Mechanics Hall/WICN Brown Bag Concerts

FREE - Wednesdays At Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street, Worcester, MA, 01608; 508-752-5608
Broadcast live on WICN 90.5 FM and Streaming at wicn.org

Brown Bag Concerts are produced by Mechanics Hall and WICN public radio in partnership with Bank of America. Free admission. Every concert begins at noon and is one hour long. Table seating is the norm, but occasionally seating is theater style. Bring your own lunch or purchase one at the Hall, prepared by Eric’s LaPatisserie Café. Performances are subject to change without notice and are broadcast live whenever possible on WICN 90.5 FM and around the world on www.wicn.org.  

List of  Fall 2011 Brown Bag Performances
 

November 9 - Laszlo Gardony
Laszlo Gardony is a critically acclaimed Hungarian born jazz piano artist who has brought his soulful and elegant improvisations to audiences in 23 countries. Gardony has been called "a pianist worthy of praise within the highest pantheon of performers:" by Jazz Review.com

November 16 - John Stein
"John Stein is one of the finest jazz guitarists you'll ever hear, with beautiful touch, tone, swing, detail, and emotion. He is what you might call deep mainstream, surprising at every turn with familiar material." - The Boston Phoenix.

November 23 - Hailey Niswanger and Quartet
"The 19-year-old alto saxophonist Hailey Niswanger is poised to break out as a... budding composer as well as a promising new voice on the scene." -JazzTimes

November 30 - Greg Abate
Widely considered among jazz writers and aficionados to be one of the "best post bebop alto players out there today," Greg Abate is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, & composer. Abate is a Grammy nominee who spends 150 days a year touring the globe.

December 7 - USAF Band of Liberty Jazz Band
Part of the United States Air Force Band of Liberty from Hanscom Air Force Base outside Boston, this stellar ensemble takes pride in preserving the heritage of America's true art form - jazz.

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