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SUMMARY:Portraits in Song: Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen\, featuring Kito Rayburns
DESCRIPTION:Portraits in Song is an intimate concert series highlighting the craft and storytelling of exceptional emerging artists. Each limited-capacity evening invites audiences to experience songwriting up close — sharing not only original music\, but the stories and creative journeys behind it. \nThe third concert in the series features Canadian-American Roots-Folk duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen\, prodigious players whose soaring violin\, diverse guitar styles\, and unique vocal rapport make for a dynamic\, polished performance. Opening the evening is Kito Rayburn\, a Monterey-based multi-instrumentalist crafting a solo sound that blends indie folk and neo soul. \nThe performance will be held Thursday\, June 18th\, at 7:00pm\, doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $25 (wine and light fare provided)\, available on Eventbrite.com. \nAbout the Artists \nMeeting in 2012 via a chance YouTube sighting and fueled by a once-in-a-lifetime musical chemistry and friendship\, Canadian-American husband-wife Roots-Folk duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen are “prodigious players with songwriting that sets them apart.” With soaring violin\, diverse guitar styles\, compelling storytelling\, a dash of harmonica and humor\, and unique vocal rapport\, they deliver a dynamic\, engaging\, polished performance. Based in the mountains above Santa Cruz\, California\, their third album\, Between the Rain\, was top ten on Canada’s Roots charts for 2016. Touted for being both “lyrically refreshing and musically diverse\,” their original songwriting and composing spans the range of Roots-based genres\, “pondering contemporary subject matter with vintage sensibility.” They have toured North America extensively — from Home Routes house concert tours of the Canadian Prairies to headlining spots at The Listening Room Festival in St. Petersburg\, Florida\, BBC Radio in Liverpool\, UK\, Canada’s definitive Winnipeg Folk Festival\, Northern California’s beloved Kate Wolf Music Festival\, and opening for The Wailin’ Jennys at a sold-out theater in Grass Valley\, California. Beyond the US and Canada\, they’ve toured Ireland\, the United Kingdom\, Denmark\, France\, and Germany. \nKito Rayburn grew up in El Paso\, TX and Monterey\, CA in a musical household. A multi-instrumentalist\, he has participated in a number of different local projects\, including Bayview\, Pan Dulce\, The Rayburn Brothers\, The Fragonards\, The Dead Cassettes\, and the Danny V Project. More recently he has been focusing on developing his solo project and finding his own sound\, a blend of indie folk and neo soul. He has released a number of singles\, an EP Reach Out\, and is currently working on writing\, recording\, and producing a full-length album.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/portraits-in-song-dan-frechette-laurel-thomsen-featuring-kito-rayburns/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater
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SUMMARY:Peter Zak Trio
DESCRIPTION:New York Jazz Comes to The Cherry! \nJazz at The Cherry is delighted to welcome the New York–based Peter Zak Trio for a thrilling afternoon and early evening of swinging\, straight-ahead jazz. Pianist and bandleader Peter Zak is joined by two remarkable artists with West Coast roots who are now fixtures on the New York jazz scene: bassist Essiet Okon Essiet and drummer Sylvia Cuenca.  With its rich and celebrated jazz heritage\, the Monterey Peninsula has long been home to an extraordinary community of world-class jazz musicians. This performance brings an exciting East Coast perspective to that tradition and offers Jazz at The Cherry audiences a rare opportunity to experience the distinctive sound\, spirit\, and energy of the New York jazz scene in the intimate setting of the Cherry Center. \nFor this special event\, Jazz at The Cherry is offering two performances: Sunday\, June 21st • 2pm and 5pm. Tickets are $45 (includes wine and light fare)\, available on Eventbrite.com. \nAbout the Musicians \nPeter Zak \nPeter Zak\, pianist and bandleader\, was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Ohio\, where he began playing piano at the age of five. At sixteen\, his family relocated to Oakland\, California\, where an inspiring high school band director sparked his lifelong passion for jazz. Zak went on to attend UC Berkeley\, performing with the university’s Jazz Ensemble while earning a B.A. in History.  After several years performing in clubs throughout Northern California\, Zak moved to New York City\, where he established himself as a deeply respected voice on the jazz scene. Over the years\, he has appeared with a number of jazz luminaries\, including Eddie Henderson\, Jon Hendricks\, and George Coleman.  Peter’s playing reflects the influence of many of the great bop and post-bop pianists while maintaining a distinctive voice of his own. Widely admired for his mastery of the classic piano-bass-drums format\, Zak is considered one of today’s finest practitioners of the straight-ahead jazz trio tradition. \n  \nEssiet Okon Essiet \nEssiet Okon Essiet first received critical acclaim as a member of saxophonist Bobby Watson’s acclaimed post-bop ensemble\, Horizon. Since then\, he has established himself as one of New York’s premier jazz bassists.  Essiet was also a member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers\, remaining with the legendary drummer and educator until Blakey’s passing in 1990. Over the course of his distinguished career\, he has performed with an extraordinary roster of jazz greats\, including Freddie Hubbard\, Cedar Walton\, Benny Golson\, and the Blue Note All-Stars\, among many others.  In addition to his work as a sideman\, Essiet leads IBO\, an innovative Nigerian jazz project that reflects his deep connection to African musical traditions and contemporary jazz. \n  \nSylvia Cuenca \nSylvia Cuenca is a highly respected and active presence on the New York jazz scene\, known for her dynamic\, sensitive\, and swinging drumming in a wide variety of musical settings.  She performed with saxophone legend Joe Henderson for four years and with trumpet master Clark Terry for seventeen years. With the Joe Henderson Quartet\, Cuenca toured extensively throughout Europe as well as major venues across the United States. In smaller group settings\, she also performed in trio collaborations with Joe Henderson and Charlie Haden in 1989\, and later with bassist George Mraz in 1994.  As a member of the Clark Terry Quintet and Big Band\, Cuenca appeared at many of the world’s premier jazz venues\, including the Village Vanguard\, Birdland\, and the Blue Note.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/peter-zak-trio/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater,Highlight
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SUMMARY:Monterey Comedy Improv
DESCRIPTION:The Monterey Comedy Improv is back! The premier improv comedy troupe on the peninsula will be back in action on Friday\, July 17th\, at 7pm. \nSimilar to “Whose Line is it Anyway\,” Monterey Comedy Improv takes audience suggestions or volunteers and instantly creates hilarious scenes right on the spot. Join us for a night of fun and laughs! For audiences 16+. \nTickets are $25\, available on Eventbrite.com.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/monterey-comedy-improv-11/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
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