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Jon Riss

Performance: 1pm, Irvington Presbyterian Church, 25 N. Broadway, Irvington

Jon’s annual RiverArts Music Tour organ recital is BACK!

Conductor and Organist Jon Riss, FAGO, ChM, was appointed as Director of Music at Irvington Presbyterian Church in November of 2016.

Mr. Riss received the 2013 American Guild of Organists Choir Master Prize for the highest overall score nationwide on the Guild’s day-long written and practical exam in choral conducting, and was awarded 2nd Prize in the 2009 American Choral Directors Association National Student Conducting Competition, Undergraduate Division.

Jenny Murphy

Performance: 1pm, Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers

Early childhood music and movement

Jenny Murphy – guitar and vocals

Jenny Murphy is an entertainer for all ages who has performed everywhere from theaters and concert halls to rallies, streets, and subway platforms. A story teller in the American folk tradition, she sings songs from past and present mostly to inspire understanding and action. She is the founder of Babies & Grands Music fostering intergenerational friendship by bringing young children and their grownups together with elders (“grands”) to share songs and stories.

The Soulmates

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April 28, 2024
1pm, Cedar Street Rock Stage, DF, Dobbs Ferry, Funk, Jazz, Soul

Performance: 1pm, Cedar Street Rock Stage, 24 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry An instrumental quartet featuring funk, soul and jazz tunes. Ross Brooks – guitar; Dan Schnapp – keys; Steve Kaell – bass; Jeremy Portwood – drums The Soulmates is an instrumental group featuring two Dobbs Ferry residents Jeremy Portwood and Steve Kaell. You may have […]

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.

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. […]

Bent Branches

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May 6, 2023
1pm, Dobbs Ferry, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage, Indie, Rock

Performance: 1pm, Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry

Indie rock band with male/female vocals. Think Big Thief meets the Feelies

Kathy Horne – guitar, vocals; Jamie Williamson – guitar, vocals; Miyuki Furtado – drums, vocals; Matt Svigals, bass

Bent Branches are from Irvington, NY, and feature early-aught veterans, Kathy Horne (Gotobeds), Miyuki Furtado (Rogers Sisters), Jamie Williamson and Matt Svigals. Their unique brand of jangle pop can best be described as “…twangy, charmingly-fractured, cards-on-the-table roots rock ‘n roll. Romantic, open-road anthems for when the car is in the shop” (Nate K, WFMU).

Their debut effort, “Fake Adults,” is an honest four-banger EP about reckless youth, nostalgia, and what hurts the most.

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”

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.

John Henry

Performance: 1pm, Aqueduct @ Cedar & Main, Dobbs Ferry

Sad songs to laugh at

Guitar/vocals

There are many singer songwriters in the world and John Henry is one of them. Once or twice a year he emerged from his cave, and, upon seeing only shadows, puts on a funny shirt and sings sad songs to laugh at. John Henry has recorded several albums, including Buick Skylark (2007), Godless Country (2008), Same Old Sun (2009), and Selfish Portraits (2011), only one of which you can still get because the rest are gone.

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.

John McDermott

Performance: 1pm, The Keeper’s House, 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry

Catchy original acoustic songs with strong melodies.

John McDermott is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who writes catchy lyric driven songs that can be played on an acoustic guitar or in loud rock band. John’s varied musical journey included playing traditional music in Irish pubs, busking around the cities of Ireland and Europe, various cover bands, fronting original rock bands in San Francisco and solo acoustic shows.

Nicolas Neff

Performance: 1pm, Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church, 43 Ashford Avenue

Organ & piano

Nicolas Neff studied the organ as a piano major at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry. He also took organ lessons at Grace Episcopal Church, White Plains while studying at the Music Conservatory of Westchester. Nick started as the Organist for DFLC in 2016 – a church that he loves for its musical heritage, especially compositions by Martin Luther. Recently, the organ had much needed renovations and an oboe was added through a generous gift from Nick in memory of his late mother, Barbara Neff.

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.

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.

Westchester Chamber Soloists & Friends

Performances: 12pm, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm, & 5pm, 41 Hollywood Drive, Hastings

Classical Chamber Music and Concertos

Alan Murray (piano) and Friends

Westchester Chamber Soloists & Friends returns for its 5th appearance at RiverArts Music Tour, with a diverse offering of chamber and other music. WCS is Westchester County’s premier chamber orchestra and chamber ensemble network, comprised of seasoned professional and advanced avocational musicians dedicated to performing the Concerto literature for piano and for all other solo symphonic instruments – with its members taking turns as concerto soloists – as well as diverse and exciting selections from the chamber and symphonic repertoire. (www.WestchesterChamberSoloists.com)

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