Greetings:
Please respond to Hubbardconcert@aol.com, Jollyconcert@aol.com, or Sidestepconcert@aol.com; to express your interest in attending their Monuments in the Desert concert on Sunday, July 26, 2009. The correct time for the concert is likely to be between 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The venue will be in Manhattan. The venue will be conclusively determined within the next week pending confirmation of all indications that the current venue will not be big enough to accommodate all those interested in attending. The price of a ticket to the general admission event is $40.00. The concert will include a set by each artist or group and a finale as a fourth set. Each of the artists wants to insure that there are enough tickets available for friends from their youth in addition to current family and fan base. Kindly respond to one of the email addresses above to indicate your interest in attending the concert. Please provide your name, address , phone number, and the number of tickets you are likely to purchase. The actual tickets will be printed when the venue is selected. Time is of the essence…Please respond as soon as you can.
Jim Hubbard is an accomplished musician, singer, and songwriter who regularly performs in Honolulu. Jim’s music is a synthesis of the rock and folk music that influenced his growing up in the Gerritsen Beach area of Brooklyn. Jim received the Hawaii Music Award for Most Popular Folk Music Artist in 1999 after the release of his CD called “The Window of Innocence”. He was a nominee for the Hoku award after the release of his third album, “Noisy Dreams” in 2001. His most recent CD, “It Never Ends” is a collection of stories that have been written over a six year period. “It Never Ends” was composed while Jim was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy as he fought cancer after undergoing surgery. Jim calls “It Never Ends” a triumphant celebration of music and a new personal beginning. You can learn more about Jim Hubbard by visiting his website: www.jimhubbardband.com.
Jeff Jolly grew up on a dead end street in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Jeff wrote his first song, “You Can’t Play The Blues On A Banjo after Santa brought him a banjo, his first instrument, when he was nine years old. Jeff attributes his inspiration to create, play, and share his music to the20joy his sister and grandmothe brought to family members while they sang that Christmas at the piano. Jeff bought his first guitar a week after he ventured into Manhattan to see2 0Neil Young play live for the first time. As his talent for the playing flourished his friends wo uld bring “the Bible” over to his house so they could sing while Jeff played for them. “The Bible” was a compilation of lyrics and musical scores from compositions by Bob Dylan. In 1994 The Jeff Jolly Band released “The Runner”, its first CD, while the band was in San Francisco. “The Runner” received critical acclaim from the trade publications and was played over the airwaves of several California radio stations. Jeff’s third CD, “Jeff Jolly Live” was recorded in Paris, France. Jeff’s band played before 60,000 people in 2007 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park where the city celebrated the 40th anniversary of “The Summer of Love”. Jeff Jolly has opened for artists that have included David Crosby, Edgar Winter, Bad Company, Little Feat, George Thorogood and Elvin Bishop. More about Jeff Jolly can be found at
http:// jeffjolly.net/bio.html.
Ken Lovelett creates, builds, and plays his own unique percussion and sound instruments. He is co-owner and producer of Sonart Recording Studio which is located just outside of Woodstock, New York. As a member of Sidestep Ken has collaborated together with Vincent Pasternak and Barbara Tr uex over a lifetime. Ken ’s percussion can by heard on works that include The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Sprinstein and Pete Seeger) and Green Sparrow (Mike Gordon from “Phish”). Ken has& nbs p;appeared on records or in live performances for artists and groups that have included James Taylor, David Bromberg, John Wesley Harding, Karl Berger, Joe Beck, Warren Bernhardt, Lou Soloff, Livingston Taylor, REM, and The Memphis Symphony Orchestra. You can learn more about Ken’s work by visiting www.americanpercussion.com.
Barbara Truex plays dulcimer, baritone and banjo ukuleles, guitar, and percussion. She is nationally recognized for her innovative use of dulcimer in genres that include jazz, pop, and free improvisation. Barbara has been part of Sidestep for several decades and has collaborated with both Vincent Pasternak and Ken Lovelett over that time. She currently performs with groups that include Loopin’ and The Maine Squeeze while serving as the resident member Sound Designer for The Mad Horse Theatre Company. Barbara recently composed an original score for Waiting for a Window, a for radio play that won the prestigious Gold Ogle Award.
Vincent “Phil†Pasternak is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and session musician who has had a long career playing and/or p roducing sessions for hundreds=2 0of radio and television commercials as well as albums of every stripe and flavor: folk, blues, jazz, rock & roll, Americana, classical, religious, spoken word, a children’s record, and last but not least, an impossible to find 45RPM cult favorite by The Clams that pays homage to the legendary Spike Jones. Clam members include a trio of New York jazz & rock legends that include keyboard/synth player Pete Levin (Paul Simon, Annie Lenox, Gil Evans, Carly Simon), bassist Tony Levin (David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, John Lennon/YokoOno, Warren Zevon), and drummer/percussionist Steve Gadd (James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Ringo Starr).
Based now in Providence, RI, Vincent has performed with several Rhode Island groups that include The Bad Band, FolksTogether, JP Jones, and the Zimmermen. His most recent endeavor has been to accompany singer/songwriter Marjorie Thompson as the opening act for New Hot Tuna, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Geoff Muldaur.
Vince is currently finishing a samba album of original tracks entitled The Barcelona Note Book scheduled for release later this summer. Vincent is joined on the samba album by Sidestep cohorts Ken Lovelett and Barbara Truex as well as Pete and Tony Levin, trombonist Roswell Rudd, flautist Ali Ryerson, tenor saxophonist Ralph LaLama, bansuri flute master Steve Gorn, and jazz vocalist Nicole Pasternak.
Vince, together with Ken Lovelett and Barbara Truex, are founding members of Sidestep, a musical collaborative founded in the early 1970’s that remains based in southwestern Connecticut. Collaborative, complex and expansive
Woodchips: A Response
With all of the recent wood chip controversy … wait a second. Let’s read that again, “wood chip controversy”. Did you ever think wood chips would ever start a controversy? Yeah, me neither.
I recently received another statement from Gerritsen Beach Cares, who have apparently decided to “clear up” the wood chip controversy once and for all, dispelling all of the rumors so the community can finally put this all behind them!
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