John Gallagher and Friends
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesJohn Gallagher and friends will be playing interpretations of Jazz standards from the 1940’s to the present including compositions by Ellington and Strayhorn, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter, as well as Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. John Gallagher, bass John has been a fixture on the Eastern Maine jazz scene for several …
Elena Ciampa & Friends | Jazz | Singer-songwriter
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesElena Ciampa she/her/hers Award-winning multi-genre musician, vocalist, composer, songwriter, arranger, bandleader, Elena Ciampa is a lifelong musician and vocalist who began performing on piano and voice at an early age in church, schools and public events. The second of seven children of musical parents, she was exposed to numerous and diverse genres by her mother and father, her …
The Barn Cats | Jazz
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesThe Acadia Barn Cats were born in a barn in Brooksville, Maine. The Cats are Violinist Chris Nemeth, Vocalist and Dobroist Bob Hipkens, Guitar maestro Phil Kell, Bassist Tom Karnofsky with guest vocalist and guitarist Sarah Hipkens, guest vocalist and ukester Brittany Parker and guest violinist and mandolinist Jim Coffman. We play a book-full of …
Laszlo Gardony | Jazz at the Barn
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesInternationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most impressive and technically skilled pianists working in jazz today. “A formidable improviser who lives in the moment” (JazzTimes). Laszlo Gardony has performed in 27 countries and released 14 albums on the Sunnyside, Antilles, and Avenue Jazz labels during his distinguished decades-long career. …
Swingmatism! | Jazz
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesSwingmatism! plays Jazz from Swing to Bop and Beyond. They modernize Swing and are especially influenced by the sounds of Count Basie's Band Tenor Giant Lester "Pres." Young (also the Forefather of "Cool" Jazz.) They also specialize in Mainstream Modern Jazz, aka the Bebop of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, and …