Professor Jazz

When: Wednesday, May 5, 7 pm

Where: The Undercurrent Restaurant

Reservations: (336) 370-1266 or online here.

EMFjazz&blues welcomes back GRAMMY nominee and “Professor Jazz” bass player John Brown, who has appeared everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Blue Note, Kennedy Center and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Brown and his Trio will perform at the Undercurrent Restaurant. www.jbjazz.com

Admission is free with dinner reservations. Reserve your table early as this event has sold out in previous years.

Reservations: 336.370.1266 or online at: www.UndercurrentRestaurant.com

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“Remembering Frederic: A Musical Conversation

between Chopin and George Sand”

When: Thursday, May 6, 8 pm

Where: Mack and Mack Clothing

Tickets: $17, (336) 272-1060

Premiered in Warsaw to herald the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, “Remembering Frederic” examines the tortured relationship between the gifted Polish composer and the Frenchwoman George Sand, herself a gifted writer whose words form the basis for this musical journey in time. Pamela Howland, pianist and educator, conjures Sand talking to Chopin six years after his death as she finishes her autobiography. Chopin responds through Ms. Howland’s gifted hands in the music of his mazurkas, waltzes, preludes and, in his closing remarks, the Nocturne in E Minor. Ms. Howland currently teaches at Wake Forest University and formerly at Salem College and UNCG. www.pamelahowland.com

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The Old Ceremony

When: Thursday, May 6, 8 pm

Where: Triad Stage

Tickets: $15 General Admission

The Old Ceremony draws water from a deep well of music ranging from the Beatles to Beck, Leadbelly to Led Zeppelin.  Unorthodox instrumentation meets superb songwriting to create a unique interpretation of brooding, orchestra rock ’n roll.

After three highly acclaimed albums and six years of touring, the Chapel Hill, NC band has built a large and

loyal following. Their live show is an incendiary experience that leaves concertgoers with a smile on their faces and a renewed belief in the power of rock music.  TOC has performed with CAKE, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Chuck Berry, Polyphonic Spree, Mountain Goats, and Avett Brothers, and was included in PASTE Magazine’s “Top 100 Albums of 2006.”  In 2008 they won the Best Band award in the Independent Weekly Reader’s Poll, which is no small triumph in an area renowned for its bustling music scene.

TOC is fronted by songwriter/singer/guitarist Django Haskins, and includes bassist Matt Brandau, drummer Dan Hall, vibraphonist/organist Mark Simonsen, and violinist/keyboardist Gabriele Pelli.

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When: Friday, May 7, 8 pm

Where: Triad Stage

Tickets: $22, (336) 272-1060

Information here.

EMFfringe and Mountain Roots Management are proud to present an evening with flatpicking masters Larry Keel and Adam Aijala. Keel is a world renowned, internationally touring, Mountain Music Troubadour. Aijala is a founding member of Yonder Mountain String Band, and has consistently brought flat picking prowess and vocal importance to the popular and original Boulder-based bluegrass/rock/folk outfit. For this tour with Keel and Aijala, expect more bending, twisting, and genre defying feats of guitar mastery and fiery vocals; rooted firmly in a tradition that is rich within both of their individual music! www.larrykeel.com www.yondermountain.com

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Downtown Greensboro Inc. and EMFfringe present Wide Open Bluegrass

When: Friday, May 7, 6 pm - 7:30 pm

Where: Triad Stage

Tickets: Free!

Local youth band Wide Open Bluegrass featuring Haley Owens, banjo; Daniel Greeson, fiddle; Luke Van Hine, mandolin; Joey Doss, bass; Jordan Robertson, dobro; and Adam Van Hine, guitar, all of the High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association, will be playing traditional bluegrass music in the lobby of Triad Stage in celebration of Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s First Friday and ArtBeat from 6-7:30pm. This portion of the concert is free and open to the public and part of Downtown Greensboro’s First Friday events.

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24th Annual Carolina Blues Festival

When: Saturday, May 8, 2 pm - 11pm

Where: Festival Park

Tickets: $18 in advance, $30 the day of the show.

Information: www.piedmontblues.org.

Move over, guys. It’s the ladies’ turn in the spotlight this year as the

Piedmont Blues Preservation Society presents the 24th Annual Carolina Blues Festival, in association with YES! Weekly, Saturday, May 8th at Festival Park, downtown Greensboro. The Carolina Blues Festival is the closing event in the annual EMFjazz&blues Series.

1:00 Gates open
2:00 Sleepy-Eyed Jay & Chicago Slim
3:15 Charlley Ward Band
4:45 Matt Walsh Band
6:30 The Debbie Davies Band with Robin Rogers
8:30 Tinsley Ellis

Two of the top nationally touring female blues artists will co-headline and perform together at the Carolina Blues Festival: guitarist/vocalist Debbie Davies and singer/harmonica player Robin Rogers.

One of the world’s hottest blues guitarists, Tinsley Ellis, will make his first appearance at the Carolina Blues

Festival. Also on the bill this year is Raleigh-based retro blues guitarist Matt Walsh, and the two winners of the 2009 PBPS Blues Challenge, Greensboro’s Charlley Ward Band and Richmond, VA-based duo Sleepy-Eyed Jay and Chicago Slim.

Once again this year, The Music Academy of North Carolina will operate the Kids Area at the Carolina Blues Festival in partnership with the PBPS. The Academy will offer exciting events including demonstrations of Early Childhood Music programs and the very popular instrument petting zoo. Popular activities such as face painting and arts & crafts will continue. Information about the MANC and its programs will be available, and faculty and staff will be there to answer questions. This year we are proud to welcome MANC’s own Kevin Dollar as our Kids Area performer.

A huge thank you our Associate Sponsor YES! Weekly. Big thanks to Rock 92, WNAA 90.1 FM, Smith Stokes Chrysler, Dodge Jeep Chevrolet, The Bank of Oak Ridge, Greensboro City Arts, Stonefield Cellars Winery, Natty Greene’s Brewing Co., Grateful Bread, City Arts - Greensboro and Downtown Greensboro, Inc.

Advance tickets $18, day of show $30. Buy your tickets in advance and save $12 per ticket.

Charge by phone (336) 333-2605 Carolina Theatre Box Office, downtown Greensboro (on Greene Street)
box office hours 12pm-5pm

All Bank of Oak Ridge locations in the Triad or Stonefield Cellars Winery, Stokesdale

www.piedmontblues.org or 336.275.4944
www.debbiedavies.com
www.robinrogers.com
www.tinsleyellis.com
www.mattwalshblues.com
www.myspace.com/charlleywardbannd
www.myspace.com/sleepyeyejaychicagoslim