Sunday, June 1 2008

Live the first Sunday in each month, Patricia Adams [vocals], Ray Santisi [piano], Greg Loughman [bass] and Gary Johnson [drums] play to standing room only, singing and swinging jazz and blues standards from Tin Pan Alley and Harlem renaissance. Offering a delicious brunch menu of both traditional and creative specialties, chef Mitch's selections will delight your palette. Complimentary parking in two lots. Children welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

Reservations requested/ walk-ins welcome***** $14.95 continental buffet or $24.95 full brunch buffet***** (Patrons enjoying beverages only will be charged a $10 music fee)

Brenda Portman is the Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Flint, Michigan; she is also the sub-dean of the American Guild of Organists, Flint chapter. Ms. Portman was recently awarded First Place in the 2007 Arthur Poister Organ Competition in Syracuse, New York, as well as First Place in the Ninth Annual (2006) Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition, Young Professional Division, in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She was also a quarter-finalist in both the 2006 and 2008 National Young Artists Competitions in Organ Performance.

Further information about other Music Alive! concerts may be found at www.music-alive.net or by calling the church at 508-799-4191.

One of America's finest up and coming virtuoso violinists, Emil Altschuler, 28, performs at a world class standard and possesses a commanding stage presence. He holds a Bachelors of Music from The Juilliard School where he studied with Dorothy DeLay and Naoko Tanaka, and a Masters in Music from Yale University, where his teacher, Erick Friedman, Master violinist and protégé of Heifetz wrote of him: "…a very gifted violinist who possesses the talent and capability to become a truly outstanding violinist of his generation… and sound and accuracy of intonation that are truly extraordinary."

Aaron Larget-Caplan: The Washington Post calls him "a riveting artist…a true original",classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan, is an emerging presence on the classical & contemporary music & Spanish dance scene.

Every Sunday at 4:30 we host one of the longest running open blues jams in the Boston area with guitarist MIKE WELCH, and the HOODOO MEN acting as MCs' - it's open to all ages (under 18 with a parent)- come on in, sign up, and let us hear your stuff!!

Sara Caswell - violin, Rachel Caswell - voice, Mark Shilansky - piano, Keala Kaumeheiwa - bass, Les Harris, Jr - Drums

Rachel is a creative interpreter and composer of jazzy things, and Sara is one of the premier jazz violinists around today.

Mark writes music in the jazz idiom, or, more accurately, you could call it "contemporary improvised music," as it draws on all kinds of styles. He also has been teaching Ear Training and Ensembles at Berklee College of Music for the past three years.

He recently released a new "jazz" record of his original stuff, entitled "Other Voices."

acoustic blues with déjà bluez

Woonsocket native Daryl Sherman, who Rex Reed describes as “comely, effervescent and madly talented” returns to Chan’s for a great night of jazz. Special guests joining Daryl for her annual homecoming show will include Marshall Wood on bass, Mike Renzi on piano, Jon Wheatley on guitar, and cousin Dave Sherman on trombone.

Daryl Sherman, daughter of the late Woonsocket bandleader and trombonist Sammy Sherman, is a heralded member of the elite jazz community. When you sing wonderfully, exhibit great chops at the piano, know how to phrase with the best of them, and have a warm personality, the combination is irresistable.

According to the New Yorker, Sherman has “yet to meet a standard whose charm she couldn’t extract.” A sparkling mainstay of Manhattan nightlife, Daryl is now in her 14th year performing on Cole Porter's Steinway at the Waldorf Astoria. Daryl is especially known for her unerring sense of style, impeccable taste, and expertly chosen repertoire.

Goodtime music from the birthplace of jazz returns as the Dixie Diehards Jazz Band brews up a brassy cocktail of traditional New Orleans sounds.The nine-piece ensemble led by Taunton trombonist Jim Kelleher and trumpeter Alan Shapiro, plays early jazz and Dixieland music penned by the likes of W. C. Handy, Fats Waller and Hoagy Carmichael. From "Basin Street Blues" to "Georgia On My Mind," the Diehards spin out a collection of old-time favorites that never fail to please.

Sunday Night Jazz, hosted by Sun Chronicle music journalist Rick Foster, is the only weekly jazz showcase in the Taunton-Attleboro area.

"The music is demanding, articulate and feels effortless. Rich in dimension and mood, the players bring their original voices to each instrumental song and infuse them with personality." - Bluegrass Now Magazine

Mark Walker is one of the finest and most versatile drummer / percussionists on the international touring and recording scene today. His musicality and imagination has earned him the respect of some of the world's greatest musicians, composers and producers.

"I was very impressed by how drummer Mark Walker, bassist Oscar Stagnaro and percussionist Pernell Saturnino worked together. It was like being in a foreign country as far as what rhythms they came up with. They would talk to each other in code--calling out the name of the beat and then proceed to burn on it." --David Liebman

Presented by: Latin Concerts - The Kings of Salsa, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieve,s and Jose Alberto "El Canario" together in the Lat Pak Tour.