Rhythm, Blues and All That Jazz
Held the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in June, this jam packed event features some of the best jazz and blues artists you can find anywhere. Skip work and head to Carnegie Hall Thursday evening for a free kick off concert outside on our Ivy Terrace. Bring food and drink for the perfect summer evening picnic. Spend Friday sightseeing and shopping in our picturesque town, but report back to the Hall that evening for a night of jazz. Saturday is a full day event featuring 3 blues artists throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Come and go as you please, step into our own Back Alley Lounge for wine and beer, or grab some of the best barbeque you’ll ever taste on the lawn. Come once and you’ll make Rhythm, Blues and All That Jazz a yearly retreat!
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The Bob Thompson Unit Friday June 25, 2010 | 7:30pm From his early days with the Modern Jazz Interpreters to an acclaimed series of solo albums on labels like Capitol and Ichiban to his latest work with his five-member Bob Thompson Unit, Thompson has won the respect and praise of jazz critics and fans alike. With appearances on BET, the internationally-broadcast public radio show Mountain Stage and several tours abroad, he's been a visible presence in the jazz world for more than 30 years. |
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John Hammond Saturday June 26, 2010 | 3:30pm John Hammond is one of handful of white blues musicians who was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-'60s. That revival brought about career boosts for many of the great classic blues players, including Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, and Skip James. Some critics have described Hammond as a white Robert Johnson, and Hammond does justice to classic blues by combining powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressive vocals and a dignified stage presence. |
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Janiva Magness Saturday June 26, 2010 | 5:15pm Possessing a rich, soulful voice and absolute command over her material, Magness is an incredibly gifted performer who can lead her audience through a range of emotions, from the deepest sorrow to overwhelming joy. A survivor of an impossibly rough childhood, Magness’ life experience informs her music in a way that is brutally honest, emotionally moving and, above all, spiritually healing. Magness received the 2009 Blues Music Award for B.B King Entertainer Of The Year as well as for Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year. |
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Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Saturday June 26, 2010 | 7:30pm Grammy award winning musician Terrance Simien is blessed with an extraordinary talent that expresses the deepest human emotions through the original instrument: The Voice. His eclectic fusion of Zydeco takes you on a multicultural musical tour of the world with a hypnotic blend of Zydeco-roots-New Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-Afro-Caribbean-world music that will force you out of your seat and onto the dance floor. |
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