PUTNEY-Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project continue the 22nd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, Americana, world, swing, and pop music summer concerts on Sunday, July 27, with Gypsy jazz quartet Silverback Swing. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through August 24.
Silverback Swing plays music from French cafes of a bygone era - also known as Jazz Manouche or Hot Club music, in the style of the great French Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt. The band's repertoire includes classic instrumentals of Django's band, The Hot Club of France, as well as other songs of the era that have become jazz standards.
Silverback Swing started as a weekly session at the Gleanery in Putney eight years ago and has performed at festivals, clubs, breweries, and other spots in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The band currently includes Alton Lathrop (lead guitar), Gus Hollingsworth (accordion, vocals), Steve Frankel (bass), and Mark Anagnostopulos (guitar, vocals).
All concerts in the series begin at 6 p.m. on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain.
The series is sponsored by Next Stage, the town of Putney, Rod's Towing and Repair, and many Putney area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public (donations are accepted) and food will be available. For more information, call 802-387-5772 or visit nextstagearts.org.
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