HOT NOVEL JAZZ TO WARM UP YOUR SPRING
Novel Jazz Septet at Skidompha Public Library photo by Elaine Jones
Jazz up your SPRING at Skidompha Library! Novel Jazz Septet will be performing classic jazz at Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta, ME, on Thursday 24 April, 2014, 7PM to 9:30PM. The performance will feature Barney Balch (trombone), Mickey Felder (piano), Bryan Jones (alto sax), Dave Clarke (guitar), Michael Mitchell (trumpet), plus special guest Peter DeKlerk (acoustic bass) This evening begins their 2014 Skidompha season, bringing live jazz to mid-coast audiences. Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $6 for young adults 12-18, under 12 accompanied by a parent go free.
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It has been a cool spring but get ready for some hot jazz! Novel Jazz returns to Skidompha Public Library, Main Street, Damariscotta on Thursday, 24 April 2014, from 7-9:30 PM for a special evening of jazz in the library’s atrium. This will be the band’s first Skidompha performance for 2014. These events began with the observation that lovers of books often are lovers of jazz. Moreover, the superb acoustics of Skidompha’s atrium, plus the seating “in the round”, make it a superior place to see and hear the performance, all in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. The musicians of this group have been playing straight-ahead jazz for audiences throughout Maine (and beyond) for several decades. Collectively, they share over two centuries of experience in the jazz idiom.
As is their habit, they’ll be playing a wide selection of compositions from the Great American Songbook but they’ll also feature works by jazz greats Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, their musical “cornerstones”. Performing will be Barney Balch (trombone), Mike Mitchell (trumpet), Mickey Felder (piano), Dave Clark (guitar), Bryan Jones (alto saxophone), Mark Macksoud (drums) and special guest Peter DeClerk (acoustic bass). Peter is an accomplished performer on both acoustic and electric bass, specializing in jazz and musical theater. He has performed regularly in clubs and theaters throughout Maine since moving his gig north from Pittsburgh five years ago. He works as a member of the Maine Jazz Cooperative and the Gerry Wright Trio in addition to freelancing. Peter teaches bass and electronic music at Colby College (and he also composes and does sound design for theater at Colby).
Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $6 for young adults 12-18, under 12 accompanied by a parent go free. We encourage parents to bring their children, the future of this art form. The library is located on Main Street in downtown Damariscotta. Call 207-563-5513 during business hours for more information.
Don’t miss Novel Jazz at Skidompha Library in April (Jazz Appreciation Month). They’ll put jazz in your spring and spring in your step!