The Jazz Forum All Stars
Performance: 2pm & 3pm, The Jazz Forum, 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown
Mike Morganelli (flugelhorn) with Eddie Monteiro (midi-accordion and vocals), and Roni Ben-Hur (guitar)
3pm
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Counterbalance
Performance: 3pm, Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
Jazz Fusion – a mix of original jazz, funk, and rock compositions.
Joshua Sherwood – bass; Enoc Ramirez – electric guitar; Zael Fland – drums; Joey Berkley – tenor saxophone
Counterbalance is a Jazz-Fusion band from Westchester, New York that performs exciting original compositions, taking inspiration from both jazz fusion influences (Return to Forever, Weather Report, Hiromi Uehara) and rock/funk influences (Plini, Chon, Snarky Puppy). Our goal is to create engaging musical experiences by combining the best of the music we love, and share those experiences with our listeners.
Avalanche at Dawn
Performance: 3pm on the Aqueduct @ Cedar and Main Street, Dobbs Ferry
Catchy, original pop-folk with vibrant harmonies
Paul Gross – guitar, vocals; Diane Guernsey – keyboards, vocals; Oliva Knittle — vocals; Terry Shook – djembe
With its music featured on WFUV (90.7 FM), Avalanche at Dawn has been performing to appreciative audiences in Westchester County for over a dozen years. Catchy, upbeat original songs, tight harmonies and fine musicianship make this group a crowd favorite as it plans the summer release of its third studio album.
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”
Steven Brent
Performance: 3pm, Quonset Hut, 145 Palisade Street (over the bridge, across the tracks), Dobbs Ferry
Steven Brent: echo.Location
This year, Steven will perform his first ever all-electronic set, presenting some works in progress from an ambient soundscape project called ‘echo.Location’. The first released recordings from this project can be found at ggdisney.bandcamp.com/album/echo-location-01
Steven is a musician and media artist currently living in Hastings-on-Hudson.
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.
Heard Immunity
Performance: 3pm, Main Street School, Irvington
Covers of our favorite roots, rock, blues, Americana
Stacy Hirsch – bass & vocals, Bill Saltan- guitar, Micheal Alcee- keyboard, Adam Brown-drums
Local band – 3 Irvingtonians and a Dobbs Ferryite have been playing together for years, playing rock, blues, folk, americana, and mostly having fun!
MEG
Performance: 3pm, Cedar Street Rock Stage, 24 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry
An improvisational trio performing a mix of originals, and classic music psychedelia
Ed Bettinelli – drums; Yan Falmagne – keys; Mike Muller – guitar
Pittson Family Band
Performance: 2pm, 3pm, & 4pm, 22 Meadoway, Dobbs Ferry
Original and Jazz Compositions that Explore Eclectic Musical Colors
Suzanne Pittson, voice; Evan Pittson, viola; Jeff Pittson, keys; Bryan Copeland, bass; Dave Meade, drums
Pittson Family Band brings together three accomplished performers who are continually pushing the boundaries of their instrument. Vocalist Suzanne Pittson, widely recognized as a master improviser, has recorded music by John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard. Jeff Pittson, a creative force on piano, keyboards, synthesizers, and as a composer, has performed with Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Maynard Ferguson, Ruth Brown, Larry Coryell. Evan Pittson presents a modern direction for the viola.
Shenendoah Thompson
Performance: 3pm, The Keepers House, 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry & 6pm Featured in the Singer Songwriter Showcase @ The Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
Alternative Folk Rock
Vocals, guitars, suitcase drum
Shenendoah Thompson is an acoustic singer-songwriter whose music effortlessly blends alternative folk-rock sensibilities with raw emotional depth. Soul-stirring lyrics paint vivid narratives and melodies that linger in the mind long after the song ends, Shenendoah’s music takes the audience on a journey through the human experience.
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)
