Nellie McKay is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and former stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed albums. McKay has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum in the Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera and performed onscreen in the film PS I Love You, as well as writing original music for… Read more
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Watts is a Grammy Award winner and one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the world today. Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Watts brings a rare sense of elegance, tried-by-fire composure, and a gritty street funk to his music. Voted best drummer by Modern Drummer… Read more
Carter’s most recent release Reverse Thread takes us through the world of hypnotically beautiful African folk melodies. Lauded as one of the finest violinists of her generation, Carter captures both the essence and allure of the original music through a lens of contemporary interpretation. To achieve the uplifting and stirring result, Regina added an accordion… Read more
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Closing the 2012 season is acclaimed R&B legend, Bettye LaVatte. LaVette is an American singer-songwriter with a 2011 Grammy nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” In 2004, The Blues Foundation selected “A Woman Like Me” as “Blues Comeback Album of the Year,” and was the 2008 award winner for “Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist” at… Read more
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NOAM PIKELNY AND FRIENDS | 5PM Virtuosic banjo player Noam Pikelny headlines MSPC’s 10-year anniversary July 4 celebration with his band of friends including Aoife O’ Donovan (Crooked Still), Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers), Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers) and Mark Schatz (Claire Lynch Band). Part of the acclaimed bluegrass group Punch Brothers and winner of the… Read more
Suzzy and Maggie Roche have been singing together for most of their lives. Together with sister, Terre, they formed The Roches and recorded ten albums, performed all over the US and Europe for over twenty years. Sloan Wainwright is “..a masterful amalgam of folk, rock, jazz, blues and an occasional tincture of funk, discovering her… Read more
Gretchen Parlato comes to the Oval Lawn with her sultry, intriguing voice and unique, rhythmically agile phrasing. Describing her style and versatility, The Boston Globe notes, “Her voice is a conflux where hope, sensuality and tragedy all merge…the most original jazz singer in a generation.” With her last release, The Lost and Found garnering the… Read more
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James Maddock kicks off the 2012 Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series. British-born and New York-based, Maddock effortlessly translates the aspirations and longing of his ever-growing legion of followers into song. Winning the NY Music Award for Best Americana Album for his 2010 release, Sunsrise on Avenue C and in the same year winning Best… Read more
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Nate Chinen reports on Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series jazz artist Lionel Loueke and harpist Edmar Castaneda in Chinen’s New York Times article Al Fresco Music at Twilight With a City as Counterpoint. July 7, 2011 Al Fresco Music at Twilight With a City as Counterpoint Lionel Loueke, the West African jazz guitarist, was… Read more
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This past Saturday, the Park welcomed blues chanteuse, Suzie Vinnick, and legendary blues man, John Hammond to the Mad. Sq. Music stage for our third installment of the Studio Series. Blues veteran John Hammond wowed the audience with songs from his 5-decade-long career. This multiple Grammy-award nominee and winner put out all the stops with… Read more
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