An evening that looked like New York City sounds. Country and blues. Traditional Turkic singing and Syrian oud. Samba and jazz. A Japanese jazz singer performing alongside her husband. A member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra on trumpet. An Israeli singer bringing musical theater to the Triad stage. And Antongiulio opening the night with a stunning arrangement that wove jazz into the bones of John Lennon's Imagine — and somehow made it feel brand new.