City: Brooklyn

8:00pm Doors, 8:30pm Show
$15 adv / $20 DOS

Miss Tess is one of those singular artists who deserve all the superlatives and accolades one could hoist upon a rare talent such as hers. This unassuming chanteuse is, as they say in the business, a true “triple threat” – a superb songwriter and adept multi-instrumentalist with an extraordinary voice that can sing the birds from the trees. Her music takes root and draws from an era when country music, contrary to popular belief, was downright sophisticated, and filled with instrumentalists who were every bit as hip musically as their jazz counterparts – stretching back to a time when Western swing bands and jazz bands played a lot of the same material – albeit with a different accent, informed by their physical location. Location has a lot to do with the new Miss Tess album, the product of an on-going love affair with the culturally rich region of South Louisiana known as Acadiana, or more specifically, the magical little city of Lafayette. Each song on this new album has a special connection to the area, and Tess is eager to share this music with the world, with a release date of Feb 7, 2025. She is now touring in support of the album.

Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
$30

Bluegrass guitarist & singer Michael Daves presents a reunion show of the legendary progressive bluegrass outfit Breakfast Special featuring Kenny Kosek, Andy Statman, and Tony Trischka who co-founded the band in 1973. Daves and bassist Jared Engel round out the ensemble to play original material from BS’s self-titled 1976 Rounder Records release plus rip-roaring bluegrass standards.

The three original Breakfast Special members went on to have highly influential solo careers. Tony Trischka, who NPR calls “the great banjo liberationist” is considered the father of progressive bluegrass music. Andy Statman has become a hero not just in bluegrass music but also in traditional Jewish music, fusing those forms with experimental jazz and improvisation. The New York Times calls him “One of the most important Jewish creative artists of the postwar era.” Kenny Kosek has developed a reputation as one of America’s finest fiddlers through work with artists as diverse as Jerry Garcia, Laurie Anderson, John Denver, and James Taylor.

Heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times, Georgia-born guitarist/singer Michael Daves has garnered attention for his work with Trischka, Steve Martin, Jacob Jolliff, Bruce Molsky, and Chris Thile, with whom he shares a Grammy nomination for their 2011 album Sleep With One Eye Open. Daves’ unruly interpretations of American roots music standards have won him a place of almost fanatical admiration as a “renegade traditionalist.” This concert is part of a bi-monthly series Daves presents with different special guests including:

April 26: with Bruce Molsky
Aug 9: with Tatiana Hargreaves
Oct 11: with Andy Falco
Dec 13: guest TBA

Photo credit Manish Gosalia

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