Jordan Tice and Horse County on Saturday, June 4th

Jordan Tice and Horse County will be making their first appearance at The Jenkins House Concert series on June 4, 2016 - Dominick Leslie on mandolin, Jordan Tice on guitar, and Mike Witcher on dobro. Jordan has appeared here several times with another trio featuring Paul Kowert and Brittany Haas. Dominick also played at our house concert last November with Eddie Barbash. And so we will welcome Mike Witcher as the only true newcomer to our upper west side concert room. Knowing each of their musical backgrounds you can be sure that their collaboration will be unique and stunning to the ear. We encourage you to RSVP soon so that a seat can be set aside for you. Please let us know how many will be in your party and we will send you the directions and details. We are located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Please RSVP to; sandilion49@gmail.com

The Jeremy Kittel Trio on Saturday, April 16th

Jeremy Kittel has earned the reputation as one of the most versatile and dynamic fiddlers of his generation. A fellow New Yorker who resides in Brooklyn these days, this is Jeremy’s third appearance at a Jenkins’ House Concert on the Upper West Side. This time he will appear with an outstanding ensemble of musicians with whom he is collaborating to present his unique compositions. This trio includes: Jeremy Kittel, violin/fiddle – Joshua Pinkham, mandolin – Quinn Bachand, guitar. Be prepared for sophisticated rhythmic interplay, ingenious tonal flexibility and jaw dropping  technique, both from the players as individuals and The Jeremy Kittel Trio as a whole. 

"Jeremy Kittel is at the vanguard of a whole new movement in fiddle music.”  Martin Hayes

“A consummate musician whose style and repertoire sit somewhere between Nashville and Nairn” - Folk World

Please RSVP Sandy at: Sandilion49@gmail.com if you would like to reserve a seat or ask for further information.   

The Murphy Beds on Friday, March 11

On Friday, March 11th, The Murphy Beds (Jefferson Hamer and Eamon O’Leary) will perform traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. They have performed and collaborated with artists across the folk spectrum including Beth Orton, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Anais Mitchell, and Sam Amidon.

“their great feat turns out to be taking what’s best of the classic Irish folk revival without falling into any of its clichés. The resulting album bears repeated listening from start to finish, with ten beautiful, crystalline songs.” –Huffington Post

Eamon started playing Irish music while growing up in Dublin through his friendship with the Mayock family, traditional musicians from County Mayo. When he moved to New York City in the early 90’s, he immersed himself in the city’s traditional music scene and travelled widely, performing with many of the great players in Irish music. In 2004 he and fiddler Patrick Ourceau released the album Live at Mona’s. Eamon has taught at many traditional music programs in the US and also records and performs original music. His last solo record, Old Clump, was released in 2012.

Jefferson is a guitarist and singer based in Brooklyn, NY. In 2013, in addition to The Murphy Beds, he and songwriter Anais Mitchell released Child Ballads, a collection of new adaptations of English and Scottish folk songs which won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. In the Oct. 2013 issue, Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote, “A gifted guitarist and singer, Hamer is able to hit close harmonies… and weave gorgeous instrumental lines.”

Lily Henley on Saturday, February 13

Cross-pollinated fiddler, singer, songwriter Lily Henley, will make her second appearance at a Jenkins House Concert on Saturday, February 13. She grew up with folk and American roots music influences as well as the language and rhythms of Sephardic culture. 

This is why her music is unique and flowing with Old World influences from Tel Aviv to the Celtic Isles. She attended the New England Conservatory which is where she met many of the acoustic players that she appears with on a regular basis, including Duncan Wickel on violin. Stash Wyslouch, bass, will also be joining this stellar duo. Lily's beautiful voice and powerful fiddling bring new heights to the New York Americana scene. 

Please RSVP to Sandilion49@gmail.com for information and details.

Martin Grosswendt & Susan Salem-Schatz, January 16

Martin Grosswendt and Susanne Salem-Schatz make beautiful music together, with soul that comes from deep within. Together, they explore the highways and byways of American traditional and vernacular music, from pre-war blues, old time and jug band to jazz standards, honky tonk and contemporary gems.  Their fans revel in the powerful mix of genres the duo embraces in their performances, crossing time and space with grace and a touch of wry humor.

Martin is a multi-instrumentalist, internationally known as an inspirational interpreter of pre-war blues and other southern roots music.  His extraordinary instrumental skills are matched by his powerful, soulful vocals.  Musical partner Susanne is a remarkable singer, adding rock solid rhythm, a keen ear for harmony, and dynamic interpretations of songs old and new.  Together they demonstrate the exponential power of two.  Martin and Susanne’s harmonies work magic on songs both sweet and slow and rough and rowdy, with a vocal alchemy that touches listeners deeply.  These musicians were meant to sing together. Martin and Susanne have created strong connections with audiences since they began touring together in 2014.  They recently released their first CD, Old Songs, New Hats. http://www.martingrosswendt.com/martin--susanne.html

We hope you will be there to welcome these two outstanding musicians to their first Jenkins' House Concert. For details and reservations please contact Sandy at Sandilion49@gmail.com.

A Holiday Celebration with Tony Trischka on Friday, December 4

Tony Trischka’s Glory Shone Around is a banjo-driven celebration of the season. The music of Glory Shone Around is “always excellent, full of fine surprises and memorable moments” -The New York Times

Based on his critically acclaimed Rounder Records release of the same name, with this show Tony turns his considerable melodic inventiveness loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays.

With the backing of his band of extraordinary musicians, Tony Trischka is joined by shape-note singer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Eriksen, vocalist and fiddler, Zoe Darrow, Molly Tuttle on guitar and vocals, John Mailander on fiddle, Skip Ward on bass and Sean Trischka, percussion. A diverse, highly textural seasonal collection, Trischka also revels in songs long forgotten and little known. Truly a sumptuous feast for the ears presented as only Tony Trischka can.

A “celebration of Americana, sometimes lively, sometimes stately,” -Washington Post

We are located on New York's Upper West Side. For details and reservations please contact Sandy at Sandilion49@gmail.com.

This concert is now sold out. See you in 2016!

Eddie Barbash & Friends on Sunday, November 29

A founding member of the Late Show Band, “Stay Human,” alto saxophonist Eddie Barbash is known for his luminous sound and rhythmic invention. On Sunday evening, November 29th, he will be joined by jazz clarinetist Giacomo Smith, Roy Williams on gypsy jazz guitar, Dominick Leslie on mandolin, Alex Hargreaves on violin and Jeff Picker on bass. This unique ensemble will take a fresh look at early jazz and old time string band music.

We are located on New York's Upper West Side. For details and reservations please contact Sandy at Sandilion49@gmail.com.

This concert is sold out as of 11/25/15. Thanks for supporting live music!