Dec 21 Sunday
In their annual December offering, The Heather Pierson Trio performs the entirety of the ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ album as recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, as well as other Guaraldi compositions and holiday favorites. The musical score for ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, composed by the late Vince Guaraldi and first broadcast in December of 1965, is just as poignant and touching as the story and includes the hugely popular hit ‘Linus and Lucy’. Guaraldi’s gentle jazz riffs established musical trademarks that, to this day, still prompt smiles of recognition.
In their annual December offering, The Heather Pierson Trio performs the entirety of the ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ album as recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, as well as other Guaraldi compositions and holiday favorites. The musical score for ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, composed by the late Vince Guaraldi and first broadcast in December of 1965, is just as poignant and touching as the story and includes the hugely popular hit ‘Linus and Lucy’. Guaraldi’s gentle jazz riffs established musical trademarks that, to this day, still prompt smiles of recognition.‘A festive show that brings together jazz heads and families of all ages, all coming to hear a virtuoso knock out a classic.’ -One Longfellow Square | Portland, ME
Dec 22 Monday
Join us every Monday for cider, food, and live jazz with some of the best local musicians!
MAQ is a musical ensemble based in Ithaca, NY comprised of some of the area's best seasoned jazz and Brazilian-music musicians. Its members have individually toured throughout the United States and Europe, in venues from concert halls to clubs, performing everything from classic and modern jazz to Brazilian bossa and folk music.
MAQ will play the 1st and 3rd Mondays.
Line up:Eric Aceto - ViolinHarry Aceto - BassDoug Robinson - Guitar / VocalsChad Lieberman - AccordionCharlie Shew - Percussion
Dec 25 Thursday
Dec 27 Saturday
Banjo player Richie Stearns and fiddler Rosie Newton grew up 150 miles and a few decades apart, but the fated combination of their unique skills, varied musical influences, and honest storytelling comes together to achieve their common goal: to create music people can connect with.
Richie earned himself a name with genre-bending Ithaca-based band the Horse Flies and through collaborations with Natalie Merchant and Donna the Buffalo. His career has spanned decades and he has toured internationally with legends like Bela Fleck, Pete Seeger, David Byrne, Billy Bragg + Wilco, and Joan Baez.
Rosie grew up steeped in roots music, touring with acclaimed folk-rock act the Mammals when she was still in high school. In addition to fronting the Ithaca's Rose & the Bros, in which she plays accordion, Rosie has played fiddle alongside the Duhks, Preston Frank, the Pearly Snaps, Red Dog Run, and the Evil City Stringband (the last two with Stearns).
Richie and Rosie's music finds itself at a junction of Americana, old-time, and folk, bringing a new sound to traditional music with trance-like, boundary pushing instrumental arrangements and angelic harmonies.
Dec 28 Sunday
Join us for our Sunday Jazz Session with Jesse Collins, Tyler McCalip, and friends at The Taproom at Ithaca Beer Co. from 2-4:30pm on Sundays! We plan to make this a recurring event. Come grab a pint, a plate, and enjoy the tunes!
In a fresh twist, area-renown poets take the stage to perform with interpretive musicians with “The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music,” on Sunday, July 23, at the Lansing Performance Hall from 3:00 to 5:00. Featuring Peaches Gillette, Brooke Lange, Daphne Sola, Adin Luca, and Mike Finn, it promises to deliver poetry and music interactions in a memorably unique way.
“During Beatnik times, poetry and music hooked up,” according to Mark Zuss, former poetry professor and organizer of this Savage Club sponsored event. “But since those Kerouac days, this whole genre has been largely lost.”
Each of the “mixed media” readings that afternoon involve readings of diverse original poetry that is matched with live musical or other artform accompaniments or interpretations of that poetry. One of the many highlights is a reading by the 95-year-old poet, Daphne Sola, who will be followed by a high school protégé.
Dec 29 Monday
