Summer Concert Series - Sounds on the Sound

Free Summer Sounds Concert Series Every Wednesday Night

Provided by New Rochelle Council on the Arts

At Hudson Park every Wednesday night through August 28^th

     Alive ‘N Kickin’  – Best known for its 1970 Top Ten hit “Tighter and Tighter” – remains the kind of band that can get listeners up on their feet. Visitors to Hudson park Wednesday night will have the chance to find out for themselves as Alive ‘N Kickin’ kicks off the annual Emil Paolucci Summer Sounds Concert Series at 7:30 pm.

     The Summer Sounds concert series, which features an eclectic menu of free music on eight consecutive Wednesdays in July and August, is presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, 

     The full Summer Sounds Concert Series schedule includes:

July 17^th:        The Emil Paolucci Memorial Concert will feature sophisticated swing from Manhattan Jazz.

July 24^th:        Folk and roots music performed by Caroline Doctorow and the Steamrollers.

July 31^st  :      Roxy Perry’s Traveling Roadhouse brings the blues to Hudson park, with Perry’s distinctive voice and harp.

Aug. 7^th :       New Rochelle Opera, co-sponsored by Metro Med, offers favorite selections from opera, operetta and Broadway..

Aug. 14^th :     Silver Streaks serves up a potpourri of songs and styles.

  Aug. 21st :    Jimi Hendrix cover band Third Stone from the Sun.

Aug. 28^th :     Streets of the Bronx Band winds up the season with a concert of 1950s and do-wop favorites.    

 

The beat goes on ... Andrea & James Rohlehr

James and Andrea Rohlehr

Tonight at the Hudson Park Bandshell, drop in for a groovy tune or two with Andrea and James.

Andrea and James Rohlehr, (pronounced Rolair), the husband and wife songwriter performing duo out of New York – collectively known by their first initials as äj, (pronounced Ahhsh) – have dedicated their musical lives to expanding the love they’ve shared in their personal relationship into a collective universal and spiritual mindset.

The soulful duo of äj are talented singers, songwriters, musicians, producers and educators. They blend their talents in a flawless arrangement of thoroughly fresh and unique weaving of threads that allows you to enjoy great music again. Andrea who writes, sings lead vocals, plays the flute and piano.   James, a multi-instrumentalist whose main focus is guitar, also sings, writes, and produces echoes, “We wanted to make music whose consciousness reflects what we’re living as individuals, as a married couple and as parents of two young children.

Married 21 years, James and Andrea’s musical partnership extends into many exciting and diverse areas in the realms of performance, education, songwriting, and producing. Collectively or individually, they have been involved in the field of music education for more than twenty years. Their  sound is fresh but familiar.   äj superbly enriches the tradition of American Music.More recently they have been calling themselves Andrea and James and the AndJam Band.

Virgil Scott- Man with the Band

Virgil Scott

Keeping my fingers crossed that the forecast is rain free this evening for Virgil Scott's big band performance at the Hudson Park Bandshell.   A mainstay in nightclubs, corporate shows, and festivals throughout Canada.  This 6 piece band is as good as it gets, delivering strong R&B with lots of soul.

 

Virgil  has enjoyed an impressive theatrical career, appearing in such productions as Bye Bye Birdie, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and the Toronto production of Hair. You may recognize his voice from various jingles throughout the years, such as Hostess Chips, Diamond Cheese, Molson, Labatt's, The Bay, and Sears.  In addition to his musical endeavors, Virgil is also a member of the Child Find organization, and has recently received official recognition as the authorized musical spokesperson for Child Find Ontario.  

Straight Drive Bluegrass- Hudson Park Sounds (Video)

The New Rochelle Summer Sounds continue tomorrow night with Straight Drive- A bluegrass band with a heck of a lot of blues at the Hudson Park Bandshell tonight.

 Straight Drive was founded  in 2001and gets their name from the type of music they play–straight bluegrass with plenty of drive. The band has kept its identity firmly grounded in the grit and intensity of the classic, first generation performers of bluegrass music. As bluegrass great Ron Thomason has said, "Straight Drive plays bluegrass the way Bill Monroe or Carter Stanley conceived of it." A fan once described Straight Drive's sound as "bluegrass with no apologies."

Hudson Park Concert Series - Sensational Sixties

                                                         
Pull theThunderbird out of the garage and dust off your saddle shoes for trip down memory lane. The New Rochelle Council of the Arts presents the Emil Paolucci sounds of the summer series. Starting Wednesday July 11th  at 7:30pm, the Sumer Series swings into town with the sounds of the fabulous sixties rock show and returns every Wednesday thru August 29th @ the Hudson Park Bandshell.