The Local Saugerties

{'description': 'In the words of Joel Harrison, "the guitar can do anything—howl, whisper, swing, groove. It can explore extra terrestrial textures, play gorgeous harmony and quiet counterpoint, or cause acid lunatics to dance naked in a field." And thus his new project, The Guitar Choir, where four expert players **Joel Harrison, Steve Cardenas, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Max Light** - from different backgrounds merge to explore the guitar\'s infinite universe of sound.\n\nThe orchestral concept is not

{'description': "Virtuoso Palestinian musician, composer and educator Simon Shaheen dazzles listeners as he leaps from traditional Arab *maqam* to jazz and Western classical styles. His soaring technique, melodic ingenuity, and unparalleled grace have earned him international acclaim. Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation and his work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arab music, while forging ahead to new frontiers.\n\nBorn in the

{'description': 'SECOND ARROW is Bobby Previte’s first small band in some 20 years. With the exception of long-time collaborator and legendary bassist Jerome Harris, Previte has populated the band with musicians he has as yet only admired from a distance—the magnificent pianist Angelica Sanchez, the stunning guitarist Wendy Eisenberg, and the deeply thoughtful Matt Bauder on woodwinds. These musicians have collaborated with an astonishing array of artists from all over the music spectrum, from “

{'description': 'Fado, Portugal’s foremost traditional music, lives and breathes through the many small taverns and cafés of Lisbon. There, fado’s best musicians continue to hone their craft in intimate, acoustic settings, where the singers, musicians, and audience are part of the same organic whole. Join us for a concert featuring two of fado’s foremost musicians—**Ricardo Parreira** (Portuguese guitar) and **Nelson Aleixo** (classical guitar)—as they accompany the singers **Alison Dasilva** an

{'description': 'Gerry Leonard is a Dublin born guitar player, songwriter and producer and musical director, now based in New York. His distinctive ambient style has led to working with many great artists over the years, such as David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Roger Waters, Duncan Sheik, Suzanne Vega and Rufus Wainwright.\n\nGerry was guitar player and musical director for David Bowie from 2003 to 2010 including the “Reality” world tour and DVD in 2003 - 2004. He played on three Bowie albums “Heat

{'description': "Local indie folk rock band **Overheard** create atmospheric, dreamy, and melancholic music with psychedelic elements. Originating in the Hudon Valley but now with members in Kingston and Brooklyn, they have built a vibrant and supportive community around them.\n\n**Liam Singer** is a multi-instrumentalist who's body of work reflects a lifetime of musical obsessions, ranging from minimalism and chance composition to 80's pop and confessional songwriting.\n\n**About Overheard**: A

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{'description': 'A new free series at The Local curated by Mike Amari/Chosen Family in partnership with Wave Farm’s WGXC featuring Hudson Valley artists performing original music.\n\n**Pocket Merchant is a Hudson Valley-based jazz fusion quartet utilizing dark grooves and energetic melodies. The group features flute, saxophone, synth bass, and drums, from which emerges an electro-acoustic sound that is a mixture of jazz, improvisation, and contemporary composition. In the span of one Pocket Merc

{'description': 'Yeison Landero is back in the Hudson Valley following his sold-out Opus 40 show! Hailed as *el heredero de la cumbia* (the heir to cumbia), Yeison brings the iconic rhythms of his grandfather, Andrés Landero, the legendary *rey de la cumbia*. Born and raised in San Jacinto, the birthplace of cumbia, Yeison blends the rich, folkloric sounds of the accordion with propulsive rhythms, delivering a soulful homage to his family’s musical legacy while infusing it with new energy for th

{'description': "Saha Gnawa explores North African trance-like states through its intuitive interplay allowing ancestral rhythms and melodies to drift into unknown territories. Refined via late-night sessions at LunÀtico in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, what emerges is both an authentic performance of centuries-old Moroccan Gnawa tradition and a bold step into new dimensions of sound—where traditional song forms dissolve into ecstatic dance tracks laced with subtle electronics.\n\nOften referred to as “Su

{'description': "Paolo Angeli is an extraordinarily innovative guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument builder who performs on his 18-string prepared Sardinian guitar, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument that looks like a guitar crossed with a cello, and has orchestral capabilities. Angeli’s custom creation has been fitted cross-wise and lengthwise with additional cello and drone string and has numerous other inventions attached to it, including hammers, pedals, and some propelle

{'description': 'Emilio Solla + Antonio Lizana Quartet\n\nLatin Grammy winner (2020) and 6-times Grammy nominated, Argentina born and New York based pianist and composer Emilio Solla teams up for his thirteenth album with flamenco-jazz rising star Antonio Lizana. Together they have created a highly original piece, El Siempre Mar, where old Argentine folk songs live together with original compositions from both artists. In this new take on the “cantes de ida y vuelta” (roundtrip songs), these two

{'description': 'Singer and guitarist Serge Massama Dogo, aka Dogo du Togo plays Togolese music and ritual mixing *alagaa* trance music with African pop creating a distinct sound. Dogo draws from a deep well of sounds from across Togo, including *bobobo*, *kamou*, and *kpanlogo* rhythms, melodies, and scales drawn from Vodun religious rituals and others. But the bedrock of his band’s sound is the driving *alagaa* rhythm, a dizzying dance between snare drum and rhythm guitar, modeled on *gankogui

{'description': 'The world-renowned flamenco company, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca will perform Agua Fresca, their newest show featuring up and coming flamenco artists and veteran company members. Directed and choreographed by the critically acclaimed Soledad Barrio and Martín Santangelo. The performance includes dancers, guitar and vocals.\n\n***"there has been no one I have been so glad to discover as Noche Flamenca" NY Times***\n\nSoledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca have been hailed by critics

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{'description': "Following last year's sold-out show, get ready to rocksteady with the New York City Ska Orchestra **featuring Larry McDonald of The Skatalites on his 89th birthday!** The 20-piece big band of top-notch musicians perform lush, original compositions and arrangements of songs from the iconic golden eras of Jamaican music - rich, historic, and culturally- ska, mento, rock steady, reggae, and jazz from the 1950s and 60s.\n\nThe NYCSO is led by arranger, trumpeter, and vocalist Kevin

{'description': 'A new free series at The Local curated by Mike Amari/Chosen Family in partnership with Wave Farm’s WGXC featuring Hudson Valley artists performing original music.\n\n**Spero is a musician, teaching artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a proud blend of musical and ancestral roots ranging from Ohio, New Orleans, the Choctaw people of the Mississippi Delta to Hawai’i where she was raised. Her travels to West Africa sparked a lifetime-long love of rhythm which deeply