Trem das Cores: The Music of Caetano Veloso

Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble + Jaques Morelenbaum

Trem das Cores is a celebration of Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter, and important figure in Brazilian culture and in Morelenbaum’s and Wilmer’s lives. The idea comes from their love and great pleasure in working together with Caetano’s work while celebrating his 80th birthday and, most of all, honoring him as a composer, beyond his greatness as a singer and a poet – hence the idea of an instrumental journey through his music.

Gaia and Jaques worked together for the first time in 2018, in a project paying homage to Egberto Gismonti’s music - also a celebration of his 70th birthday – in a series of concerts in Brazil organized by Gaia, and the recording of “Folia – The Music of Egberto Gismonti”, with Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble and Jaques as one of the guests. They followed up with a collaborative project paying homage to Caetano, featuring an ensemble of two flutes, clarinet, two saxophones, cello, electric guitar, accordion, bass and drums, and began developing arrangements for songs that were less or more well-known, all written by Caetano Veloso (including some collaborations, such as Terceira Margem do Rio, with Milton Nascimento).

Jaques Morelenbaum is a cellist, composer, arranger, and musical producer who has worked with great names of Brazilian music, such as Caetano himself, as well as Tom Jobim, Gilberto Gil and Egberto Gismonti. Morelenbaum has recorded and arranged/produced some of the most important recordings of Brazilian music. He has also been a fundamental part of the Jobim-Morelenbaum quartet and the duo and trio with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Gaia Wilmer is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and music producer and has been active both in Brazil and the United States. Wilmer has been carving herself quite a niche in the jazz and Brazilian instrumental music scene and has worked with the likes of Egberto Gismonti, Ra-Kalam Bob Moses, Frank Carlberg, amongst others.

Ensemble Personnel:

Maiara Moraes - flutes

Yulia Musayelyan - flutes

Oran Etkin - clarinet/bass clarinet

Josué dos Santos - tenor sax/flute

Vinicius Gomes - electric guitar

Vitor Gonçalves - accordion

Eduardo Belo - bass

Eduardo Ribeiro - drums

Gaia Wilmer - alto sax

Jaques Morelenbaum - cello

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 Student

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Hannah O'Brien and Grant Flick are a transatlantic-style fiddling duo that explores musical meaning found in cross-cultural exchange. Their collaboration began in 2020 when they discovered their shared curiosity for finding the meeting point between their respective styles. By merging their influences in Irish, Classical, and American folk idioms, Hannah & Grant aim to rework their own traditional music and give it new expression. The duo’s original music tells a story about people, places, experiences, and events, directly paralleling much of the writing from their upbringings in European and North American fiddling.

Grant, a multi-instrumentalist currently living in Ann Arbor, MI, grew up playing within American improvisational idioms (bluegrass, jazz, Texas swing). He uses his experience to write original music that interacts with the diverse group of musicians and backgrounds with whom he collaborates. Hannah, a Classical and Irish fiddle player based in Boston, MA, grew up learning fiddle from her dad Andrew O’Brien. She enjoys connecting her two worlds through composing and arranging new and traditional music that reaches across genres.

While the duo feels at home on double fiddle, they also change instrumentation incorporating tenor guitar and nyckelharpa. They have received multiple awards including the 2020 University of Michigan Excel Enterprise Grant, the 2021 Binkow Chamber Music Grant, the 2023 Iguana Fund Grant generously supported by Club Passim, and were participants at the 2023 Honeywell Arts Resonance Week.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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SOME Fest 2024

Welcome to SOME Fest, a captivating and family-friendly celebration of creativity, the arts, and community, nestled in the picturesque town of Kittery, Maine. This vibrant music festival will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds, creating an immersive experience that showcases the power of music and art to unite and inspire.

SOME Fest offers a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talents across a wide array of musical genres. From the infectious beats of local indie bands to the soul-stirring melodies of more recognized artists, the festival curates an eclectic lineup that caters to diverse musical tastes. There's something for everyone to enjoy at SOME Fest.

• Featuring music from – Ovlov, Dead Gowns, Hello Shark, Sweet Petunia, Kill Kennie, Sponge Head, Megan From Work, Happy Just To See You, Kendra, Deer Isle, Mulva 

• Multimedia Arts Market & pop up gallery w/contributions from nonprofit arts collective WRONG BRAIN

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Half-Day Tickets: $15  | Full-Day Tickets: $25

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 

1st half of the day: 

12pm - DOORS OPEN. Arts Market + games and kids activities all day until 5pm. 

12:30pm - 6pm; music 

Sweet Petunia

Deer Isle 

Hello Shark 

Kill Kennie 

Megan From Work 

Happy Just To See You 

Dead Gowns 

2nd half of the day:

6:30pm - end; music 

Kendra 

Sponge Head 

Mulva 

Ovlov

Half-Day Tickets: $15  | Full-Day Tickets: $25

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Writers in the Round features Morgan Eve Swain, Craig Werth, Jocelyn Mackenzie, Dylan Metrano, Shiloh Hawkins & Guy Capecelatro III

As this eclectic group of songwriters makes their way to the Star Island Writers in the Round Retreat, they are excited to come together for an intimate evening of performances.

The show is in the round, 3 performers will be on stage at a time, taking turns singing songs and sharing stories. With songwriters MorganEve Swain (Brown Bird, Huntress & The Holder of Hands), Craig Werth, Jocelyn Mackenzie (Pearl and the Beard), Dylan Metrano (Tiger Saw), Shiloh Hawkins and Guy Capecelatro III.

$15 general admission | $8 student

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Portsmouth Athenaeum Presents:
Neave Piano Trio

The GRAMMY®–nominated Neave Trio has earned praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. New York City’s WQXR explains, "'Neave' is actually a Gaelic name meaning 'bright' and 'radiant', both of which certainly apply to this trio's music-making." 

Formed in 2010, the Neave trio includes violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura. Their 2022 album Musical Remembrances was nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. Musical Remembrances features Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Ravel. It is the Neave Trio’s fourth album with Chandos Records. 

Neave has performed at many esteemed festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 92nd Street Y, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), and the Samoylov and Rimsky Korsakow Museums' Chamber Music Series in St. Petersburg (Russia). 

During the 2023-24 season, the Neave Trio will be the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The concert is a presentation of Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2024

$30 General Admission | $10 Student

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Jazz Improvisation Clinic: Alexa Tarantino will discuss improvisation and coach and jam with clinic attendees. Jazz Musicians from High School to College to all ages are welcome, as well as jazz fans who want to hear a young master musician break down the methodology of this music.  ADMISSION IS FREE.

Alexa Tarantino : In the words of Wynton Marsalis, Alexa Tarantino is a “one-woman wrecking crew, [...] an indomitable force for expression, education, and absolute excellence.”

The vibrant and versatile jazz saxophone & woodwind artist has been triple-nominated as a Rising Star Alto Saxophonist by Downbeat Magazine"s Critics"#Poll from 2020-2022, was named one of the Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019 by the JazzTimes Critics"#Poll, and was one of 100 alumni to receive The Centennial Award from the Eastman School of Music (2022). Alexa !lights up rooms when she [plays]” (JazzTimes). Her radiant spirit and artistry uplift and inspire her audiences one performance at a time.

Alexa tours worldwide with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Alexa Tarantino Quartet. Her records (Firefly, Clarity, Winds of Change) and compositions have consistently topped jazz radio charts, and her discography includes 25+ released recordings as a leader and sidewoman.

Tarantino is in-demand internationally as an energetic and impactful clinician, mentor, and coach and also represents Jazz at Lincoln Center as a visiting educator for various programs with students of all ages and levels. She holds a master"s degree in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School and bachelor"s degrees in Jazz Saxophone Performance and Music Education with a certificate in Arts Leadership from the Eastman School of Music. Alexa is Founder and Artistic Director of the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop in Rockport, Massachusetts (est. 2014).

Alexa Tarantino is a Vandoren Artist, a Yamaha Performing Artist, and endorses BAM Instrument Cases.

Limited Space Available. Register in Advance.

(sponsored by the Seacoast Jazz Society Israel Yost Jazz Education fund)**

note: the rain date for the Seacoast Jazz Festival is August 25th.

If the festival is moved to that day, the clinic will be as well.

About Seacoast Jazz Society

The Seacoast Jazz Society was formed in 1990 with an objective of supporting jazz on the New England Seacoast, roughly from Newburyport, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine. Our mission is to foster an appreciation for the jazz tradition, support young artists through jazz education, and engage jazz musicians with our community in performances and events. 

To further these aims the SJS organizes regular jazz listening and discussion opportunities, presents an annual lecture series, sends a regular email newsletter of jazz listings and articles, supports guest artists at local jazz venues, funds an annual scholarship to benefit a young student of jazz, and partners with other jazz organizations.

The Seacoast Jazz Society is registered with the State of New Hampshire as a Charitable Trust, and has nonprofit, tax deductible 501(c)(3) status. All contributions are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.

https://www.seacoastjazz.org

This performance has been postponed! Please stay tuned for a new date!

"A truly personal work of art" - Downbeat Magazine

The Chet Doxas Trio with Scott Kiefner and John Mettam is a musical sandbox where Doxas’ compositions and these world class improvisers get the chance to play and discover new sonic territories together. Eminently imaginative in inspiration, construction and delivery, Doxas’ trio gels to create a varied emotional palette filled with wonder, playfulness and curiosity.

Chet Doxas (woodwinds)
Scott Kiefner (bass)
John Mettam (drums)

Raised in Montreal in a musical family, Chet Doxas’ love of music was fostered by his father (musician, teacher, recording engineer and producer), and his older brother, drummer Jim Doxas, with whom he regularly performs. Chet is a multiple Juno Award nominee, has appeared on over one hundred recordings, and has released eight albums as a leader and co-leader. He was recently voted to Downbeat Magazine's 2022 & 2023 Rising Star Critic's Poll in the tenor saxophone and clarinet category.

$15 advance | $18 day-of | $10 Student

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Jessie Jeanne Stinnett (Founder, Co-Director) describes Strong Women as, “A playlist of some of the hottest female choreographers in the US today that should get played on repeat!”

Since its inception, Boston Dance Theater has maintained a deep commitment to amplifying the voices of strong female choreographers of color. Strong Women is an evening of short works that the company commissioned from: Rena Butler (African-American), Rosie Herrera (Cuban-American), Micaela Taylor (African-American), and Yue Yin (Chinese-American).

“With its expert dancers and an evolving repertory of works by important choreographers, BDT has found away to maintain its sparkle further into the 21st century.”-WBUR

$20 advance | $25 day-of

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*This performance is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

Rock My Soul

Roots-based, raise-the-rafters Rock My Soul comes to The Dance Hall! Join us for a spirit-soaring evening of spirituals, Civil Rights songs, soul, blues, pop, and Americana. Hear all flavors of American music influenced by the African American tradition, and learn about how they all connect.

For over 20 years, Rock My Soul has established itself as a musical force in northern New England. With its unique brand of rousing, raise-the-rafters music, the group has garnered an ever-growing following and has performed to packed houses throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Rock My Soul has been featured on TV shows NH Chronicle and 207, as well as Maine Public Radio, and one of its songs was included in the PBS documentary Freedom Songs: Music of the Civil Rights Movement.

Rock My Soul’s concerts attract hundreds of fans, who often dance in the aisles to a sound that is at once traditional and contemporary. The group is tight and polished, yet has the immediacy and soulfulness of the old-school roots sound it seeks to revive. Guaranteed to be a foot stomping, hand clapping good time.

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 student

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Sister | Hemlock | Tin Fish

Sister

A Brooklyn-based indie trio composed of Hannah Pruzinsky (they/she), Ceci Sturman (she/her), and James Chrisman (he/him). Senior year of college, Ceci wrote a song for a course assignment and asked Hannah, her roommate since freshman year, to sing it, and the two of them soon started gigging. In the five years since, they’ve been living together and writing songs that could only come from their friendship, trust, and openness.

hemlock

🕊️ swamp-raised, phone-fi bedroom folk

🕊️ most recently based in Chicago - currently on the road, with anchors in Austin, TX & New Orleans, LA

🕊️ hemlock is the ongoing folk experiment of Louisiana-born

   multi-disciplinary artist and independent musician Carolina Chauffe,

   and various rotating collaborators (2018-present)

🕊️ a heart archive, erring on the side of the earnest, imperfect, prolific

🕊️ tender finger-picking and sun-glinted harmonies

This event has been moved to

SATURDAY 8/10 @ 7:30

Ghost Flower Ranch in DOVER, NH

All ages | $10-$20 suggested donation

The Ghost Wolves are deeply rooted Texas rock n' rollers, relentless creators, indestructible sonic voyagers who started their band in a damp Austin shack 11 years ago and have since grown it into a globally recognized musical force. Their music is transgressive, ferocious, unstoppable, and primarily based in blues, punk rock, rock n' roll, early American music, trash, and noise music.

Happiness - Three parts Deer Tick, with guitarist Ian O'Neil, bassist Christopher Dale Ryan and drummer Dennis Ryan joining forces with one part charismatic Ravi Shavi front-man Rafay Rashid - they have a sound whose sum total is totally different. Is it punk? Garage? Surf rock? Who cares? It's exactly what it says it is: Happiness.

$15 advance | $18 day-of

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The Bang Group and Guests---Tap for Today

The Bang Group, whose Nut/Cracked, an uproarious and loving version of The Nutcracker has become a Dance Hall tradition since 2016, brings a program of innovative, fabulous tap dances for the 21st century showing new sides to this venerable art form that are very much contemporary.   Featuring artists from New York City and New England the concert includes Xana DuMe the delovely drag tap artist also known as Felipe Galganni from Brazil and now based in NYC, Alexis Robbins a young tap innovator living and working in New Haven, The Bang Group, which brings David Parker's hilarious and ingenious Velcro/tap duet for two men in Plaid Velcro suits who hoof and stick to each other gleefully and our own Drika Overton, beloved Founding Director of The Dance Hall whose soulful piece Afro Blue will be danced by The Bang Group.  The program includes The Bang Group's dizzying Settling Scores and 12x4 two works which conjure scores by Morton Feldman and Steve Reich in adventurous and satisfying ways.  You've never seen tap like this before: equal parts music, dance and ingenuity.

Featured Performers:

The Bang Group (NYC)

Alexis Robbins (New Haven, CT)

Felipe Galganni (Brazil/NYC)

*Featuring choreography by Drika Overton

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $10 Student

*fees not included ($2 facility fee per ticket + cc processing fees)

The Bang Group and Guests---Tap for Today

The Bang Group, whose Nut/Cracked, an uproarious and loving version of The Nutcracker has become a Dance Hall tradition since 2016, brings a program of innovative, fabulous tap dances for the 21st century showing new sides to this venerable art form that are very much contemporary.   Featuring artists from New York City and New England the concert includes Xana DuMe the delovely drag tap artist also known as Felipe Galganni from Brazil and now based in NYC, Alexis Robbins a young tap innovator living and working in New Haven, The Bang Group, which brings David Parker's hilarious and ingenious Velcro/tap duet for two men in Plaid Velcro suits who hoof and stick to each other gleefully and our own Drika Overton, beloved Founding Director of The Dance Hall whose soulful piece Afro Blue will be danced by The Bang Group.  The program includes The Bang Group's dizzying Settling Scores and 12x4 two works which conjure scores by Morton Feldman and Steve Reich in adventurous and satisfying ways.  You've never seen tap like this before: equal parts music, dance and ingenuity.

Featured Performers:

The Bang Group (NYC)

Alexis Robbins (New Haven, CT)

Felipe Galganni (Brazil/NYC)

*Featuring choreography by Drika Overton

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $10 Student

*fees not included ($2 facility fee per ticket + cc processing fees)

This performance has been postponed! Stay tuned for a new date .

ALTUS: MYTHOS Album release tour

Altus, a trio of gifted musicians—Dave Adewumi, Isaac Levien and Ryan Sands—embarks on sonic journeys rooted in a decade-long musical bond. Inspired by Black American improvisational techniques, Altus creates narratives that blur the line between immediate experience and timeless mythologies. Their performances, marked by playfulness and narrative focus, promise a unique exploration into the unknown, fueled by a shared love for improvisation.

A workshop will be offered at 5pm prior to the performance offering insight into how Altus functions as a collective and prioritizes narrative and storytelling in their performances.

*MYTHOS* NEW ALBUM

Link to purchase: https://altus-sounds.bandcamp.com/album/mythos

Link to stream:  https://orcd.co/altusmythos

$15 general admission | $10 student

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Tyrone Cotton

w/ Ray Rizzo

Tyrone Cotton’s earliest musical revelation was listening to the raspy, inspirational voice of his grandfather, the Reverend Cleveland Roosevelt Williams, at his childhood home in Louisville, KY. Cotton began playing guitar along to the sounds of popular rock and blues artists and draws inspiration for his debut album from influences such as Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, and Mississippi John Hurt, who intrigued Tyrone with his “finger pickin’ and soft, wispy voice.”

Cotton’s debut album, Man Like Me, is the result of a lifelong journey of his nearly 30 years of performing in venues and as a beacon of the Louisville music community where he continues to reside today. The collection of songs developed over the past decade and documented on Man Like Me, is a deeply stirring reflection of Cotton’s own experiences which explores connection, loss, hope and resurrection, punctuated by a voice that is hauntingly evocative yet equally warm and alluring.

Ray Rizzo is a musician, writer, singer, recording and performance artist and producer currently in his 14th year of gentrifying the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. As a drummer, Ray has recorded and/or performed with Bob Weir, Trixie Whitley, Glen Hansard (incl. Grammy-nominated Didn’t He Ramble), Chocolate Genius, David Pajo, Tara Jane O’Neil, Yo Yo Ma (Grammy-winning Songs Of Joy and Peace), Martha Wainwright, David Wax Museum, Charles Neville, Justin Vivian Bond, Josh Ritter, Claire Bowen, Rhett Miller, Daniel Lanois, Sam Cohen, Danger Mouse, Doveman, Dawn Landes, and James Rado (Hair).

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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Out of speakers came noise and out of noise came RICK RUDE. Rick Rude feasts on mystical fungi, boredom, mushy guitar riffs, and the delicacy of the human soul.

New England relationships have the benefit of the seasons to cauterize intimacy. Sometimes that happens between friends over cards at the cleared dinner table, or under a locally handmade blanket. For Rick Rude, it started in a living room in York, Maine in the fall of 2013. Ten years later, Rick Rude continues to bring friends together over a piping hot stew of homemade rock n roll. As time oozes on, Rick Rude just released their third studio production Laverne in the winter of 2024, perfect for making new friends, or discovering new depths of love with old ones.

Band Members & Roles:

Ben Troy - Guitar, Vocals

Jordan Holtz - Bass, Vocals

Chris Kennedy, Guitar, Vocals

Ryan Harrison, Drums

$12 advance | $15 day-of

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Choro Das 3

From Brazil to Maine- Choro Das 3 returns to Kittery!

Choro das 3 is a trio of three sisters from Sao Paulo, Brazil who are highly regarded as some of the best choro musicians in the world. (Choro is an enormously appealing musical style that originated in Brazil over 100 years ago and is now popular internationally.) In Brazil, Choro das 3 has been featured on national television, played for the president, and played for huge audiences at national festivals. The band toured the US annually from 2013 - 2019, playing concert venues, festivals and universities from coast to coast. They’ve also toured internationally and have released 11 CD’s. They were recently named as finalists for best Choro Group in the Brazilian national Prêmio Profissionais da Música (Music Professionals Award).Elisa, the youngest sister, was named finalist as best female composer as well.

Of the three sisters in the band, (family name Meyer Ferreira), Corina plays flute and piccolo, Lia plays acoustic 7 string guitar, and Elisa, who writes many of their tunes, plays mandolin, clarinet, banjo, piano and accordion. From the time of the band’s founding, their father, Eduardo, played percussion. Tragically, he died from Covid early in the pandemic. This will be the band’s first US tour since the pandemic.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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Darlin Corey w/ High Range

Darlin’ Corey features the singing and playing of three well known musicians of the thriving music scene of Portland, ME. Award winning and accomplished fiddler and singer Erica Brown on fiddle, guitar, vocals, notable songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matt Shipman on guitar, vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo and Portland’s favorite bass player, Kris Day.

Their music is a unique blend of folk with influences from bluegrass and old time music. Together they create an engaging performance of thoughtful originals, traditional songs and songs that influenced them along the way.

With recent highlights including performances at prestigious venues and festivals like Stone Mountain Arts Center, Ossipee Valley and collaborations with The Bangor Symphony Orchestra, they continue to captivate audiences across the Northeast and Canada.

High Range is a New Hampshire-based band playing both original and cover songs featuring fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, upright bass and drums. Making music together since 1999.

"HIGH RANGE has forged a tight, compelling ensemble sound that is highly musical and thoroughly entertaining."

--David McCarty, Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

Todd Jones – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo and vocals

Rob Kneeland – mandolin, drums and vocals

Ellen Carlson – fiddle and vocals

Steve Roy – mandolin and bass

Brendan Dowd – bass

Zac Francis – bass

$20 advance | $25 day-of

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The Aaron Irwin Trio has received critical praise for its evocative storytelling through a seamless blend of jazz, folk, and improvised music influences. Irwin is an acclaimed saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. His summer 2024 tour is in support of his latest recording (after), released on Adhyâropa Records, draws its title from the practice in poetry of writing new works in conversation with existing works. The music reflects interactions between sound and verse that weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos.

“Time is elastic in Aaron Irwin's universe, expanding and contracting capriciously... his tunes... generate thoughtful dialogues, crunchy little grooves and moments of great emotive power.”

— Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Times 

Aaron Irwin releases (after) on Adhyâropa Records, his ninth album, a collection of works inspired by poetry as interactions between sound and verse weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos.

Composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Aaron Irwin is joined by Mike Baggetta (guitar), and Jeff Hirshfield (drums).

The album is titled ‘(after),’ in reference to the practice in poetry of writing new works inspired by, or in conversation with, an existing work.

$15 General Admission | $10 Student

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BASSOON

w/ Vivian Sisters

“The power trio is one of Brooklyn’s heaviest and most challenging, bringing to mind a mixture of Melvins-style avant-sludge and daredevil ’70s fusion.” – Time Out NY

BASSOON's crushing instru-metal onslaught has been called "the Melvins colliding with Melvin Sparks" and hailed as "Brooklyn’s heaviest and most challenging" trio, delivering hand-hammered stoner-metal-fusion chamber odysseys since 2008. Their "eviscerating eponymous debut" of 2012, dubbed "an unholy union of high-brow fusion and low-end sludge". Originally the brainchild of Stuart Popejoy and Steve Tanner during Stuart’s collaboration with Harvey Milk, heavy bass/keyboard riffs over a drum machine gave way to the current power trio with guitarist Sean Moran and drummer John Mettam. The group heads Northeast in Spring 2017 for a brief tour before entering the studio to cut a second record.

"For fans of intelligent metal... Popejoy turned the concept into a full-fledged vision with the help of guitarist Sean Moran and drummer John Mettam with this eviscerating eponymous debut (released August 2), with nine compositions that sound like the Melvins colliding with Melvin Sparks in an unholy union of high-brow fusion and low-end sludge. Call it ‘Bash and Bop’ with all apologies to Tommy Stinson." -- Dirty Impound

The Vivian Sisters

The Vivian Sisters at their core are uncompromising free improvisers crossing paths with the strange outsider musical subcultures also inhabited by the likes of the Shaggs, Captain Beefheart, and Wesley Willis. Genre fluid virtuosity and stochastic rhythms are matched with naïve séance inspired vocals and melodies. This concert will mark the first on stage reunion of The Vivian Sisters 25 years after the release of their premiere record. They are now working on a follow up album. With special guest Vanessa Saft.

Laura Cromwell is an NYC + Maine drummer with a storied past. She performed Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival in the Helen Wiggin drum chair for the Shaggs reunion (and was dubbed “Helen Junior” by none other than Dot and Betty themselves), plays in the Dot Wiggin Band, Bi Tyrant and Locus Delicti.

Jamie Saft is an internationally reknown keyboardist, producer, and composer from New York. His stylistic versatility, multi-instrumentalist capabilities, and production skills have been featured with Beastie Boys, Bad Brains, HR, The B-52’s, John Zorn, John Adams, Laurie Anderson, Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons, and Iggy Pop. Saft leads the New Zion Trio, Jamie Saft Trio, and Jamie Saft Quartet. Saft has collaborated with legends of music including Wadada Leo Smith, Roswell Rudd, Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Dave Liebman, Joe Morris, Hamid Drake, Bobby Previte, Steve Swallow, Darryl Jenifer, and Cyro Baptista.

$15 advance | $20 day-of

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Launch Event for: Triple Slash: ///, the True, Multimedia Account of Two Queer Artists’ Cross-Genre Collaboration

Triple Slash: /// is a multimedia project by American poet, Cody Laplante, and Canadian visual artist, Nigel Nolan. The project’s free online wide-release is set for Pride Weekend, on Friday, June 28, 2024. Triple Slash: /// launch events will feature readings and projections exhibiting the piece’s interactive nature at Studio IDFK,190 McCaul St in Toronto, as well as with Wrong Brain at The Dance Hall, Kittery, 7 Walker Street in Kittery

Readers meet Cody and Nigel mid-conversation, like jumping onto an already moving train, then scroll forward in the piece and backwards in time to where they met. The true-life account of two queer artists’ cross-genre collaboration starts in Buenos Aires and spans across years and nations.

Strong themes emerge as Cody and Nigel find common ground between addiction and anorexia, sex and fear, romance and antipathy. Cody uses, shares too much, and steps back. Nigel provokes, then captures the fallout with fidelity. They skirt the edges of heartbreak as they grip onto an intimacy only possible in the 21st century.

For press inquiries or for pre-release access to Triple Slash: ///, please email: info@highnessglobal.com

FREE

Lady Pills is the project of Providence-based Ella Boissonnault. The music combines elements of 90's indie and grunge with a more modern pop twist to create a driving and honest sound. Her most recent record, What I Want, was released February of 2022 via Plastic Miracles. The record was featured in The Boston Globe, WBUR, MTV, and New Noise Magazine. The record was nominated for 2 Boston Music Awards: Album of the Year and Alternative/Indie Artist of the Year.

Convinced Friend is the project of Providence-based Songwriter A.S. Wilson. Recorded at Big Nice Studios, their self-titled album (Released November '22 with Relief Map Records) embraced members of Nova One, and Burr resulting in a collection of largehearted indie rock songs that Various Small Flames has called:

 "an intimate and attentive sound in the lineage of Jason Molina and David Bazan... pushing beyond the melancholic surface so common to indie rock, looking instead to explore the deep possibilities beneath."

The songs are marked by Wilson's time spent growing up in oilfield towns south of New Orleans - focused on the little indignities of love and work, with the sense of impermanence that comes with a home slowly sinking underwater.

Happy Just to See You is an indie-rock band based out of Southern New Hampshire and Boston. With their newest record "Ways to Cope", the band finds themselves embracing a larger, more anthemic sound. As Dillon Riley of Allston Pudding puts it: "Positioned somewhere between the stone-y transcendentalism of classic PNW indie, the bracing immediacy of heartland rock, and the latent twang of alt country, Happy Just To See You bring a downright alchemical combo of sounds to the table." Happy Just to See You has one main goal: to make you feel something, anything.

$15 General Admission

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This event has been postponed. We plan to bring Steelapalooza back in the fall, and will announce a new date as soon as it is determined. Thank you for your interest in this performance! We hope to see you at the rescheduled date. As always, buying tickets in advance helps to keep events on the calendar.

Thank you,

The Dance Hall

Glen David Andrews is a native son and treasured vocalist and trombonist that hails from the historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. His commanding voice, fierce trombone sound and electric stage presence create a musical experience that never fails to meet the moment. His musical career transcends genres and boundaries, combining New Orleans jazz, funk, gospel and rock, fusing it all into captivating and soul stirring performances that have explosive energy and a feel good attitude that is infectious. 

GDA has collaborated with countless musicians and bands including Galactic, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Allen Toussaint, Tuba Fats, Amos Lee, Delfayo Marsalis, Ivan Neville and many more. 

Recently, GDA has earned prestigious recognition and began making headliner status at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and has made notable appearances at The Chicago Roots and Blues Festival, Lincoln Center, Tipitinas, The NYC Blue Note, The Dakota Club, World Cafe, and The Kennedy Center. He has also released several albums that showcase his versatility as a musician and his natural talent to blend different styles seamlessly.

Glen David Andrews possesses an unwavering dedication to his roots and culture. He is an iconic musical trailblazer who continues to make a lasting impression on the music industry.

Thank you to our Spotlight Sponsor

ORE NELL’S BBQ

for sponsoring this event!

$20 advance | $25 day-of

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Jason Anick and Matt DeChamplain Trio: A Celebration of Duke Ellington 

Dance Hall favorite Jason Anick partners up with longtime friend and collaborator Matt DeChamplain to celebrate the music of jazz icon Duke Ellington. With Max Ridley on bass, this all-star group will be performing selections from the Ellington songbook like "Caravan", "It Don't Mean a Thing", and "Mood Indigo". 

Berklee College of Music Professor Jason Anick, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser, versatile composer, and insightful educator. Growing up playing fiddle tunes with his family and classical music with local orchestras, he developed a passion for improvisation, which led him to study jazz and classical music at Hartt Conservatory. In 2008, Anick started what would be a 10 year stint touring and recording with Grammy award-winning guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson while still a senior at Hartt Conservatory. 

As a band-leader, Anick has launched a variety of musical projects over the years, including the Gypsy Jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet, an Americana-inspired Acoustic Trio, and a contemporary jazz ensemble with pianist Jason Yeager. His string of recordings (Sleepless, Tipping Point, United, Travels, Rhythm Future Quartet and Friends) has earned him praise from Downbeat Magazine as a "Rising Star in the world of jazz violin." 

Pianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with his masters from the University of Toledo in Ohio in 2012.
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Matt has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Berks Jazz Festival, New York’s JVC Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center and renowned jazz clubs such as the Regatta Bar, Smalls and Yoshi’s. In 2008, Matt was selected for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program where he engaged in a two week intensive composition and performance workshop under the instruction of jazz luminaries Dr. Billy Taylor, Nathan Davis and Curtis Fuller culminating in three performances filmed live from the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. That same year he was part of a group lead by bassist Nat Reeves that toured New Ross, Ireland. In 2010, Matt participated as a semifinalist in the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in Paris, France.

Jason Anick - Violin

Matt DeChamplain - Piano

Max Ridley - Upright Bass

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $10 student

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Dana Saul Trio

"...wonderfully complex and complete" – John Pietaro, The NYC Jazz Record

NYC-based jazz pianist Dana Saul brings a new piano trio to The Dance Hall in Kittery to

perform new works composed by the leader as well as repertoire from the canon. The trio

of Saul on piano, Adam Olszewski on double bass, and Jonas Esser on drums, has been

developing a cohesive group sound on compositions of lengthy through-composed forms

which prioritize a quiet, slow-burning energy. Saul and his group are keen to workshop

their new material for a Maine audience.

"...meditative and compelling, almost seeming to slow the passage of time"

– Phil Freeman, DownBeat Magazine

Biography:

Originally from Maine, Dana Saul is a jazz pianist and composer currently based in New

York City. He obtained degrees from SUNY Purchase and Brooklyn College, honing his craft under the tutelage of renowned jazz pianists such as Hal Galper and Arturo O’Farrill, as well as composer Jason Eckardt. In 2019, he garnered critical acclaim with the release of his debut album, "Ceiling," on Endectomorph Music. Currently, Saul is working on a new book of music for jazz piano trio, along with new compositions for large ensemble.

$15 General Admission | $10 Student

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The Vintage Vocal Quartet is coming to fill your ears and your heart with the sweet swinging harmonies of the Swing Era, when jazz music and pop music were one and the same. It was a time when every radio blared out music that was danceable yet sophisticated.

The Vintage Vocal Quartet sings while playing piano, guitar, bass and trombone/drums, dialed in to the sound of groups like Glenn Miller’s Modernaires, the Nat King Cole Trio, the Andrews Sisters, and Tommy Dorsey’s Pied Pipers, as well as singers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald.



The Vintage Vocal Quartet has been delighting concert audiences and lindy hoppers all over New England. These four performers provide their own accompaniment on piano, bass, guitar and trombone/drums to complement their powerful harmony vocals. 

When founder David Thorne Scott did a tour performing with the legendary Four Freshmen, he saw that vintage music — sassy and sweet, danceable and sophisticated — hits the spot for 21st century audiences. He came home to Boston and called up guitarist Paul Pampinella of the groundbreaking a cappella group Vox One and pianist Taylor O’Donnell, whose versatile voice can deliver jazz to funk with a whisper to a wail. Add trombonist and swing drummer Chris Humphrey and you've got yourself a four piece harmony machine.

Get ready to swing with the Vintage Vocal Quartet!

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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PSO Principal Winds Quintet

"Out of This World"

Travel "Out of This World" with the PSO Principal Winds Quintet in an exciting and transformative program that pays homage to space travel and otherworldly themes. The program features "Apollo" by Marc Mellits, an eclectic set of miniatures commissioned by WindSync in 2019 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission of July of 1969. The movements "present a kaleidoscopic view of the event, from the famous phrase 'One small step…' to the geography of the moon, themythology behind cosmic bodies, and scenes from the composer’s own childhood." [source: from WindSync's Youtube page] 

The concert will also include selections from the soundtrack to Star Wars and from Gustav Holst's "The Planets". PSO Principal Winds is comprised of Aubrie Dionne, flute; Sarah Krebs, oboe; John Ferraro, clarinet; Orlando Pandolfi, horn; and Melissa Grady, bassoon. 

$20 general admission | $10 student

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Max Wareham + The National Bluegrass Team

w/ special guests Green Heron

Max Wareham is a banjo player, songwriter, and author from Boston, MA. He is a member of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and was featured on the Grammy-nominated album “Calling You From My Mountain.” After two years of touring nationally with Peter, Max recorded his own album, Dagommit! (due out later this year). The album features Chris Eldridge on guitar (Punch Brothers, Mighty Poplar), Laura Orshaw on fiddle (Po’ Ramblin’ Boys), Chris Henry on mandolin (Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band), Mike Bub on bass (Loretta Lynn, Billy Strings, Del McCoury), Larry Atamanuik on snare drum (Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss), and guest singer and producer Peter Rowan.

He is currently touring with Max Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team, featuring international mandolin prodigy Jean Baptiste Cardineau, Sufi-poet-turned-guitar-flatpicker Ali Telmesani, and Boston bass stalwart Mike Siegel. 

Max is also the author of Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five-String Banjo, and is currently working on a book about Jerry Garcia’s banjo playing.

Green Heron

The music of Green Heron stretches across the entire folk landscape. Old-time, folk, bluegrass, country, celtic and blues music are all represented as the band brings the back porch to the stage. Featuring Betsy Heron on fiddle, banjo and vocals, and Scott Heron on guitar, banjo and vocals, the duo has been sharing New England stages together since 2017.

$17 advance | $22 day-of | $10 Student

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