November Music Highlights

SAT 11/17: OLU DARA, CLUB HELSINKI, Great Barrington Ma- With one foot in his native Mississippi Delta, and the other in NYC avant-garde jazz, and everything else covering the world of musical possibilities, Olu Dara comes back for the 8th anniversary of Club Helsinki in high style. An accomplished trumpeter, notably with Art Blakey, David Murray, and Henry Threadgill, he astonished his audience by adding in guitar and vocals, recently singing alongside Cassandra Wilson on his new release Neighborhoods. With his full band, he’s been known to keep the house rocking late, and oh yes, he is the father of hip-hop superstar Nas. 9 PM

SUN 11/11: GARAGE RUMBLE, Bearsville theater, woodstock- Kristen Garnier, having been impressed by an Onteora High School battle of the bands, saw some major talent developing at the local high school level and was inspired. In tandem with 100.1 WDST Radio Woodstock, Nevessa Productions, Poughkeepsie Live, SWR Amps, and Jackson Guitars, the Rumble is back at Bearsville Theater for its 3rd year, with a repeat performance from last year’s winner Lemonade Grenade. This years panelists: Platinum songwriter Donna Lewis; Allaire studio manager Mark McKenna; chillMedia NORTH promoter Elissa Jane Mastel; Frank McGinnis, lead singer and guitarist from Frankie and His Fingers; and Chronogram music editor (and contributing writer for Roll) Peter Aaron. 3-8 PM

SAT 12/1: sonny landreth w/ Matt rae trio, towne crier, Pawling- Guitar lovers have a lot to celebrate this month at the Towne Crier, with Jim Weider’s Project Percolator on 11/24, and Arlen Roth on 12/7, but if you haven’t already, you owe it to yourself to experience the uncanny Sonny Landreth. Softspoken, with a slightly adenoidal Louisiana drawl, Landreth coaxes impossibly perfect sounds from his electric slide guitar. John Hiatt, John Mayall, and Marshall Crenshaw are among those who have called for his mighty axe, and if that’s not good enough reason to check him out, go ahead, stay home for all I care. No, really. 9 PM

SAT 11/24: JOHN ABERCROMBIE and ANDY LAVERNE AT ADAM SPACE, shokan- A few years back, good friends guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded the well-received concert DVD “The Art of the Duo.” Abercrombie, whose illustrious history includes stints with the Brecker Bros., Billy Cobham, and Jack DeJohnette, as well as several memorable duos with Ralph Towner, is versatile on both electric and acoustic guitar. LaVerne is a stellar jazz educator as well as sideman for a veritable Who’s Who of jazz: Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, to name but a few. Jazz lovers should make the Rte. 28 run for this one. 3091 Rte. 28, www.adamspiano.com, 845.331.1300, 8 PM

FRI 11/16: roy BookBinder at the rosendale café, rosendale- Though the Rosendale Café has great music every Saturday (the first two Saturdays of December are particularly spicy, with The Powderkegs w/ Chris O’Brien on 12/1, and The Blue Ribbon Boys on 12/8), Roy Bookbinder is a must-see in November. Having learned the blues from none other than the Rev. Gary Davis, Bookbinder is an amazing guitarist and songwriter (Peter, Paul, and Mary struck gold with his “If I Had My Way”) who’s toured with Bonnie Raitt, JJ Cale, and Hot Tuna, so make a night of it at the intimate Rosendale Café, and get there early for some great vegetarian food. www.rosendalecafe.com, 845.658.9048, 8 PM