Concerts

Bobby Watson

Enjoy the swinging sounds of one of the top groups of the time

BRATTLEBORO- The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes Bobby Watson and Horizon on Saturday, February 15, at 8 pm. Watson, on saxophone, will be joined by Rising Stars Jazz Award winner Giveton Gelin on trumpet and a rhythm section of members of the original group: pianist Edward Simon, bassist Carroll V...

Lively entertainers to perform contra dance

BRATTLEBORO- Contra dance to lively musicians Louisa Engle on fiddle and Arthur Davis on keyboard, with caller Fred Breunig, at the Stone Church, 210 Main Street, on Tuesday, February 11, from 7 to 10 pm.
Anyone new to contra dancing is invited to come at 7 pm for a brief introductory...

Northeastern University’s premier co-ed a cappella group, the Nor’easters.

Nor’easters heading to town

BRATTLEBORO- Vocal music will rattle the rafters of the Latchis Theatre at the 17th annual Collegiate A Cappella Concert, a benefit for the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 pm.
This year’s lineup includes several newcomers to the annual concert:...

Don’t miss the winter-chasing cabaret

WILLIAMSVILLE- The Rock River Players present “Time Warp,” a winter-chasing cabaret on Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8, at 7:30 pm, upstairs in the Williamsville Hall, Dover Road.
Cabaret brings to mind a dark and intimate night club and an evening full of songs, laughter, scenes,...

Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem

Concert’s an ode to light and dark

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present New England’s acclaimed roots, rhythm, and harmony quartet Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem with special guest Anna Patton, at Next Stage on Friday, January 31 at 7:30 pm. The quintet will perform “Wintersong,” a collection of celebratory,...

Eclectic range of tunes

TOWNSHEND- T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger will perform as Bard Owl on Friday, January 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the West Townshend Country Store on Route 30.
Verdant, on guitar, vocals, and stomp box, and Landenberger, on vocals and percussion, offer an eclectic range of tunes...

Fusion of music, words, and percussion from John Sheldon and Blue Streak

GREENFIELD, MA- The master guitarist and virtuosic songwriter John Sheldon is coming to Hawks and Reed with his western Massachusetts-based band Blue Streak.
After 50 years of writing, composing and performing music across the country, Sheldon is still delighting audiences with his unique...

Blues concert

NEWFANE- The South Newfane Schoolhouse presents a blues concert with the Seth Eames Band (Jason Sperling, Patrick Stevens, and Pete Biolsi) on Saturday, January 25, at 7 pm. Admission is by donation.
For more information email Jason Sperling at sperling74@gmail.com. The South Newfane...

Northern Roots, 2018.

Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival returns this weekend

BRATTLEBORO- A cornerstone of the traditional music calendar in New England, the Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival returns January 25 and 26.
The popular event, directed by Keith Murphy, continues to offer a unique showcase of a variety of northern musical traditions including...

Champian Fulton

Concert shows swing is vibrant music that resonates with meaning, joyous playfulness

BRATTLEBORO- The Vermont Jazz Center presents pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton on Saturday, January 18, at 8 pm.
Fulton, a DownBeat Magazine Rising Star, was recently lauded as 2019 Female Vocalist of the Year and 2019 Pianist of the Year by Hot House Magazine/Jazzmobile. She will be...