A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Hudson, N.Y. region, including a concert by cutting-edge string quartet ETHEL; a dance performed to music by Nellie McKay; a teenage blues sensation; and a jazz tribute to Bill Evans and Mal Waldron.
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ETHEL PERFORMS WORK-IN-PROGRESS INSPIRED by CIRCUS at SECOND WARD FOUNDATION
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – String quartet ETHEL will present a free work-in-progress concert at the Second Ward Foundation on Friday, August 19 at 8pm, where they will perform selections from “Circus!,” a new work in development inspired by the magic of the Big Top. The performance is the culmination of a week-long residency sponsored by the Hudson Opera House.
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The Chase Brock Experience, ‘The Song That I Sing’ (photo Rosalie O’Conner)
CHASE BROCK EXPERIENCE DANCES to NELLIE MCKAY MUSIC at PS21
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – The Chase Brock Experience performs in the third annual Chatham Dance Festival, a month-long celebration of American dance at PS21 on Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20 at 8pm. The program features dances set to music by Nellie McKay, Joshua Rosenbloom, and the New Christy Minstrels among others.
Quinn Sullivan (photo Seth Rogovoy)
QUINN SULLIVAN BRINGS ELECTRIC BLUES to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Blues guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan brings his electric blues sound to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, August 21 at 8pm. Sullivan is noted as much for his singing and songwriting as he is for blistering playing.
JAZZ QUARTET PAYS TRIBUTE to MAL WALDRON and BILL EVANS at SPOTTY DOG
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Quartet, a local jazz ensemble led by flutist Stuart Quimby, will perform a tribute to jazz composer-musicians Mal Waldron and Bill Evans at Spotty Dog Books & Ale on Friday, August 19, at 8pm. The two composers also shared a birthday – August 16. Joining Quimby are drummer Otto Hauser and special guests Tyler Wood on piano and Otto Gardner on bass.