10:30 am
Alexandria Kleztet
The Alexandria Kleztet is an exciting
and innovative klezmer band. Since they first began performing together
in 1998, the unusual instrumentation and original approach of Alexandria
Kleztet has been delighting audiences in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland,
and beyond. With the release of their albums "Close Enough for
Klezmer," "Delusions of Klezmer," and "Y2Klezmer,"
the band can share its unique style of alternative klezmer with local
listeners and audiences worldwide. Leader Seth Kibel began his career
as a full-time professional musician in 1996, when he moved to the Washington/Baltimore
area following his graduation from Cornell University with a double
major in Music and American Studies. Since that time, he has been in
demand as a sideman and as a bandleader performing in such diverse genres
as jazz, rock, blues, swing, klezmer, Dixieland, and classical music.
Over the years, Seth Kibel and Alexandria Kleztet have received multiple
Wammies from the Washington Area Music Association and have been nominated
for many more. In 2008, Seth was named best jazz instrumentalist and
was nominated for musician of the year and best world music instrumentalist.
In 2007, Seth's recording "The Great Pretender" was nominated
for blues album of the year. In previous years, band members have received
many other Wammies, including best world group (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007),
best world instrumentalist,(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), and best
jazz instrumentalist (2005).
Website: www.kleztet.com
1:00
pm
Bourbon Dynasty
Bourbon Dynasty mines the classic country
sound and mixes it with a touch of soul, Western swing, rock, blues,
and more. Leader and songwriter Charles Walston's former band, the Vidalias,
was part of the resurgence of the Atlanta roots and country music scene
and had several well-received recordings. The Florida-bred Walston next
moved a bit further north to Washington, DC and lives on Capitol Hill.
Charles works as a speechwriter for the National Education Association,
and after almost a decade of radio silence, he formed the Bourbon Dynasty
- a group of journeymen musicians with a strong list of individual musical
credits. The band's first CD is "Hard Music for Hard Times."
Contact and Website: www.myspace.com/thebourbondynasty
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