August 2nd
The Jazzmobile
Featuring Jimmy Owens
With Special Guest Erica Lindsay-Francesca Tanksley Quartet
Direct from the Big Apple, comes the Jazzmobile - the nation’s oldest
not-for-profit arts organization created just for quality, free Jazz education
and performance programming - featuring jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, lecturer,
and music education consultant Jimmy Owens, who has played with such notables as Count
Basie, Hank Crawford, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Mann.
Presented in partnership with:
August 9th
Mini Folk Fest, Art Night & BBQ in the Park
5:30-9:30pm
Mini Folk Fest, Art Night and BBQ in the Park 5:30-9:30pm
Call it a triple threat as headliners Red Hen, along with The
Whippersnappers, Still House Rounders ,John Kirk, Trish Miller
and Ed Lowman and special guests generate a virtual windfall
of Old Time, Roots, Americana, Bluegrass and Appalachian music set against
a landscape of visual art, courtesy of the inaugural 'Art Night' in the
Park, while Homestyle Caterers serves up an irresistible BBQ.
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August 16th
The Rymanowski Brothers
For more than a half century, the Rymanowski family, now led by brothers Dennis and Jerry, has
carried the old world polka torch for the Capital Region. This high-spirited traditional
Polish dance music is known for its joyous melodies and lively rhythms.
August 13th & 20th
Ruth Pelham and the Music Mobile Kid's session
August 23rd
An Evening with Ruth Pelham & the Music Mobile
With Special Guests Ramblin' Jug Stompers
The colorfully decorated Music Mobile brings its fun-filled music programs, where participants will sing songs and
join in community-building music activities that entertain and educate while inspiring
an atmosphere of friendship and belonging.
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Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro is to the traditional 4-stringed Hawaiian instrument what Bela Fleck
is to the banjo - an astonishingly brilliant virtuoso who dares to play it all.
Blessed with a voice that moves the soul, Warner Bros. recording artist Sandra St. Victor's R&B, jazz, pop
and gospel interpretations have earned her status as an urban contemporary diva.
Widely regarded as the king of Yoruba Nigerian Jùjú music, King Sunny Adé and his big band offer up an
infectiously danceable groove chock full of swirling guitars, horn riffs and percussion.
Hailing from southwest Louisiana, the Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys breathe new
life into traditional Cajun music and have been described "the link that connects the young and the old generations".
"A stunning shotgun marriage of eclectic musical styles..." Billboard Magazine, aptly describes
Scottish ensemble Salsa Celtica, who fuse salsa music with traditional instruments, including
elements of folk and jazz.
