded originals and covers locally and nationally. Her training has helped land vocal and instrumental roles in several NYC rock operas and has indeed lended her comfort as the ridiculous lounge-act improv-centric co-creator counterpart of THE COLOR F ( NYC), an explosive vaudeville-esque cabaret, which led to Jecko’s inspiration to gather some of the cast and friends (including Fusco) to create VAMPED (NYC ‘19- pre-pan ’20).
But before the jazz and the tours and the vaudeville parties, oh my, there was of course the theatre.
Sara had been a painfully shy child before the age of 8, when she started having fun and studying acting at Kid City Theater Company, a beloved program at Greenwich Village's 13th Street Theatre.
As an adult, her theater career has spanned from exploring the slower depths of guarded vulnerability to avant-garde experiments, to the glorious camp of dinner theater and improv.
She has also had the good fortune of acting in film and television projects, including the award-winning indie darling, LITTLE BI PEEP { wr: Anna Shields, dir: Jon Russell Cring, Tracy Nichole Cring), and has had the pleasure of assistant directing a Joe Minion short, AIRPORT, 2012.
She is honored to be teaching as an adjunct in the music department at her Alma Mater, as well as independently via zoom and in person.
Jecko is proud and grateful to have grown up in Manhattan, yet thrilled to be living with her family where she now calls home - the Hudson Valley. Sarajecko.com
Fuss & Jex are extremely excited to play music together and see you again, or meet you virtually for the first time on May 23rd!
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THREE TICKET TYPES
1. General Admission: Best seats in the house
2. VIP Meet & Greet: Join other VIPs and chat with the performing artist at end of the show in a breakout room
3. Backstage Pass: Includes Meet & Greet and additional time after in performing artist’s backstage
YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKET.
TIME OF SHOW:
London 12 am+1
N.Y.C. 7 pm
Chicago 6 pm
Denver 5 pm
L.A. 4 pm
GET INTO THE ACT AND HAVE EVEN MORE FUN:
This exciting and unique performance will allow you, the audience, to participate by affecting the performance with your appearance and reactions. The virtual nightclub experience will be as powerful in your mind as an action-packed movie or a well-written novel with entertainment value. With our high-quality production, you will be transported to a nightclub experience. We want you to take part in this exciting, new platform and participate and 'get into character' as a good audience should. Let us show you how.
Download the latest version of Zoom at their download center https://zoom.us/download
Go to https://metropolitanzoom.com/audience to learn more about good audience-ship, please watch the instructions on:
Accessing the show at showtime
Rules of conduct
Suggestions to get into the act and optimize your experience
Snack and drink suggestions
Sound and lighting on your end
Full video recording disclaimer
Go to https://metropolitanzoom.com/audience to learn more about getting into the act.
MetropolitanZoom Management
VIRTUAL DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW: PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. WE HAVE PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINMENT AND A RECEPTIONIST WAITING TO GREET YOU.
*** VIP AND BACKSTAGE PASS HOLDERS
Please wait until after the end of the show to be brought into the VIP room. You will be asked if you want to join it and you must click on YES to access the VIP Room. Once you’ve entered, please UNMUTE your microphone so you can interact with the performing artists. It is very important that when you sign into Zoom, that you make sure your name is correct on the Zoom screen. Sometimes, people enter the zoom room as "Joe's iPhone" or "Jane's Ipad." We will not be able to separate you from the crowd unless your name is correct and we can identify you. To update your name on the screen, mouse over your name on the participant list and Click to RENAME yourself correctly. We cannot be held responsible if you were left out of the VIP Meet & Greet if it's not clear to us who you are. Thank you for your assistance in advance.