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Arthur Cruz Jazz
Keyboard artist, singer and songwriter Arthur Cruz is an interpreter of jazz standards and his own original songs – melodic tunes with pensive lyrics that blend jazz, rock and pop influences from Cole Porter to the Beatles to Sting.

A hopeful romantic, with a distinctive voice and style of song, Arthur Cruz sings of longing to be your valentine, believing in fairy tales of love and holding on to each other through the dark night of the soul.

Along with Englishman Mike Wood on bass, and the energetic Elvis Taylor on drums, these three musicians produce a dynamic, syncopated sound.

The trio is often joined by accomplished jazz instrumentalists (Ted McDermott, Jack Siegel, Nestor Zurieta) and vocalists (Loye Hawkins, Von Henry) for an exciting evening of live, improvised music.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

ALL THAT JAZZ
Come join Loye and Ted for an evening listening pleasure. Smooth jazz standards and ballads with a mix of blues and pops. Intermissions and last set opened for those who want to jam with us…
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HARE O’ THE DAWG

Formed in 2016, Hare o’ the Dawg was spawned from a common love of improvisational string music. Drawing inspiration from old-time music such as swing, bluegrass and gypsy jazz, Hare o’ the Dawg has pleased crowds with original music as well as arrangements of tunes from the likes of Django Reinhardt, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia and anything with a bluegrass flavor. Most of the band are multi-instrumentalists, and instrument swapping is a common theme of our music.

A TASTY BLEND OF NON-GMO AMERICANA STRING MUSIC SPRINKLED WITH HINTS OF BLUEGRASS AND GYPSY JAZZ

MICHAEL GORDON (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo) MARK ABRAMOWITZ (Upright Bass) SHERYL MUNOZ (Vocals, Percussion) ALEX MUNOZ (Guitar, Cuban Laud, Puerto Rican Cuatro, Vocals) BOOMER HESS (Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica, Unusual Percussives)

Though Wurster’s sound has changed through the years, it has always kept him in the top tier of accomplished songwriters. His early works with Black Janet earned the band a Jammy Award, a Florida Rock award, cover stories in the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel, and extensive play at college radio. Jim’s current band, the Atomic Cowboys, has delivered Jim’s stripped down American roots rock on stage, for over 10 years. The group features pedal steel player and producer Bob Wlos, rhythm section Frank Binger and Dave Thompson, and guitarist Bill Brock.

Karen S. Feldner was a member of famed Miami band “Natural Causes” as a keyboardist and back-up singer before she started penning her own music. She then formed “Trophy Wife” as the lead singer-songwriter and guitarist. Many of her original songs have been placed in films and are in regular rotation for many cable TV shows.

Éilís Crean  is a traditional Irish fiddle-player and one of only a handful of musicians world-wide that plays and preserves the East Galway Irish Music Tradition (EGIMT).

It’s 21 never-circulated-before compositions from the legendary Eddie Kelly, East Galway, Ireland. He was my teacher and he gave me the manuscripts to all his compositions a few years ago. I since learned that I have the last remaining copy. So it was time to share these tunes with the world.

Recently, John Mock and I have teamed up with Éamonn Dillon, an uillean piper and we have been touring playing and teaching these Eddie Kelly compositions.

Éilís Crean

Born in Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Éilís grew up in a house where traditional Irish music was cultivated, cherished and appreciated. She plays fiddle and was taught by the highly esteemed and legendary Eddie Kelly. Her childhood years saw many hours with Eddie, teasing through the artful arrangement of his notes during the weekly lessons and she is now, one of only six fiddle-players world-wide that plays the East Galway Irish Music Tradition.

Through the years, Éilís has competed and won prizes and accolades at various competitions and events throughout Ireland, Great Britain and the USA. In 2014 she released her debut album called The Lonesome Fiddler which was the first album of it’s kind to showcase the East Galway Irish Music Tradition (EGIMT) as interpreted by Eddie Kelly. John Doyle, Kevin Crawford, Dermot Byrne and Kenny Malone were guest artists on the album which was received to critical acclaim throughout Ireland and the USA and further afield.

In July 2017 Crean released her second album Searbh Siúcra which features twenty-one Eddie Kelly compositions that have never been circulated before. This album is set to provide an inestimable contribution to the world of traditional Irish music, specifically the East Galway Irish Music Tradition. Guest artists on this album include John Doyle, Mike McGoldrick, Kevin Burke and John Regan from the world of Irish music. It also brings together many Nashville musicians who have a deep understanding and passion of Irish music; celebrated artists such as Jeff Taylor and John Mock have come together to celebrate the music of Eddie Kelly.

John Mock

John Mock is no stranger to Irish music, being the resident guitar-player for Maura O’Connell for over twenty years. Widely sought after as a composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, John has worked with such notable artists as the Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Dolly Parton, Nanci Griffith, Maura O’Connell, Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, and Mark O’Connor. John’s credits as composer and featured soloist include performances with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, the Nexus Chamber Orchestra, the Nashville Philharmonic, the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of Ireland. He has also worked extensively across the country as a solo performer.

John features on the Searbh Siúcra album playing an array of instruments such as guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonium and a variety of percussive instruments.

Éamonn Dillon

Born in Born in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, uilleann piper and whistle player Éamonn Dillon has toured and recorded both as a solo artist and with a varied group of performers, touring shows and bands.

Working between the US, Canada and Europe, his music has been featured on several film and television programs around the world. He has performed and recorded as a featured artist in both traditional, theatrical and mixed genre ensembles, including Needfire, John McDermott, (The Irish Tenors,) Celtic Bridge, King James, Sarah Packiam and Paloma Faith amongst others.

He first learned the tin whistle from his father, and Tara Diamond, before getting his first set of uilleann pipes, made by the great master Seán McAloon, who mentored him when he was starting out on his musical journey.

“I have been a painter for more than thirty years.  My primary subjects have been objects, things and other stuff just lying around, with forays into cat paintings and the outside, mostly places I have seen.  The paintings are always in oil but on different surfaces: canvas, paper, cardboard and tiles.”

“Nothing in this world is commonplace. An artist should have an innocent eye, to which nothing is either beautiful or ugly, but full of interest and worthy of recording – Charles Burchfield”

Chakulla (affectionately known as Grandfather Chakulla) is an individual, expressing his music with an organic grove of worldly rhythm’s, unique guitar cords, catchy and memorable melodies. He sings out with an acoustic guitar using a loop pedal enabling leads, harmonica, marimba, conga’s, percussion, and vocal percussion lines to manifest on the spot and live .

He is best described as the Folk/World/Jazz/Americana artist, and in his 4 decades of writing and playing music Chakulla has shared his music at concert venues seating 60,000 people, and in Clubs, at House concerts, Festivals, TV and radio appearances, and singing out in the streets.

He has shared the stage with Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Buddy Miles, Aztec Two step, etc. Chakulla has a profound effect on audiences connecting, including, inspiring, and inviting them to participate and to sing along leaving them with a smile.

At every concert event and venue Chakulla will be “Singing out for Food” asking and reminding us to remember those less fortunate and give to your local Food Bank, Pantry, soup kitchen, etc… to HELP FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!

Please feel free to bring non-perishable food item’s to any of Chakulla’s concert events.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.

SCOTT BECKER

Drummer turned guitar player turned singer-songwriter. That is the path. When you listen to my music and experience my live performances you will see and feel all three phases. Lyrics are at the core of my music. Penning lyrics is a powerful flow of released emotion.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.

Matthew Sabatella and theRambling String Band

With vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and bass fiddle, Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band bring to life music that is woven into the fabric of the United States. Carrying on the tradition of old-time, pre-bluegrass string bands and songsters, they raise the roof with traditional folk songs, fiddle tunes, old-time country, bluegrass, Appalachian music, ragtime, blues, spirituals, railroad and cowboy songs, work songs, sea shanties, reels, breakdowns, ballads, and more. This is American heritage music.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.

Hosted by ERIC KING Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8pm. Check this page for any changes.