Thursday | July 10 | 7pm
The Toomai String Quintet– From Bach to Bluegrass
The Toomai String Quintet is an award-winning ensemble devoted to playing a variety of music from around the world, with a focus on Latin American and Cuban repertoire. This award-winning group formed at Juilliard over 15 years ago and have been entertaining audiences across the US ever since, performing concerts for presenters including Carnegie Hall, 92 Y, and Lincoln Center, among many others. Featuring special guest Dennis Lichtman on mandolin.
Featuring
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Rubén Rengel, violin
George Meyer, viola
Hamilton Berry, cello
Andrew Roitstein, bass
Special guest
Dennis Lichtman, mandolin
Wednesday | July 16 | 7pm
A Tribute to Django Reinhardt
–Hot Jazz & Gypsy Jazz
Django Reinhardt was a groundbreaking and legendary force in Jazz, and one of the greatest guitarists of his time. He was at the forefront of the Jazz Manouche movement, which took hold in Paris almost a century ago. His astonishing talent and unmistakable cool have made Django Reinhardt an icon to music lovers around the world. For this concert, we bring together five internationally renowned interpreters of Django’s music plus two very special guests.
Featuring
Samson Schmitt, lead guitar
Ludovic Beier, accordion, accordina
Pierre Blanchard, violin
Francko Mehrstein, rhythm guitar
Antonio Licusati, double bass
Special Guests
Alexis Cole, singer
Anthony Hervey, trumpet
Wednesday | July 30 | 7pm
Motown on the Hudson
Led by bandleader and keyboard master, Jeremy Beck, this show has been specially created for Summer Concerts on the Hudson. Take a walk down memory lane to a time when songs moved you to your core with soul stirring arrangements of classic tunes we all know and love. Featuring Allison Semmes, who played Diana Ross in Motown, The Musical, and Jovian Ford, a core member of The Platters.
Featuring
Jeremy Beck, music director & keyboards
Ben Stivers, keyboards
Bryan Beninghove, tenor and soprano sax
Allison Semmes, vocals
Jovian K. Ford, vocals
Wednesday | August 13 | 7pm
Charlie & The Tropicales—featuring Grammy winner Mireya Ramos
A fixture of New Orlean’s Frenchmen Street scene, The Tropicales is a one-of-a-kind 60’s-style Caribbean lounge band which gets the party started with torrid horns, tropical rhythms, and infectious grooves. Directed by band leader and DownBeat Magazine favorite trombonist, Charlie Halloran, the band will be joined by special guest, Grammy winner Mireya Ramos.
Featuring
Charlie Halloran, band leader, trombone, vocals
Tomas Majcherski, sax
Nahum Zdybel, guitar
Pete Olynciw, bass
Doug Garrison, drums
Joel Guzman, percussion
Special guest
Mireya Ramos, violin, vocals
