Geoff Kaufman

 

 Jenkins House Concerts present

Award-winning songwriters Beth Falcone and Ritt Henn serve up a bevy of original and originally arranged holiday songs from around the globe to see you safely through the season. Beth’s “catchy melodies and smart lyrics” (Variety) and Ritt’s “funkier Cole Porter” songs (LA Weekly) soar with her “fiery piano playing” (Chicago Sun Times) and his “cool cat” bass (Time Out NY). They’ll be joined by Met Opera and Broadway bass/baritone Roosevelt André Credit and award-winning soprano Christine de Frece. 

Saturday, December 16, 2023

3:45 Door    4:30 Show

Please RSVP to; sandilion49@gmail.com  

You will receive the address via email after your reservation is made. A chair will be labeled for each reservation on the day of the concert.  As a courtesy to our wait list, let us know if your plans change or if you would like to add people. Standing room is available for last minute reservations if we are full. We all share varying degrees of concern about Covid and ask that everyone be considerate by following the usual protocols.

On the afternoon of the concert, a cash donation will be collected at the door by David, the Stand Up Doorman. We suggest a $25 voluntary donation for each reservation, all of which goes directly to the performers.The concert room is on the fourth floor (walkup) and dress is casual.

We will enjoy light fare & drinks for socializing before and after the concert, so we invite you to bring your favorite beverage, or light fare or dessert for the concert buffet. We appreciate the variety of food and drinks which are so generously shared.

We look forward to this bold, collective effort to continue what has become our favorite venture in supporting live music.

Sandy, Richard, Cassandra, Stephanie and Reid Jenkins

  

Mike Block Trio

Mike Block Trio, featuring Joe K. Walsh (mandolin/vocals) and Zachariah Hickman (bass/vocals), is led by cello player, singer, and composer, Mike Block,  who has been hailed as “one of the bravest, most intriguing musicians on the American fusion scene” by Gramophone Magazine.  The trio fertilizes American roots music with contemporary and international influences, bringing an exciting and personal perspective to the acoustic music scene.    

Saturday, December 2, 2023

6:45 Door    7:30 Show

Please RSVP: sandilion49@gmail.com.  

A chair will be labeled for each reservation. As a courtesy to our wait list, let us know if your plans change or if you would like to add people. Standing room is available for last minute reservations if we are full. We all share varying degrees of concern about Covid and ask that everyone be considerate by following the usual protocols.

On the evening of the concert, a cash donation will be collected at the door by David, the Stand Up Doorman. We suggest a $25 voluntary donation for each reservation, all of which goes directly to the performers.The concert room is on the fourth floor and dress is casual.

We will enjoy light fare & drinks for socializing before and after the concert, so we invite you to bring your favorite beverage, or light fare or dessert for the concert buffet. We appreciate the variety of food and drinks which are so generously shared.

We look forward to this bold, collective effort to continue what has become our favorite venture in supporting live music.

Sandy, Richard, Cassandra, Stephanie and Reid Jenkins

Upcoming concert

Saturday, Dec. 16th,  Beth & Ritt’s 8th Annual Holiday Survival Kit,

There is an early start of 3:45 Door and a 4:30 Show. 

Jan., 2024 – Jeremy Kittel & Co. rescheduled date TBA 

More shows will be announced soon.

Welcome back!

 

Rosier on March 6th

Montréal based band ROSIER – formerly known as LES POULES À COLIN – will make their first appearance at a Jenkins House Concert on Friday, March 6th. This extraordinary band pushes further exploration of the connections between Québec folk and the mix of indie, jazz, pop, bluegrass and contemporary styles. The group’s five members immerse us in their universe through original compositions, sophisticated arrangements, harmonic progressions and reinvented traditions. The bilingual band injects exuberant colour into folk traditions, taking the its roots and spinning this foundation into a movement. The result is a mature, well-controlled music filled with emotion and a surprising freshness that is relevant in today’s shifting climates. The band has created a layered sound that connects generations through origin and craft, reclaiming and interpreting the romantic traditions of Québécois folk through a modern lens.

Rosier's members are: frontwoman Béatrix Méthé (lead vocals, violin), Colin Savoie-Levac (lap steel, banjo and foot percussion), Sarah Marchand (lead vocals and keys), Éléonore Pitre (acoustic and electric guitars) and Marie Savoie-Levac (electric bass).

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

The Bee Eaters with Sean Watkins on February 28th

Sean Watkins co-founded Nickel Creek when he was just 12 years old, kickstarting a career that’s taken him from the stage of the Grammys to the top of the bluegrass charts. The groundbreaking trio's platinum selling albums earned them a Grammy Award and the respect of musicians and listeners everywhere. Along the way, he's grown as a masterful guitarist, singer and songwriter and a member of many different groups, alongside his sister Sara in the Watkins Family Hour, and on tours with Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett and many others. Following a 25 anniversary tour of Nickel Creek, Sean hit the road solo. His newest solo release “What to Fear” is a powerfully honest and insightful lyrical and musical statement. Watkins displays tremendous warmth and soulfulness as a singer, a refreshing candor and humor as a lyricist, and prodigious skill as an arranger. As a writer, Watkins deftly juggles the observational and the autobiographical, convincingly taking on the personalities of others – a stalker, a preacher, a cynical newscaster – and then juxtaposing them with a voice that is clearly his own. Watkins’ singing unites disparate narrative threads; he’s disarmingly honest and sympathetic, no matter whom the character he is channeling might be. Sean joined creative forces with The Bee Eaters for their brand new release,“This Is Who We Are, available now.  SeanWatkins.com


“It is a joy to hear both the exploration of this music and the grounding of it simultaneously. Also, I love the emphasis on the simple beauty of the acoustic instruments.” -Edgar Meyer (Grammy-winning bassist and composer)
“…here come the Bee Eaters. …so tastefully arranged and so well played..." -Tim O’Brien
“The Bee Eaters are the instrumental cream of the brand new string nation.” -Darol Anger


Featuring 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champions Tristan and Tashina Clarridge with hammer dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman, [The Bee Eaters] combine chamber music’s finely calibrated arrangements with bluegrass’s playful virtuosity and pop music’s melodic resourcefulness” (The Boston Globe).With Tashina’s delicate fiddle and Tristan’s grounding cello wrapped around Simon’s ethereal dulcimer, they have created a never-before-heard sound in American music.

Grand National Fiddle Champion Tashina Clarridge has toured with Mark O’Connor, Tony Trischka and Laurie Lewis and performed at Carnegie Hall as a part of Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer’s Young Artists program. Multi-instrumentalist brother Tristan Clarridge is a 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champion and a pioneering cellist, synthesizing traditional folk influences with rhythmic vocabulary from jazz, rock and pop music, and leading a revolution among adventurous young cellists throughout the country. He has toured the world with Crooked Still and Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings, as well as Mike Marshall, Bruce Molsky and Cape Breton fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster. Hammer dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman brings a whole new approach to an instrument that has previously been thought to have limited range and technique. His inventive virtuosic touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the attention of musicians from all over the world.

Tashina and Tristan co-founded the Shasta Music Summit, now in its 15th year, which unites the highest level of musical masterminds with musicians of all ages and skill levels, for a series of workshops and all-star concerts exploring the connections between musical traditions of the world, in a holistic community environment. The Shasta Music Summit is revered by many as a powerful musical and social melting pot; young students and professional musicians come together to share, driven by a bold vision of strengthening the interwoven connectedness of music, community, and culture.    www.BeeEaters.com



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

This show is sold out. Stay tuned for a new post about our next concert on Friday, March 6th, featuring the young and innovative Quebecois band, Rosier.  There are still seats available..

Jeremy Kittel Trio on January 11, 2020

Jeremy Kittel has earned the reputation as one of the most versatile and dynamic fiddlers of his generation. A fellow New Yorker, this is Jeremy’s fourth appearance at a Jenkins’ House Concert on the Upper West Side. He will appear with his trio, a precocious ensemble of musicians with whom he is collaborating to present his original compositions. This trio includes: Jeremy Kittel, violin/fiddle, Joshua Pinkham, mandolin, and 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 to request further information.