Roaring 20s Lawn Party Featuring The Vince Giordano Traditional Jazz Ensemble

Saturday, September 25, 2021 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Weston Historical Society's Coley Homestead 104 Weston Rd. Weston, CT (Parking and entrance accessed from High Acre Road)

Vince Giordano’s Grammy-award winning 7-piece jazz ensemble will transport you back to the 1920s with their original arrangements of jazz age classics. Special musical guests Jerron Paxton and Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes. Enjoy an afternoon Jazz Age Music Review outside at the historic Coley Homestead.

A-Tisket A- Tasket - Bring a picnic basket filled with your favorite foods to eat and enjoy during the concert.
Alcohol and soft drinks will also be available for purchase.
Please note that food and drink will be available for purchase and is not included in the ticket price.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE STOPPED TICKETS: KIDS - 10 and under FREE!!!
$60.00 per person- VIP Seating (Enjoy the concert in our special VIP orchestra section. Cushioned chair provided)
$30.00 per person - Member Lawn Seating ( Please bring your own lawn chair)
$40.00 per person - Non-members Lawn Seating ( Please bring your own l

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Grammy-winner, New York native and multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano has played in New York nightclubs, appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, HBOs Boardwalk Empire and for concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, the Newport Jazz Festival and the 92nd St Y for the past four decades. Recording projects include soundtracks for the award-winning Boardwalk Empire with vocalists like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, St. Vincent, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Leon Redbone, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Russell, Rufus Wainwright and David Johansen. Giordano’s passion, commitment to authenticity, and knowledge led him to create a sensational band of like-minded players, the Nighthawks. For over 40 years, Vince Giordano has single-handedly kept alive a wonderful genre of American music that continues to spread the joy and pathos of an era that shaped our nation. Learn more about Vince Giordano click here.

Special Guest: Jerron Paxton is a musician who specializes in Black Folk music in both urban and rural form. He tours the world most of the year as one of the few soloists of African American roots music. Originally from the western end of the "Chitlin Circuit" in South Central Los Angeles he has taken residence in New York City since 2010 and has found a home there amongst the great practitioners of both traditional and contemporary music. Banjo, fiddle, guitar, piano, harmonica, singing and storytelling has led him to a globe-trotting career of sharing his music and culture with his audience the world over. To visit Jerron Paxton's Facebook page click here.

Special Guest: Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes share a groove that is truly timeless. Judkins is an exciting young ragtime jazz pianist who has made numerous festival appearances. Miss Maybell (Lauren Sansaricq) also leads Miss Maybell and The Jazz Age. Charlie Judkins, a lifelong Brooklyn native is a practitioner of Ragtime, Traditional Jazz and Blues piano. He began playing piano in 1997 at age six. In 2007, he was introduced to the music of Jelly Roll Morton and immediately began studying traditional ragtime and blues piano. Brian Nalepka on string bass. To visit their website click here.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE STOPPED!

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