Category Archives: Music
Dues Paid, Jay Collins Hits His Mark with “Rivers, Blues and Other People”
Since becoming a fulltime member of the Levon Helm Band and moving to Woodstock, singer/songwriter, saxophonist and flute player Jay Collins has become a familiar local artist. But the well-respected musician, who married Helm’s daughter Amy and is father to their two … Continue reading
Clark Gayton Remembers 1993 – 2003: ‘The Sweetest Period for Music in NYC’
Clark Gayton plays trombone, tuba, and sousaphone with musicians from Prince to Sting and in ensembles from Steel Pulse to the Mingus Big Band. He was a longtime member of Levon Helm’s Ramble band and has spent most of the … Continue reading
Esopus Chamber Orchestra Presents A Celebration of Seasons
“A Celebration of Seasons brings together three magnificently beautiful works, each with a tie to the holiday season.” Nadège Foofat. The concert program includes Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano, a magnificent and colorful work that musically depicts the famous triptych of paintings now in … Continue reading
John Cage: On & Off the Air!
Celebrate John Cage’s Centennial Year Saturday, November 17 at 8 pm at Bard’s Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater John Cage’s interest in radio as both a medium of transmission and a musical instrument was lifelong, beginning in childhood with original broadcasts created on behalf … Continue reading
Famed Composer Meredith Monk with Vocal Ensemble at Bard Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, New Albion Records, and The House Foundation for the Arts present Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10 at 8 p.m. Composer/performer Meredith Monk … Continue reading
ESOPUS PRESENTS…An Evening of American Art Song with Natalie Merchant
Stone Ridge, NY —On Saturday October 20, 2012, 8 pm, Natalie Merchant joins the musicians of Esopus Chamber Orchestra in their first concert at their new home at SUNY Ulster, Quimby Theater on the Stone Ridge campus. The concert will feature … Continue reading
New Jersey Celebrates Jug Band Music with Support from John and Catherine Sebastian
Photography by Catherine Sebastian If you remember the early days of the folk music scare, as Bob Dylan used to call it, you probably recall hearing jug band music. It was wildly popular in the early to mid-‘60s —especially among … Continue reading
Classical Indian Raga Music & Tokyo String Quartet promise to make Maverick Concert’s Final Weekend a Grand Finale.
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 6:30 pm An Evening of Indian Classical Music Steve Gorn, bansuri flute Allyn Miner, sitar Ray Spiegel, tabla Premlata, tanpura Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute … Continue reading