Milton
Performances: 11am, 12pm Hastings Farmers Market
American Roots
Milton – vocals, guitar, harmonica Jeff Eyrich, bass, vocals, Martin Kearton, guitar and mandolin
Hastings-on-Hudson
Hudson Valley Singers
Performance: 2 pm, 41 Hollywood Drive, Hastings
Classical Chamber Music and Concertos
Once praised by The New York Times as being “the most ambitious” amateur chorus in Westchester, the Hudson Valley Singers has been enriching the cultural life of Westchester and Manhattan since its debut concert in Hastings-on-Hudson in March 1951. HVS performs classical choral music of the 17th through 20th centuries, under the direction of Eugene Sirotkine, formerly Assistant Chorusmaster at the Metropolitan Opera. Each Year the group presents two concerts in the lower Hudson Valley. The Hudson Valley Singers goals are to educate and entertain the community with top quality choral performances and to provide their amateur singers with professional guidance and instruction.
Smoky O
Performance: 12pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings
Encouraging sing-alongs, dancing and feverishly good times. Smoky O performs Classic Country, Johnny Cash, Rock n Roll & more.
Push for Heat
Performance: 5pm, 7 Crossbar Road, Hastings
Covers of your favorite songs of the 80s, 90s, and beyond
Heather Campanelli – keyboard and vocals; Ahmad Saeed – guitar, bass, drums, and vocals; Lauren Franklin – bass and vocals; Kevin Felix – guitar, bass, and vocals; Sam Simmons – drums, guitar and vocals.
Push for Heat are five Hastings residents who started a band in 2018 with the goal of casually playing their favorite songs from their youth. Turns out other people also wanted to relive their salad days, and so the group has been playing at local events ever since. What started as a dad band with a couple of guitars and a drum kit, turned into a dad AND mom band with probably more gear than a Guitar Center. Push for Heat cover all your faves from the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Come rock out with us!
Riverrun
Performance: 3pm, VFW Plaza, 588 Warburton Avenue, Hastings
Folkrock with a hint of blues and jazz
Adam Hart – guitar and vocals; Ken Tuccillo – guitar and vocals; Douglass Alligood – bass Special guest: Bill Reeve – drums
Riverrun will be playing a set of original songs that pull from 26 years Ken and Adam have been making music together. What a pleasure it is having Douglass join Riverrun on bass this year, and with our special guest Bill Reeve on drums we have a fresh new sound for 2024. Acoustic folk-rock with a touch of jazz, blues, and rock and roll.
The Quintin Harris Quartet
Performance: 4pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings
Piano/Voice, Upright Bass, Drums
The Quintin Harris Quartet (led by vocalist and pianist, Quintin Harris) is excited to be playing on this year’s RiverArts Tour. The group (with Bailey Giles on saxophone, Sam AuBuchon on bass, and Marlen Suero-Amparo on drums) found a deeper understanding of this music under the tutelage of their longtime mentor and influence, Bill Charlap. Recently, they returned to the legendary Birdland Jazz Club for two sold-out performances. The Quintin Harris Quartet was formed to uphold the tradition of “The Great American Songbook” and their love for small-group arrangements by such artists like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Sonny Clark, to name a few. The Quintin Harris Quartet is excited to debut new arrangements at Purpl for the 2024 RiverArts Tour.
Bailey Giles (tenor saxophone), Sam AuBuchon (bass), Marlen Suero-Amparo (drums), Quintin Harris (voice/piano)
What the Funk!
Performance: 5pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings
4-Piece Horn Band Playing a Party Mix of 1960s/1970s Funk, Soul and R&B
Brad Scheller – bass; Pat Murray – drums; Rob Segall, – vox; Tony Michellini – guitar; Alan Levine – guitar; Anthony Giaccio- keys; Donnie Weissberg – trombone; Matt Hefner – sax; Mike Rubino – sax; Garrett Faccone – trumpet; Molly Segall – vox; George Segal – vox
What The Funk! is a 12-piece band, including 3 vocalists and 4 horns, that brings the party to the audience with an upbeat and danceable repertoire of 1960s and 1970s of funk, soul and R&B.
MAPUTI
Performance: 4pm, The Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings
Mbira music of Zimbabwe
Nora Balaban – mbira, vocals; Susan Rapalee, mbira, vocals; Rima Fand – violin, vocals; Sylvain Leroux – Fula flute, hosho, vocals
Shona mbira music of Zimbabwe is one of the most soulful sounds on the African continent. Originally used in all-night spirit possession ceremonies, the iron-pronged mbira produces music beautiful enough to attract the spirits and rhythmically charged enough to keep people dancing throughout the night. MAPUTI plays traditional songs that have been handed down to us by master musicians of Zimbabwe
Mansa Gory
Performance: 3pm, The Upstream Gallery, Hastings
John Coltrane meets Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar
Mansa Gory – voice, trumpet, trombone; Stephen Mclean – piano, Granville Mullings Jr – percussion
Kindly adjust your sensory apparatus to welcome frequencies from the future. We humbly submit our musical artistry in the most authentic and theraputic sense. Our sound is a mixture of John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Kendrick Lamar.
MARIANNA OVERDRIVE
Performance: 2pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings
Pop/Rock
Lauren – vocals; Jon – guitar; Jeff – bass; Nate – drums; Mike – Keys
Friends from Marianna Drive Playing 80s covers.
Mike Borgia
Performance: 5pm, The Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings
Alternative blues, acoustic blues rock
Mike Borgia is an Italian American singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist from New York. Best known for his dynamic 5 octave vocal range and unique melodic structures, floating in genres of blues, alternative rock and indie. With a large back catalogue of releases , Mike’s sound is a captivating example of musicianship that translates effortlessly into a mesmerizing and dynamic live experience. He is influenced by the likes of Chris Whitley, LedBelly, Howlin’ Wolf, and Jonny Lang.
Joel Arnow Trio
Performance: 3pm, Purpl, Hastings
Improvisation based on jazz standards and the Great American Songbook
Nick Trautwein – tenor saxophone, John Lang – bass, Joel Arnow – drums
Joel Arnow is a drummer as well as a producer, engineer and mixer. Nick Truetwine is an editor for The New Yorker by day, and a superb tenor saxophonist by night. John Lang is a Jazz Bassist and composer. His most recent record “Earotica” (Released on the Cellar Live label) can be found on all major streaming sites.
Kat Gang Jazz Band
Performance: 5pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings
Kat is a jazz vocalist who sings swinging originals and unique arrangements of well-loved standards
Phil Palombi – bass
Kat has a soul steeped in jazz. Born in Boston, she began her music theory training as a teenager at Berklee and then fell in love with the energy of New York City and went on to gain her BFA from NYU. She has performed twice at the GRAMMY Awards with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Kat continues to explore the depth of jazz fusion and improvisation with her versatile, extraordinary ear and voice.
Vicente Saav
Performance: 1pm, Wild Culture Waffles
Latin/ Brazilian/Jazz Standards
Hybrid 7 string guitar
Vicente Saav covers music from Latin America and Brazil, and includes international jazz standards from Europe and the US to his large repertoire. He sings in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. His music is dynamic, exciting and romantic.
Hot Flash
Performance: 3pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings
A tribute to The Go-Go’s
Maryanne Buechner – vocals; Shannon Rooney – guitar/vocals; Masa – bass; Laurie Pachence – keys/vocals; Melanie Hoopes- drums/vocals
Based in Hastings on Hudson, formed in 2022, this is our first public show – and we are thrilled to be part of RiverArts Music Tour 2024!
Hastings Youth Council and The LAB Presents
Performance: 3pm, 4pm & 5pm; Reynolds Field, Hastings
Fourth Phase
Performance: 3pm, 7 Crossbar Road, Hastings Creative covers of songs you wouldn’t expect! Heather Campanelli – synths and vocals; Krissy Brimijoin – guitar, violin, vocals; Ahmad Saeed – bass, guitar, vocals; Kevin Felix – bass, guitar, vocals; Josh Saltzman – drums Fourth Phase was formed with the vision of performing creative covers of songs you […]
Erik Rabasca
Performance: 12pm, Wild Culture Waffles, 579 Warburton Avenue #5, Hastings
Original soulful music for universal connection
Erik Rabasca, Guitar/Vocals
Erik Rabasca is a musician, producer, singer/songwriter, founder of the band Light Warriors and the independent label Highest Frequency Records. He plays a fusion of styles as an acoustic soloist ranging from folk, roots and jazz to reggae, indie and even a touch of country. His songwriting has been compared to Bobs Dylan and Marley, Paul Simon and more.
East Kill Gypsies
Performance: 5pm, 96 Euclid Avenue, Hastings
Post Punk alternative with eclectic influences, original music. Indie Rock with a hippie punk vibe.
Jason Valdina, Bass and vocals; Richard Garber, guitar and vocals; Dan Wrzesinski, guitar and vocals; Larry Hess, Drums
D.C. Anderson and Ritt Henn
Performance: 12pm, Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings
A twenty-plus year musical collaboration between singer/songwriters D.C. Anderson and Ritt Henn continues in a concert of some of their favorite jazz standards and original compositions.
D.C. Anderson has spent most of his adult life on Broadway (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA), Off Broadway (QUEEN OF THE MIST) and on the Guthrie and Steppenwolf stages. As a singer/songwriter, he has recorded over a dozen albums (streaming everywhere). His musical influences are all from the worlds of musical theater, vocal jazz and folk music.
Ritt Henn plays bass, writes songs, created four CDs of original music, one DVD of short films and produced over 200 episodes of ManBassBoxTV. Appeared Off-Broadway, performed with Chuck Berry, toured with Kathleen Turner and is a Bistro and MAC Award winner. Always a bassist, sometimes a musical director, ukulele plucker, singer and artistic whistler.
DriveTime
Performance: 1pm, 12 Edgewood Avenue, Hastings Something for everyone from the 60s to today! Mack Rosenberg – lead singer, Scott Waxman – guitar, Joe Boscarino – guitar, John Keenan – bass, Nick Colantonio – drums DriveTime Band is a feel-good, 5-piece multi-generational rock ‘n roll cover band. We cover hits from the 60’s through today. […]
Calotype
Performance: 4pm, 96 Euclid Avenue, Hastings
Original acoustic punk inspired singer/songwriter
The solo project of singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Larry Hess. Hess grew up in NY, where at a young age he began writing & performing in many bands ranging from punk to indie, experimental and electronic rock. He has countless releases from his projects The Feud, Hunters, Run! and Calotype.
AA BOND
Performance: 4-5pm, 7 Crossbar Road, Hastings-on-Hudson
Sax + house music + occasional polyglottal rap
The Black Capsule
Performances: 1pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings & 3pm, 306 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry (Acoustic)
Psychedelic jam band with a NY attitude keeping the spirit of ’60’s/’70’s rock music alive
Hyram stephens, Dave Fischer, Todd Nocera, Graham Nalle, Kirsten Kleinman
New Yorkers from jam, punk, jazz, soul and samba bands joined forces in 2018 to form this psychedelic rock powerhouse. In May 2019 The Black Capsule released their eponymous album to critical acclaim and was compared to legendary acts such as the Velvet Underground, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and The Doors by New York Music Daily. The Black Capsule “”Will remind you of all the good times you had back on planet earth”
Erik Blicker Band
Performance: 5pm, VFW Plaza, 588 Warburton Avenue, Hastings
Blues, roots rock originals and classic rock
Bill Reeve – drums, Kevin Farell – bass, Steve Horelick – keys, Erik Blicker – guitar and vocals
Erik Blicker is a composer, guitarist and singer. When he was eight, his father took him to the library where he checked out a Beatles record and showed him how to record it to cassette and Reel to Reel. Hooked, Erik began studying music at 11, was teaching by 16, and opened a teaching studio/music store at 18.
Concrete Flowers
Performance: 4pm, VFW Plaza, Hastings
Concrete Flowers are a rock band who play their own original songs, and covers from across the rock canon, with a focus on tight arrangements, catchy melodies, and strong vocal harmonies.
Exit 12
Performance: 12pm, Purpl, Hastings
Original music and jazz standards you haven’t heard before now
Mark Kaufman – sax, Glenn Babakian – trombone, Sarah Jane Cion – keyboards, Josh Sherwood – bass, and John Clay – drums
Exit 12 is eclectic. Babakian plays jazz & classical trombone. Kaufman plays tenor sax & other reeds; he released an album of originals in 2023 with Tim Armacost, Harvie S, Steve Johns & Cion. Cion won the Great American Jazz Piano contest, & played with Clark Terry, Etta Jones & Don Braden. Sherwood plays Jazz, Rock, and R&B electric bass & performs with Joey Berkley & Chris Parker. Clay played drums with Cuba Gooding, Bill Withers & Jerry Bergonzi. Sometimes raucous, often joyful, always new.
Flashover
Performance: 4pm, 37 Amherst Drive, Hastings
A mix of fiery covers and hot originals
Terry Buechner – guitar and vocals; Tommy Drake – sax; Scott Gober – guitar and vocals; Alan Golds – keys; Ed Herbstman – drums; Jeff Warner – bass and vocals
An all-volunteer firefighter band from Hastings-on-Hudson, playing an eclectic mix of funk-inflected rock originals and covers.
Elaine S. Hartstein
Performances: 1pm, 55 James Street, Hastings & 3pm, Wild Culture Waffles, 579 Warburton Avenue #5, Hastings
American Songbook
Elaine Hartstein – guitar
Elaine Hartstein has been building guitars for over 30 years, and playing and singing somewhat longer. Her repertoire includes many songs from the American songbook, and her take on various other pop classics.
Ted Horan
Performances: 2pm, Wild Culture Waffles, 579 Warburton Avenue #5, Hastings & 5pm, Uncle Lefty’s, 583 Warburton Avenue, Hastings
Spanish-Flamenco
Guitar
While traveling in Spain I was cast under a spell by the strains of beautiful flamenco music. In this trancelike state I was set upon by gypsies and robbed. Vowing revenge, I have studied their musical forms hoping to weave a few spells of my own.
Hudson Valley Sally
Performance: 11am, VFW Plaza, Hastings
Activist music to inspire hope
David Tarlo – banjo; Laurie Siegel – guitar, Terry Colliton – vocals
Hudson Valley Sally is a folk trio in the tradition of Pete Seeger, singing activist music and inviting audience participation. They are known for their tight harmonies and joyful sound. Their music is designed to make you think and inspire hope.
Sean Lippin
Performances: 1pm, Bread & Brine, 19 Main Street, Hastings
Alternative Indie Psychedleic Folk Rock
Born and raised in the lower Hudson valley region of New York, Sean Lippin writes and sings original songs that reflect his environment and unique experiences. His songs speak of the natural beauties of life, love, and wonder.
Old Dogs New Tricks
Performance: 1pm, The Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings
Harmony infused original contemporary folk from husband and husband duo Mark Davis and Jim Howe
Mark Davis – vocals and acoustic guitar; Jim Howe – vocals; Paul Harris – flute and harmonica
Old Dogs New Tricks is husband-and-husband duo Mark Davis and Jim Howe with flutist Paul Harris. Their songs ask what it means to be human and how, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, we can make the most of our “one wild and precious life.” Forming Old Dogs New Tricks is one answer they came up with for themselves. Their sound has been described as part folk, part art song, and very much their own. They just released their second studio album, “Forever,” in February 2024.
Charlie Rhyner Quartet
Performance: 1pm, Purpl, 52 Main Street, Hastings
Modern, lyrical, original jazz played through a class quartet.
Charlie Rhyner has assembled a stellar quartet of local musicians who will be bringing his modern, yet lyrical compositions to life. The interplay of the saxophone and the guitar are at the forefront while the structure of the writing, which stays in the jazz idiom, provides a springboard for improvisational sparks to fly. Charlie’s compositions are derived from an internal spark from the connection between his heart and ears, influenced by his life as a teacher, father, and musician.
Rivertown Ramblers
Performance: 12pm, 12 Edgewood Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson
Lively Old-time String Band Revival Music
Roy Blumenfeld – banjo; Colin McGrath – guitar; Charlie Shaw – bass; Jordan Shapiro – mandolin; Ian Moore- fiddle
Lively old time string band playing American roots music.
Bob Sideli
Performances: 12pm & 2pm, 55 James Street, HOH
Boogie Woogie
Bob Sideli plays jazz, blues, rock and pop piano with a focus on improvisational interpretation and composition. He will be performing his original improvisational compositions that cross several music genres, but this year he will concentrate on fast boogie tunes!
Gary Smulyan Quartet
Performance: 2pm, 17 Riverview Place, Hastings
Jazz in the swinging tradition.
Gary Smulyan – baritone saxophone, Ralph Lalama – tenor saxophone, Alec Safy – bass, Matt Wilson – drums.
Gary Smulyan is a four-time winner of the Down Beat Critic’s and Reader’s Poll’s and a multiple winner of numerous other official polls including the Jazz Journalists Award for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year. He is a six-time GRAMMY award winner for his work with B.B. King, Lovano, Holland and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. We will be live-streaming on my Facebook page—Gary Smulyan—and putting a virtual tip jar with my PayPal link which is my email garysmulyan@gmail.com.
Ms. Yvonne Sotomayor
Performance: 1pm, Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings-on-Hudson
Poetry backed by acoustic musical accompaniment.
Ms. Yvonne Sotomayor – spoken word; Kenn Rowell – guitar
Ms. Yvonne Sotomayor has seen her works published around the world, has performed internationally as well as across 31 U.S. States, including the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, in Atlanta, the Iowa and Kentucky State Fairs and several New York City Marathons. Her recordings have aired on radio in North America and overseas – most notably on Australia’s National Public Radio. She continues to write and produce from her home in New York.
Ken Tuccillo and the Cillhouettes
Performance: 1pm, 24 Pinecrest Drive, Hastings
Blue jazz
Ken Tuccillo and the Cillouhettes will be performing selections from our original albums WHATEVER and THE FISHERMAN’S REVIVAL available on all streaming platforms
Us!
Performances: 1pm, VFW Plaza, 588 Warburton Avenue, Hastings
Three singer-songwriters’ harmony and message driven original music
Judy Kass – guitar, piano, vocals; Glen Roethel – guitar, vocals; Amy Soucy – guitar, vocals
Three award-winning singer-songwriters, Judy Kass, Glen Roethel, and Amy Soucy combine their eclectic talents and musical influences to encourage positive change, unity, and dialogue. The trio spices their message-driven songs with luscious harmonies, robust melodies, and unexpected twists and turns.
