Wednesday, February 10 2010

A classic piano & bass duo with a vast repertoire of tunes from the American songbook. Paul's great baritone vocals are touching, sometimes humorous, always tasteful! An intimate and romantic evening. Join us!

Contemporary zydeco's most popular performer, accordionist Stanley Dural of Buckwheat Zydeco, infuses his propulsive party music with strains of rock and R&B, complete with touches of synthesizer and trumpet. He marries traditional and contemporary zydeco with uncommon flair, in the process reaching a wider mainstream audience than any artist before him.

Performers bring dreams, voice, sheet music and persona and try them out on a friendly supportive audience. Host, soprano Leslie Holmes, adds vignettes about the songs and composers, based on her wealth of knowledge about the history of cabaret.

Leslie Lawrence has sung all her life, starting at age 10 when she won the role of Mary Magdalene in a church musical production. Leslie played the leads in high school musicals & dramas (Nancy in Oliver, Sophia in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience, Pegeen Mike in The Playboy of the Western World) to rave reviews and studied theater at Emerson College. From there, Leslie's rich, soulful voice and artistic versatility in a wide array of musical styles led her to work continuously with numerous, diverse bands over several de cades performing in venues all over New England and New York, her gigs included jazz clubs, resorts, dinner theatre, weddings, social and corporate events. Leslie also performed studio work recording commercial jingles and voiceovers. Leslie now works by day as a project manager in the IT industry but continues to sing an eclectic and lively mix of music whenever the opportunity arises.

The Kenny Barron Trio Regina Carter Kurt Elling Russell Malone

The Monterey Jazz Festival is back on the road. This year’s talent tour features The Kenny Barron Trio, playing sensitive melodies with infectious rhythms; violinist Regina Carter, who TIME magazine says “creates music that is wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring”; the rich, flamboyantly creative, four-octave baritone of Kurt Elling; and critically acclaimed guitarist Russell Malone.

More info/tickets at: http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/Event_Detail.asp?EventID=727

Bruce Marshall, a celebrated singer songwriter from Concord, will host acoustic open mike every Wednesday night. Musicians are invited to perform with Bruce or solo. .

Bonerama returns to Johnny D's after their energetic and guest-laden "Rocktober" residency! If you missed it, take a second and imagine what it would sound like if you mixed the Dirty Dozen Brass Band with The Meters. Pretty awesome right? When Bonerama struts onstage with its four-trombone frontline, you can guess it's not quite like any rock 'n' roll band you've seen. When they tear into some vintage New Orleans funk, there's no questioning from which city these guys hail. http://boneramamusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/bonerama

Called Canada’s finest singer-songwriter by one of the most respected music journalists of the last 50 years, James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. His masterful story telling has been part of the bedrock of his success, earning Keelaghan nominations and awards - including a Juno (Canada's Grammy) - and acclaim from Australia to Scandinavia. http://web.me.com/jameskeelo/Keeloweb/KEELOWEB.html

Singer-songwriter Joe Rathbone combines vintage-raw guitar and keys with techno grooves and stellar choruses to paint a picture of a world shifting beneath our feet. www.joerathbone.com

Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) presents its 10th annual Epic Event and Dorm Sessions 7 CD release concert. This popular event showcases artists featured on the new compilation CD by Berklee's student-run label, Heavy Rotation Records.

This new  CD, a mix of rock, pop, Latin, country, r&b, hip-hop, and folk by Berklee students and alumni, features Ann Driscoll (http://www.myspace.com/anndriscoll), Jordan Tarrant (http://www.myspace.com/jordantarrant), Liz Longley (http://www.myspace.com/lizlongley), Tin Soldier (http://www.myspace.com/wearetinsoldier), Julia Easterlin (http://www.myspace.com/juliaeasterlin), Liptease (http://www.myspace.com/lipteaseme),  Black Kettle (http://www.myspace.com/blackkettlemusic), Tais Alvarenga (http://www.myspace.com/taisalvarenga) and KR & the Future (http://www.myspace.com/itsyaboykr).

Heavy Rotation Records is a class that gives Music Business/Management majors at Berklee hands-on experience in running a record company. Under the guidance of faculty advisor Jeff Dorenfeld, former manager of the band Boston, the student staff oversees all of the label's functions, including marketing, sales, web development, media, and accounting.

Tickets are $10. Please call 617-747-2261 or visit berkleebpc.com for more information. Free copies of the CD will be given away at the concert.

This is a regular weekly event on Wednesday nights with:

Jerry Bergonzi/ saxophone www.jerrybergonzi.com

Bruce Gertz/ bass www.brucegertz.com

Bob Kaufman/ drums www.theartofdrumming.com

Phil Grenadier/ trumpet www.myspace.com/philgrenadier

Occasionally one or more of the guys are on the road on a given week, so there may be wonderful subs--please call and ask if you're looking for a particular instrumentalist.