Thursday, March 28, 2024

Music

Harlem String Quartet features Cuban pianist with Vineyard connection

Classical/jazz fusion with a Cuban twist takes the stage as the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society presents the Harlem String Quartet with special guest pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, direct from Cuba, at 8 pm on...

Nanauwe Vanderhoop has a voice that belies her age

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Nanauwe Vanderhoop’s voice is electric, angelic, soulful, and pure. Her performances are always impressive, and people say that she sounds like a pop star. She’s only 17 years old, and has been studying hard,...

WYOB reggae station has MVRHS students and Islanders jammin’

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In a 10-by-10 office beside the Culinary Arts Dining Room in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, students are simultaneously learning business and broadcasting, meanwhile bringing reggae station 105.5, WYOB-FM, to Island listeners. As business...

Folk duo will play at Port Hunter and the Ritz

Acoustic duo Haze and Dacey return to the Vineyard this summer. The pair are from Richmond, Va., and conclude their Northeast tour at the Port Hunter in Edgartown on Thursday, June 29, at 10...

Raising their voices

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The doors were locked and the students and teachers had gone home, but there was a light in the Performing Arts wing last week when the Martha’s Vineyard Children’s Chorus rehearsed for its upcoming...

On the road family-style, with the David Wax Museum

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David Wax and Suz Slezak started the folk group David Wax Museum in Boston a decade ago as friends. Since then they have released multiple critically acclaimed albums and toured internationally as both a...

How they found their groove

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Dwight and Nicole are songwriters and performers of the kind of soul, blues, and R & B that speaks to you even when they’re playing and not singing. Their intensity is normally reserved for...

Chillin’ in Chilmark

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The Chilmark Potluck Jam has been an Island community tradition for eight years. Last Saturday, families, friends, artists, musicians, friendly fishermen, and hospitable chefs once again gathered at the Chilmark Community Center to share...

‘That's Entertainment’

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Last April the Island Community Chorus (ICC) selected Brahms’ Requiem for their annual spring concert. This year, the 80-plus-strong chorus is going for something completely different. The concert, to be presented on Saturday, April 8,...

Master cellist Andres Vera shares the stage with student musicians

Thanks to the second annual Artist in Residency program hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society (MVCMS), dozens of Island student musicians studied with master cellist Andres Vera, and will join him on...

Music on Main Street

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Musicians, performers, family, and friends gather on Main Street in Vineyard Haven every other Tuesday for Island Music's open mic night. Performers are encouraged to share two songs with a general audience of peers,...

Pathways hosts a ‘piano pig-out’

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If the music of one piano can entirely envelop a room, just imagine the experience of three pianists playing simultaneously in an intimate space. That was the treat that brought a standing-room-only crowd to...

From Lake Wobegon Days to the Queen of Soul, summer concert series takes shape

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Thanks to the Martha's Vineyard Concert Series, summer 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting season for music lovers. The confirmed lineup for the series' sophomore season, announced last week, will include shows...

A musical escape through ‘Reconciliation: Songs of Peace and Protest’

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Looking for a late winter pick-me-up? Or a positive way to relieve some current-events-related anxiety? Visit the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse on Friday, March 17, for an evening of uplifting music in a program called...

A perfect storm of sight and sound

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It’s arguable that not a single member of the sizable audience this past Monday night at the Performing Arts Center watched the show without a perpetually open jaw. A jaw that needed to be...

Island guitarist takes the world by storm

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After performing for 1,500 hysterical fans in Zhuhai, China, Mike Kerr rushed offstage with his bandmates. FirstBourne, the Boston-based power metal group, was on an international tour in support of their 2016 debut album,...

Scottish Society Singers bring the Highlands to the Island

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Scot or not, an upcoming program at the Edgartown library should appeal to anyone with a passion for traditional folk music or an interest in Scottish culture. On Saturday, March 11, the Scottish Society...

Library ‘De-Composition’ series lends ears to alternative musicians

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While Martha’s Vineyard has plenty of opportunities for bar bands and wedding singers to perform, there are not always venues for less pop-minded musicians to share their work. Nathan Luce, program director at the...

Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish tear up the dancefloor in Chilmark

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The Chilmark Community Center was alight on Friday night when Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish took to the stage for a performance organized by the Yard. The show, subtitled “Public Dancing Allowed!!!”, drew a...

Year in Review: Music

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Though Vineyard events are more prominent in the summer, 2016 proved that the music scene on Martha’s Vineyard is strong and agile enough to support the wealth of talented musicians and performers who call...