A new musical work for cello and piano by Pitt Jazz Studies Program Director and Professor of Music Nathan Davis will be performed as a highlight of the InterHarmony International Music Festival’s January 25 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Russian émigré cellist Misha Quint, founder and director of the InterHarmony Festival, will perform the world premiere of Davis’ Matryoshka Blues—a work whose title salutes both the Russian-born Quint and Davis’ jazz roots. Similar to matryoshkas, the colorful Russian dolls nested inside one another, Davis’ new work comprises different sound layers, which showcase the full range of musical possibilities for the cello within the jazz form. Pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich will join Quint in the world-premiere performance. Visit www.interharmony.com/interharmony_presents.html for more information.