May  28th
Derel Monteith Trio

Derel Monteith is a pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in Illinois. His primary current outlets are the Derel Monteith Trio, which focuses on his original compositions, and fully improvised solo piano. Derel's music fuses influences from a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, Americana, rock, R&B, classical, and gospel music.
If you blend the music of Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Wayne Shorter and throw in a strong background in classical and rock music, you begin to get the idea.

This concert is sponsor by:
KWB Paints on Main

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June 25th
Freddy Allen Swing Quartet

Freddy Allen, jazz/swing pianist and vocalist, has been performing professionally for over 37 years. From 1995-2017 Freddy lived in Chicago where he performed as a solo artist as well as an accompanist, music director and private instructor. Teamed with singer/comedienne Amy Armstrong. Freddy served as pianist/music director for the popular music and comedy duo “Amy & Freddy”. For twenty-five years, “Amy & Freddy“ toured internationally and headlined on over 70 cruise ships. Currently a resident in the Quad City area, Freddy performs solo, and with his swing trio and quartet. Performing music from The Great American Songbook. Freddy and his ensembles swing the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Fats Waller, and so many other American composers of the jazz era and beyond. The Freddy Allen Swing Quartet features Freddy on piano & voice, Josh Duffee on drums, Neal Smith on tenor sax, and James Fudge on double bass. For more info on Freddy Allen, visit www.freddyallenmusic.com.


This concert is sponsored by: Cooks and Company

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July 30th
Nathan Taylor Band

Nathan Taylor & Friends explode with rich sound and purely blended talent. This talent is bathed in a wide range of vintage American blues & roots music, born of the soul of the heartland and the most fortunate front porches of Canton, Illinois. 

From classic roots songs and blues of the delta to early New Orleans jazz and Nathan Taylor originals, their audiences dance  to soulful spins on the old styles mixed with new music  as they are transported to simpler times, past and present. 

https://www.nathantaylormusic.net

This concert is sponsored by:
Cornucopia Natural Market & Deli

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August  27th
John Miller and the Romaniacs

John Miller leads the Romaniacs on guitar. Joining John are Andy Crawford on bass, Joe Park on guitar, and Larry Harms on clarinet and soprano sax. The Romaniacs play a “gypsy jazz” style of music, based on that played by Django Reinhardt. The Hot Club of France was the world's first jazz club, established in 1933. The music was called “jazz hot” by the French. They hired many American artists, but the “house band” was Django’s Hot Club Quintet, who were Gypsies, along with violinist Stephane Grappelli. Grappelli was a trained musician. The Quintet played their version of American jazz, which had the Gypsy “overtones”, which may be referred to as an accent in a language. The Romaniacs have tailored this sound to create a blend of traditional gypsy songs, with a repertoire including classic Django tunes, modern Gypsy jazz and romantic French musettes. The fare includes some light humorous vocals, a la Freddie Taylor. The band swings hard and creates lots of fun for the listeners as well as the performers. Gypsy Jazz is happy romantic music with universal appeal. The Romaniacs’ performance guarantees good times and good feelings.

This concert is sponsored by:
Kohl's Diamond Gallery

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