ROCKYGRASS BANJO CHAMPION MAX SCHWARTZ AND THE MIAMI COWBOYS

thu10oct(oct 10)8:00 pmROCKYGRASS BANJO CHAMPION MAX SCHWARTZ AND THE MIAMI COWBOYS8:00 pm(GMT+00:00)

Event Details

Max Schwartz brings his new Miami-based bluegrass band to Luna Star, featuring an eclectic array of ripping banjo tunes, acoustic fan-favorites, country ballads, and topical bluegrass songs. They will perform the works of Chris Brashear, Hot Rize, Alison Krauss, Laurie Lewis, Merle Haggard, and others.
 
His band features fiddler Ariele Macadangdang and guitarist Bryan Dubrow (they play in American Darling Valve, who will play Luna Star later this month) as well as the tasteful mandolin and mandola playing of Rob Saunders, and Dr. Nick Petumenos on the double bass.
 
About the artist:
Max Schwartz is from Berkeley CA, currently attending the University of Miami Frost School of Music on scholarship. He is acclaimed as both a bluegrass and jazz musician, having won the 2019 Rockygrass Banjo Competition and being a two-time member of the GRAMMY® Jazz Combo. He toured for three years with renowned bluegrass bandleader Laurie Lewis and now plays with the Stamps Jazz Quintet. Max has taught bass, banjo, fiddle, jamming, band skills, and more at bluegrass camps including the Walker Creek Music Camp, the California Bluegrass Association Youth Academy, and Fiddlekids.

Time

October 10, 2019 8:00 pm(GMT+00:00)